“It’s where we wanted to be, way back when,” Chris Petersen in his press conference after the Apple Cup and before the Pac-12 Championship Game.
It took some wild twists and turns, but the UW football season ultimately got to where most everyone hoped it would be when fall practice started several months ago. As a team in the back half of the top 10, the College Football Playoff was a hope, but the most likely and tangible goal was always a Pac-12 title and a Rose Bowl berth. After an Apple Cup win made of equal parts grit and snow, the Huskies are a win away from that destination.