Did Stanford do the Huskies a favor by calling a timeout with 26 seconds left? It was third down and the Huskies had no timeouts. I have to think that the Huskies would have tried the field goal on third down with the clock ticking. - Gou Wei
I actually think it was a vey smart move by David Shaw to call the timeout there although ultimately it may have bitten him in the ass. Let’s say that Shaw doesn’t call the timeout. In that circumstance Washington with no timeouts left almost certainly spikes the ball with less than 5 seconds left and attempts a 39-yard field goal as time expires.