SALT LAKE CITY — There was Jake Browning at his worst — backpedaling, spinning, flailing and falling backward as the defense surrounded him, then making an ill-advised throw resulting in an interception.
And there a short time later was Browning at his best, backpedaling in the pocket, buying time on third-and-long, eventually finding a wide receiver for a first down.
Those two plays in the fourth quarter typified and up-and-down performance for Washington’s senior quarterback in the Huskies’ 21-7 victory at Utah late Saturday.
Browning threw a touchdown pass, ran for a touchdown and helped the 10th-ranked Huskies open Pac-12 play with an important victory on the road against one of the conference’s top defenses.