Maybe Washington should just stay away from the desert for a while.
UW’s initial visit this season to Arizona led to its first loss of the year. This most recent trip brought another. No. 11 UW (10-3) was once down by 21 but twice rallied to get within a touchdown. Any hopes of a comeback were dashed with No. 9 Penn State (11-2) owning third down in a 35-28 win Saturday in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl at the University of Phoenix Stadium.
The Huskies, despite losing their Fiesta debut, end the year with their 12th campaign of 10 or more wins in the school’s 101-year history.