As much as I would like to think Washington can finally put a Pac-12 opponent to the sword, I don’t think it happens this weekend against Cal. The Husky offense is just too unpredictable in the red zone and special teams haven’t set up either the offense or defense for success.
The key on offense will be to continue to ride the running backs behind Gaskin, who I expect the coaches will rest and save for Stanford. Cal’s defense is pretty good at preventing explosive rushing plays, but like the Huskies, they aren’t adept at getting into the backfield, and only get a modest 5 TFLs per game.