Last week we saw Washington wrack up 11 penalties for 110 yards. Several times the only way that Michigan State was able to move the ball is if the Huskies helped them out by committing a penalty. And the only way they could stop the Dawgs was if UW was called for multiple penalties in the same series leading 2nd and 25 or so situations.
Things didn’t get better this week against California. Washington lost the penalty yards battle 83 to 10 as the Huskies were flagged another 9 times this week. That includes a facemask which negated a pick six, an offsides which gave Cal an automatic first down, a DPI to give a free first down, and targeting to extend a late drive.