Washington has not played a game since last week and yet the Huskies likely scored their biggest victory of the season Saturday.
UW’s chances to reach the Cotton Bowl grew stronger thanks to Oklahoma’s 41-17 thumping over TCU in the Big 12 Championship Game in Dallas.
Ranked 13th in the College Football Playoff, the Huskies (10-2) entered the weekend needing some assistance.
The Huskies got the help they needed with TCU and Stanford — two teams right above the Huskies in the CFP standings — both losing their respective conference title games.