When the Washington Football team announced their season opener against Auburn, everyone sat up and took notice. Opening the NCAA football season with a clash of powerhouse conferences: the Pac-12 versus the SEC; is a bold statment even for college football. South Eastern Conference football teams are perennial favorites to win the national title. But in recent years, Washington head coach Chris Petersen has stirred the pot of NCAA football. One season removed from the NCAA football playoffs, the Huskies look to return to the heated competition for the National Championship.
To be fair, so too are the Auburn Tigers.