Don’t expect Chris Petersen and Bush Hamdan to burn their bag of tricks.
Even if it does occasionally betray them.
That was certainly the case with 12:51 remaining in the fourth quarter on Saturday, when Washington held a somewhat uncomfortable 28-14 lead over USC. The Huskies took over at midfield, with an opportunity to squash the clock and put the score permanently out of reach.
Instead, the momentum immediately shifted.
On first-and-10, Petersen and Hamdan dialed up a double reverse, which failed to fool the USC defense. The Trojans blitzed, blew the play up, forced an inaccurate Hunter Bryant lateral and recovered the ensuing fumble.