Washington State football coach Mike Leach, who rarely flatters his opponents, isn’t ready to say this year’s University of Washington defensive secondary is as terrific as last year’s.
But he acknowledges the Huskies’ overall defensive consistency of recent years.
Presumably, that means his Air Raid offense faces a big challenge from Washington in the Apple Cup at Seattle on Saturday (5 p.m., FOX) as No. 14 Washington State tries to land a berth in the Pac-12 championship game.
Washington’s defensive consistency under fourth-year coach Chris Petersen is a function of its depth, Leach suggested.