Today the Washington Huskies will try to start 3-1 in Pac 10 play for the first time since 2001. That year the Huskies went to the Rose Bowl where they beat the Purdue Boilermakers 34-24.
However if the Huskies are going to become 3-1 they will have to beat a very good Arizona team who is 5-1 and coming of a 24-7 win versus UW's biggest rival Washington State. Just like last week though the Huskies got very lucky when they found out that Star QB Nick Foles is out with an injury that will give back up Quarterback Matt Scott will start the pitiable Pac 10 game.
There is a lot at stake tonight for this game in the desert. The winner will find themselves in second place come Monday morning which is pretty significant considering Oregon seems unstoppable as they defeated UCLA Thursday with a 60-13 win and has their sights set on the National title game not the Rose Bowl..
With the breaking news we were informed with on Thursday with the division arrangement. Washington could be making their last trip to Tucson until 2012 or 2013. Which is unfortunate considering all the good games these two teams have had in past years.
Lets Flashback to 2006. Washington was 3-1 overall and 1-0 in Pac 10 and coming of a great 29-19 win over UCLA, a game the Bruins blew a 16-0 lead. Arizona came in to the game 2-2. It was the Wildcats Pac 10 opener. After a scoreless first quarter Washington led 21-3 at half and held on to a 21-10 victory. The following year Arizona got some sweet redemption. With Washington leading 41-26 early in the 4th, Arizona scored 22 straight points and won the game 48-41. This was a crucial loss for UW as they were 3-5 at the time and instead of being 4-5 Washington was 3-6. In 2009 it was Washington's turn to get revenge. The Huskies were just coming off a heartbreaking loss to ND. The Huskies after having the lead 14-10 at half fell behind 33-21 with four minutes to go. UW quickly moved down the field and got a Touchdown with two minutes to go. Then the in probable happened. UW returned a interception for a touchdown and with the two point conversion the Huskies took the lead 36-33. That was the final score and Washington moved to 3-3.
The game today will come down to how uncomfortable will Washington make back up QB Matt Scott. If he settles in during the first quarter he might get into a rhythm that he might just stay in for the hole game. Consequently if Scott is intimidated by the big stage and doesn't get into the rhythm that he wants to Washington has a great shot of pulling off this slight upset.
The Huskies will come away victorious tonight by a final score of 30-17. Jake Locker will make plays and the defence will get an interception for the second consecutive week.
This will be Locker's first start @ Arizona as he was injured with his broken finger. The game starts at 7:15 and can be seen of ESPN.
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