Washington Shuts Out Washington State Until the Fourth, Wins 24-10
Washington State did not score until the fourth quarter. By then it was already down 10-0, and the Apple Cup (yes, this was that game) was running out of clock.
It was a quiet first three quarters. Tyler Robles kicked a 48-yard field goal late in the first, and Demond Williams Jr. ran 5 yards for a touchdown with 10:09 left in the second. That was all the scoring through three quarters. Washington never trailed and the game was never tied.
The Cougars finally got going with Caden Pinnick's 11-yard touchdown run at 10:15 of the fourth, which made it 10-7. Washington had the answer ready: Williams threw a 1-yard touchdown to Rashid Williams at 8:05, and it was 17-7. Jack Stevens kicked a 42-yard field goal at 4:30 to get Washington State back to 10-17, and that was the last bit of life. Jayden Limar ran 11 yards for a touchdown with 2:18 left and the Huskies had it at 24-10.
Turnovers made the difference. Washington State threw two interceptions and lost a fumble, while Washington turned it over zero times. Three giveaways to none is usually the whole story, and here it mostly was. The Cougars ran 31 times for 100 yards, so they were not exactly shut out of the ground game. Washington also outgained the Cougars 405 yards to 242, with 268 through the air, and sacked the quarterback three times.
Washington opens 1-0 and Washington State is 0-1. The fantasy story is Williams, who threw for 268 yards and ran for 61 on top of it, and not much else.