Washington Huskies: 4 takeaways from 24–21 win over Utah
Herb Nightengale
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On a chilly Saturday evening, the Washington Huskies took on Utah for a nationally televised game. Washington rallied back from a 21-point halftime deficit. Here are our four biggest takeaways from the 24–21 win.
Utah dominated the Washington Huskies in the first half. After a game-opening possession fumble, the Utes scored three of the next four times they had the football. UW did very little right in the half and looked largely outclassed. Fortunately, there was a big turnaround after the break.
Washington was a different team. They set a new tone after getting the ball to open the second half. UW drove 72-yards in under three minutes, highlighted by a 38-yard pass play from Dylan Morris to Terrell Bynum. That was the start. Washington’s offense scored on all three third-quarter possessions.
Both teams bogged down in the fourth quarter. Washington, however, put together the drive of the game. The Huskies drove 88 yards in 12 plays, capped off by a 16-yard touchdown pass to tight end Cade Otton, to take a 24–21 lead with 36 seconds left in the game.
Here are our four biggest takeaways from the game.
4. Locker room speech of the century
Washington had a hard time doing anything against Utah in the first half on either offense or defense. In post-game remarks, head coach Jimmy Lake said he told his players at halftime that Utah came out swinging. It was up to the Huskies to fight back by throwing a few punches of their own.
3. A go-to guy
Every quarterback needs a go-to receiver. It looks like Dylan Morris found his man in tight end Cade Otton. Against Utah, Otton had eight receptions for 108-yards and the game-winning touchdown. He beat last week’s totals by one catch, eight yards, and a touchdown.
Otton is doing his part to keep UW’s recent trend oh high-caliber tight ends. He is the perfect man to follow Darrell Daniels, Will Dissly, Drew Sample, and Hunter Bryant.
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