Game Notes and Thoughts

This post will be updating with notes and thoughts throughout the game.

Pre-Game Notes:

Kasen Williams is out and practicing with the team.
Justin Glenn is starting at Free Safety over Nate Fellner.
Semisi Tokolahi is starting at DT over Sione Potoa’e
Pink is being worn all over the stadium for Breast Cancer awareness.
The last time Colorado won an away game was against Texas Tech in 2007. 20 road games ago.

First Quarter Notes:

The Colorado defense looks shaky. A couple big passes and runs for UW on the opening drive.
Keith Price to Jermaine Kearse is becoming a common theme in the endzone. 7-0 UW
Jermaine Kearse has 19 catches for 6 Touchdowns. (Mitchell Larsen)
Huge run by Rodney Stewart for 33 yards. Sean Parker was eaten up at the line thus no safety help deep.
UW’s defense also looks shaky- Tyler Hansen caps it off with a touchdown pass to Kyle Cefalo. 7-7.
Heavy dose of Chris Polk on the next drive. He is starting to take advantage of the fact that Colorado allows 133 yards on the ground a game.
End-around to Kevin Smith caught Colorado off guard and he rushed it in for the touchdown. 14-7 UW.
The Husky defense is not generating much if any pass rush up to this point in the game.
Colorado helps by their own guard, Ryan Miller, accidentally knocking over his quarterback as Tyler Hansen was trying to escape the closing pocket.
Bishop Sankey with a huge 33 yard run. He is really fast.
Sideline interference on Washington backs them up 15 yards. Senseless penalty.
Huskies march down the field for another touchdown, Keith Price to Austin Seferian-Jenkins. 21-7 UW.
Keith Price has 2 touchdowns on the day. Robert Griffin III had 3 touchdowns today.

Second Quarter Notes:

Alameda Ta’Amu is being double-teamed on every possession and when given enough time, eventually busts through and puts pressure on the QB.
Huskies cannot find a way to stop Colorado on third down this game. They only have 1 successful stop on third down and it was 3rd and 17.
Make that two stops on third down. This time it was third and 10. However, Colorado is able to add 3 by way of a 46 yard field goal. 21-10 UW.
Husky offense is not letting up. Marching right back down the field.
Keith Price to Chris Polk caps off the impressive drive. 27-10 UW. This puts Keith Price at 3 touchdowns on the day. He is only two behind the nation’s leader in Robert Griffin III.
John Timu checks into the game. This is the first action he has seen since he was picked up by an ambulance during the Cal game.
Another good stop by Washington on defense, a holding penalty by Colorado helped but UW was able to keep the pass attack from working that drive.
Rodney Stewart has checked out of the game. He is also not on the sideline. No word yet on what happened.
Keith Price to Devin Aguilar for the touchdown. 35-10 UW. The Huskies have Colorado by the throat in the first half.
Huskies have a legitimate pass rush now, with Ta’Amu on the sack. He beat two guys to bring down Hansen.
Thomas Tutogi and Everrete Thompson with the sack on the very next play. UW uses their time-outs to get the ball back with 1:08 left in the half.
Washington ends the half with a 41 yard field goal. 38-10 UW.

Half-Time Game Notes:

Keith Price is 18-23 with 230 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Chris Polk has 12 carries for 64 yards. 1 reception for 14 yards and a touchdown.
Jermaine Kearse has 4 receptions for 75 yards and a touchdown.
Austin Seferian-Jenkins is at 3 receptions for 42 yards and a touchdown.

Third Quarter Notes:

Rodney Stewart is out for the remainder of the game with a sprained knee.
38 yard rush by Tony Jones. No safety help deep again.
Colorado decides to go for it on 4th down within field goal range. Huskies send the blitz and the pressure works but Justin Glenn picks up a pass-interference call.
Colorado punches it in on their first drive of the half. 38-17 UW. (Tony Jones with the TD)
Kasen Williams hasn’t played on an offensive possession yet but he has been in on punt returns.
The Washington offense was stopped for the first time this game. Will Mahan on the punt.
Ta’Amu with a huge tackle in the backfield for a 5 yard loss.
Colorado has been trying a lot of different combinations on the screens but UW has been sniffing them out.
Two huge back to back rushes by Chris Polk and Jesse Callier. The 26 yarder by Callier goes in for the score. 45-17 UW.
That is Callier’s first career TD run.
Nick Montana checks into the game at quarterback. Keith Price is not hurt just giving some reps to Montana.
He then proceeds to fumble it as pressure gets to him.

Fourth Quarter Notes:

Four plays into the fourth quarter and the Buffaloes are able to get another touchdown punched in by Tony Jones. 45-24 UW.
Kevin Smith muffs the kick return but is able to recover it at the 15 yard line.
Montana stays in at QB but they call two back to back rushing plays to start this drive.
Polk just eclipsed 100 yards.
Headed onto the field. There will be no more game notes until later tonight. Thanks for checking them out.