5 things to watch for as Washington Football visits Oregon State
By Bret Stuter
How good can Jake Browning play against a suspect defense?
So far this season, you almost get the feeling that quarterback Jake Browning is holding back. When you see his 73 yard touchdown pass to Dante Pettis.
That @jake_browning kid at the University of Washington is soooo.. one dimensional.
— The Husky Haul (@HuskyHaul) September 29, 2017
All he does is throw touchdownspic.twitter.com/1DI7YUTUuZ
And then you see how he threads the needle to Quinten Pounds
"It was a great throw... the coach says compete and that's what I did"- Quinten Pounds after hauling in a 43-yd TD.#UWvsCU pic.twitter.com/pYzo5afMNU
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) September 24, 2017
You begin to wonder how any defense can stop him. Maybe they don’t? Just speculating, but what if the team doesn’t want to show more than is absolutely necessary?
We’ll see this week, as this is a perfect opportunity to give some young weapons a test drive. And that makes for the perfect segue into the next slide, as freshman Salvon Ahmed is looking for a bigger role in the offense this week.