5 takeaways from Washington football victory over Oregon State
By Bret Stuter
Takeaway two: Jake Browning may not throw many 300 yard games, but he’s a very good quarterback
After last season’s runaway TD tossing season, Jake Browning became a name mentioned on the short list of possible Heisman trophy candidates this year. Since that time, he has heard plenty of chatter over other quarterbacks, but not much buzz about his season so far.Which stands to reason, because Jake Browning only throws touchdown passes.
He has the school record for consecutive games with touchdown passes. He is now up to 19 consecutive games with touchdowns. That may not seem like many, but that is incredibly difficult to accomplish. In the NCAA, that involves a number of strong defenses faced, and a wide variety of receivers.
Jake Browning establishing himself as premier Pac-12 quarterback
Now, the buzz of national media is upon the likes of Sam Darnold, Luke Falk, Josh Rosen, Justin Herbert, and even Manny Wilkens. And so far, that’s okay, because Jake Browning is content to just throw touchdowns. Touchdowns mean points on the board. Right now, the Pac-12 passing offense checks in this way:
- Team Quarterback Passing TDs
- Washington State Luke Falk 19
- UCLA Josh Rosen 17
- Washington Jake Browning 12
- USC/Arizona St/Oregon/California 9
The Washington offense is alive and well folks. And one of the biggest contributors is Jake Browning. But there are others to thank as well.