Fifth-ranked Washington's last six wins have all been by 10 points or less. If the Huskies are going to make it to 12-0 they’ll probably have to keep winning close ones.
California’s defense had its best game of the season, returning two fumbles for touchdowns and recording a season-high six sacks as the Golden Bears beat Washington State 42-39.
Washington State travels to California this week for a matchup of struggling Pac-12 teams. The Cougars have lost five in a row since a 4-0 start and can ill afford another loss if they want to become bowl eligible.
#5 Washington's treacherous November stretch returns home and features a matchup with always dangerous Utah. The Huskies have struggled defensively the past two weeks but managed to pull out shootout wins against Stanford and USC.
Andrej Jakimovski scored 21 points to lead Washington State to an 84-59 victory over Idaho in a season opener. Jakimovski sank 8 of 16 shots with three 3-pointers for the Cougars.
Stanford kicker Joshua Karty hit the go-ahead field goal with less than 6 minutes left, and the Cardinal defense shut out Washington State in the second half in a gritty 10-7 victory
Seems like WA State gets a reputation of being a "Rainy" state. In reality though, that is just the West or "Wet" side of the mountains like King County, and Kitsap County.