With a victory over the Bruins, the Huskies would clinch bowl eligibility. This would seem to be the Huskies best shot at securing a postseason berth, with No. 1 ranked Oregon looming in the regular season finale next week.
Seven ranked teams lost Saturday, including six that were unbeaten. Seems like a perfect time for a major shakeup in the rankings, but it didn't play out that way.
Jordan Mims rushed for a career-high 205 yards and two scores, Jake Haener threw two TD passes as Fresno State rolled to a 29-6 victory over Washington State in the LA Bowl.
The Fresno State Bulldogs and Washington State Cougars will face off in the LA Bowl on Saturday, pitting the champion of the Mountain West against a short-handed Pac-12 opponent.
Washington State and Fresno State will meet Dec. 17 in the LA Bowl in Los Angeles. The Cougars are 7-5 and have reached a program-record seventh straight bowl game.
Washington has hired Fresno State's Kalen DeBoer to lead the Huskies, handing a program that has struggled offensively to a coach with a track record of productive and creative offenses.
Oregon freshman linebacker Justin Flowe is out indefinitely with a right foot injury. Flowe’s injury kept him out of the Ducks’ stunning 35-28 victory over Ohio State.