New Era at UW

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Playoff Committee Finalizes Playoff Field. Bowl Game Invites Handed Out

The College Football Playoff committee released their final rankings, and the 12 team bracket has been set for the 2025 Playoff. This year will feature the first G5 team to earn a bye in the bracket as Nevada from the Mountain West claimed the four seed over ACC Champion Stanford. The other first round byes went to the Big XII Champions #2 Kansas State, SEC Champions #3 Oklahoma, and the B1G Ten Champions #6 Penn State. In a strange turn of events given how conference championship tiebreakers played out, the #1 team in the CFP's final rankings the Georgia Bulldogs did not earn a bye and had to settle for the #5 seed, and a date with the ACC Champion Stanford Cardinal in the first round. The B1G Ten dominates this year's field with five teams in the bracket (Penn State, Purdue, Washington, Oregon, Michigan) followed by three from the SEC (Oklahoma, Georgia, Texas), two ACC teams (Stanford, Clemson). The Big XII becomes the first power conference with only one bid. Here's how the bracket shapes up, along with the final CFP Rankings, and bowl invites for teams who did not make the cut for this years playoff:

NCAA Football Rankings - CFP Rankings - Updated: Dec 14, 2025
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Georgia	11	1
2	3	Kansas State	11	1
3	2	Purdue	10	2
4	6	Penn State	11	2
5	4	Washington	11	1
6	9	Oklahoma	11	2
7	5	Texas	10	2
8	7	Michigan	10	2
9	8	Oregon	10	3
10	12	Clemson	10	2
11	10	Auburn	10	3
12	11	West Virginia	10	3
13	13	Notre Dame	8	4
14	14	Oregon State	11	1
15	16	Alabama	9	3
16	15	Boise State	9	4
17	17	Nevada	11	2
18	21	Stanford	10	3
19	19	Arkansas State	11	2
20	20	Utah	9	3
21	18	Texas Tech	8	4
22	22	Bowling Green	10	3
23	23	North Carolina	6	6
24	24	Charlotte	9	4
25	NR	Ohio State	8	4

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Dec 14, 2025
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Georgia (35)	11	1	1,595
2	3	Kansas State(2)	11	1	1,555
3	2	Purdue	10	2	1,507
4	7	Penn State	11	2	1,422
5	4	Washington	11	1	1,389
6	5	Texas	10	2	1,305
7	9	Oklahoma	11	2	1,246
8	6	Michigan	10	2	1,241
9	8	Oregon	10	3	910
10	12	Clemson	10	2	878
11	13	Oregon State	11	1	836
12	10	Auburn	10	3	822
13	11	West Virginia	10	3	743
14	14	Notre Dame	8	4	740
15	15	Nevada	11	2	665
16	16	Arkansas State	11	2	576
17	18	Utah	9	3	547
18	17	Bowling Green	10	3	514
19	20	Alabama	9	3	451
20	19	Boise State	9	4	375
21	23	Texas Tech	8	4	305
22	24	Stanford	10	3	275
23	21	UTSA	10	2	233
24	22	Florida International	10	3	223
25	25	SMU	7	5	211

Others receiving votes: North Carolina 162, Troy 142, Charlotte 134, Jacksonville State 76, Cincinnati 33

Dropped from rankings: None

Kaidon Slater Beats the Odds to Capture Heisman

Kaidon Slater beat out four other quarterbacks by a slim margin to become the first player since Ty Detmer in 1990 from a none power conference to capture the Heisman trophy. Many thought Liberty's failure to stay ranked and make a push for the playoff would turn away voters, but in the end his numbers were simply too much to be ignored by voters as he took home the coveted award. Here's the final voting results from the downtown athletic club in Manhattan:

Heisman Watch - Updated: Dec 14, 2025
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Kaidon Slater	QB	Liberty		3,138 YDS, 34 TD, 5 INT, 648 Rush YDS, 6 TD
Gunner Stockton	QB	Georgia		2,878 YDS, 29 TD, 8 INT, 527 Rush Yds, 3 TD
Avery Johnson	QB	Kansas State		2,187 YDS, 22 TD, 5 INT, 437 Rush Yds, 7 TD
Walker White	QB	Auburn		2,481 YDS, 23 TD, 6 INT, 605 Rush Yds, 2 TD
DJ Lagway	QB	Florida		2,688 YDS, 22 TD, 5 INT, 494 Rush Yds, 4 TD

Milton Hopkins Jr. Captures Lombardi Trophy at College Football Awards Ceremony

It was another year for a Husky in Jedd Fisch's program to take home some hardware. A year after two huskies were honored with awards this year Milton Hopkins Jr. was recognized as the best defensive lineman in college football this season with the Lombardi award. Here's a list of this year's winners:

2025 Bowl Games

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College Football Playoff Preview vs. Oregon

Seattle - The Washington Huskies will get the chance to avenge their only loss of the season, and this time the stakes are much higher, as another big time game in the history of the Oregon vs. Washington rivalry is set for this Saturday when the Huskes welcome in the Ducks to Husky Stadium for the first round of this year's college football playoff. It was only 28 days ago when the Ducks came to Seattle and handed the Dawgs their lone defeat of the season in dominating fashion with a 37-14 win. Noah Whittington ran wild on the Huskies defense that day for 236 yards, and stopping that from happening again will be priority #1 for the Huskies if they want to advance in this year's tournament. Another key will be taking care of the ball, something Demond Williams Jr. was not able to do the last time these two teams met, turning it over three times in the loss. Kickoff is set for 8:00 PM from Husky Stadium.

College Football Playoff 1st Round *|* December 20, 2025 8:00 PM EST
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#9 Oregon Ducks (10-3 (8-2), Away)		#5 Washington Huskies (11-1 (8-1), Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 411.7 Total Offensive Yards 388.5 251.8 Passing Yards 238.7 153.1 Rushing Yards 149.3 33.7 Points Per Game 34.0 28 Passing TD 17 28 Rushing TD 24 16.7 First Downs 22.3 50 Red Zone Attempts 62 27-5 Red Zone TD-FG 33-15 54.0% Red Zone Percentage 53.2% Defensive Stats Comparison 305.1 Total Yards Allowed 344.7 185.6 Passing Yards Allowed 233.6 119.5 Rushing Yards Allowed 111.1 21.4 Points Per Game 19.1 33 Sacks 41 7 Fumble Recoveries 2 6 Interceptions 20 32 Red Zone Attempts 42 12-6 Red Zone TD-FG 20-10 37.5% Red Zone Percentage 47.6% Injury Report DT - Terrance Green - Ankle Questionable LB - Kamar Mothudi - Knee Questionable P - Ross James - Hip Out

Other Games:

College Football Playoff 1st Round *|* December 19, 2025 3:30 PM EST
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#8 Michigan Wolverines (10-2 (7-2), Away)		#7 Texas Longhorns (10-2 (6-2), Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 446.8 Total Offensive Yards 391.7 198.1 Passing Yards 176.5 242.3 Rushing Yards 200.1 37.3 Points Per Game 28.5 22 Passing TD 18 31 Rushing TD 23 17.7 First Downs 15.1 57 Red Zone Attempts 39 28-16 Red Zone TD-FG 20-9 49.1% Red Zone Percentage 51.3% Defensive Stats Comparison 276.2 Total Yards Allowed 348.9 180.4 Passing Yards Allowed 179.7 95.8 Rushing Yards Allowed 169.3 16.3 Points Per Game 20.1 34 Sacks 22 14 Fumble Recoveries 8 8 Interceptions 9 22 Red Zone Attempts 28 10-4 Red Zone Percentage 16-8 45.5% Rushing Yards Allowed 57.1% Injury Report G - Nathan Efobi - Labrum Questionable DE - Buddy Stafford - Foot Questionable HB - Darius Taylor - Hip Questionable CB - Malik Muhammad - Hip Questionable C - Juan Bollinger - Elbow Out C - Connor Robertson - Knee Questionable DE - Lugard Edokpayi - Collarbone Out T - Jaydon Chatman - Toe Out LB - Ernest Hausmann - Collarbone Out T - Andre Cojoe - Hip Out

College Football Playoff 1st Round *|* December 19, 2025 8:00 PM EST
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#18 Stanford Cardinal (10-3 (7-2), Away)		#1 Georgia Bulldogs (11-1 (7-1), Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 379.8 Total Offensive Yards 439.3 268.1 Passing Yards 239.8 103.5 Rushing Yards 192.4 26.1 Points Per Game 39.3 31 Passing TD 29 10 Rushing TD 24 14.5 First Downs 16.9 34 Red Zone Attempts 45 18-7 Red Zone TD-FG 21-9 53.0% Red Zone Percentage 46.7% Defensive Stats Comparison 346.1 Total Yards Allowed 278.4 211.1 Passing Yards Allowed 170.3 135.0 Rushing Yards Allowed 108.1 22.2 Points Per Game 18.0 30 Sacks 42 2 Fumble Recoveries 4 8 Interceptions 9 36 Red Zone Attempts 28 15-12 Red Zone TD-FG 8-12 41.7% Red Zone Percentage 28.6% Injury Report HB - Abdul St. Clair - Labrum Questionable G - Dylan Fairchild - PCL Tear Questionable S - Scotty Edwards - Bicep Out S - Caleb Ransaw - Knee Out DE - Ernest Cooper - Ankle Out G - Micah Morris - Ankle Out DE - Zach Rowell - Wrist Out HB - Trevor Etienne - Ankle Out CB - Daniel Harris - Quad Out

College Football Playoff 1st Round *|* December 20, 2025 12:00 PM EST
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#10 Clemson Tigers (10-2 (6-2), Away)		#3 Purdue Boilermakers (10-2 (7-2), Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 413.3 Total Offensive Yards 375.6 275.4 Passing Yards 217.1 129.3 Rushing Yards 146.3 28.3 Points Per Game 30.3 30 Passing TD 27 12 Rushing TD 16 15.9 First Downs 13.9 40 Red Zone Attempts 42 19-9 Red Zone TD-FG 19-4 47.5% Red Zone Percentage 45.2% Defensive Stats Comparison 341.3 Total Yards Allowed 316.4 220.9 Passing Yards Allowed 188.9 120.3 Rushing Yards Allowed 127.5 21.4 Points Per Game 22.3 25 Sacks 29 10 Fumble Recoveries 4 8 Interceptions 13 28 Red Zone Attempts 36 14-8 Red Zone TD-FG 21-8 50.0% Red Zone Percentage 58.3% Injury Report HB - Jay Haynes - Groin Questionable WR - Antonio Williams - Collarbone Out

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Rematch vs Oregon lets goooooooooooo

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Huskies Get Revenge by Blasting Ducks 48-17

Curley Reed III blocks a field goal right before halftime

Seattle - The Washington Huskies avenged their only loss of the season in the first round of the college football playoff by dismantling the Oregon Ducks in all three phases of the game en route to a 48-17 win at Husky Stadium. Demond Williams Jr. made up for his three turnovers in the first matchup by throwing for three touchdowns in what may have been his most complete effort of the season. Meanwhile the Huskies special teams came up huge accounting for two scores on a punt return touchdown, and blocking a FG right before halftime and returning it for six, which put the nail in the coffin of Oregon. The Huskies jumped all over Oregon right away in this one getting out to a 21-0 lead before Dante Moore was able to find Evan Stewart for a huge 86 yard score that brought the Ducks back to life momentarily, but the UW defense clamped down, and Washington was able to stretch it back out to a 31-10 lead just before halftime. Oregon drove the field at the end of the half, and set up for a field goal that would have cut the deficit right before the gun, but Curley Reed III came off the edge to block the attempt, and Kordell Little scooped it up, and returned it for a score which all but sealed Oregon's fate. The Huskies now advance to the quarterfinals of the tournament, and a date in familiar territory as they'll head to the Rose Bowl to take on the B1G Ten champion Penn State Nitanny Lions.

Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies
Dec 20, 2025	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#9 Oregon Ducks (10-4 (8-1))	7	3	0	7	17
#5 Washington Huskies (12-1 (8-1))	21	17	7	3	48

Team Stats Comparison
	ORE	WASH
Total Offense	317	376
Rushing Yards	66	109
Passing Yards	251	267
First Downs	14	21
Punt Return Yards	0	142
Kick Return Yards	43	30
Total Yards	360	548
Turnovers	0	0
3rd Down Conversion	5-12 (41%)	11-16 (68%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/1 (66%)	4/0 (66%)
Penalties	3-29	5-25
Possession Time	24:02	35:58

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ORE	WASH
10:48	(WASH) Ryan Otton 9 Yd pass from Demond Williams Jr. (Grady Gross kick)	0	7
2:55	(WASH) Denzel Boston 7 Yd pass from Demond Williams Jr. (Grady Gross kick)	0	14
1:42	(WASH) Jordan Washington, returned punt 69 Yds (Grady Gross kick	0	21
0:06	(ORE) Evan Stewart 86 Yd pass from Dante Moore (Atticus Sappington kick)	7	21
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ORE	WASH
8:58	(WASH) Grady Gross, 39 Yd FG	7	24
4:29	(ORE) Atticus Sappington, 30 Yd FG	10	24
0:52	(WASH) Cornelius Clark 14 Yd pass from Demond Williams Jr. (Grady Gross kick)	10	31
0:00	(WASH) Kordell Little, returned blocked FG 55 Yds (Grady Gross kick)	10	38
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ORE	WASH
7:10	(WASH) Jordan Washington, 2 Yd run (Grady Gross kick)	10	45
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ORE	WASH
10:37	(ORE) Ryan Pellum 20 Yd pass from Austin Novosad (Atticus Sappington kick)	17	45
3:23	(WASH) Grady Gross, 48 Yd FG	17	48

Oregon Ducks PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Dante Moore 10/16 159 1 0 Austin Novosad 6/9 92 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Noah Whittington 17 95 5.5 0 Jayden Limar 2 6 3.0 0 Justius Lowe 1 2 2.0 0 Dante Moore 2 -14 -7.0 0 Austin Novosad 2 -23 -11.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Evan Stewart 3 110 36.6 1 Kyler Kasper 4 64 16.0 0 Kyle Harrickson 1 24 24.0 0 Justius Lowe 3 21 7.0 0 Ryan Pellum 1 20 20.0 1 Ben Clapp 1 10 10.0 0 Sam Roush 1 3 3.0 0 Noah Whittington 2 -1 -0.5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Langston Patterson 13 0.0 0 0 Teitum Tuioti 7 0.0 0 0 Matayo Uiagalelei 7 0.0 0 0 Devon Jackson 6 0.0 0 0 Aaron Flowers 5 0.0 0 0 Sione Laulea 5 0.0 0 0 Jahlil Florence 5 0.0 0 0 Daylen Austin 4 0.0 0 0 LeCharles Collins 3 0.0 0 0 Parris Peterson 3 0.0 0 0 Khamari Terrell 3 0.0 0 0 Jerry Mixon 3 0.0 0 0 Elijah Rushing 3 1.5 0 0 Ja'Quan Lobato 2 0.5 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Atticus Sappington 1/2 2/2 5 30 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Luke Dunne 6 269 44.8 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Miguel Senior 2 43 21.5 0

Washington Huskies PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Demond Williams Jr. 22/28 185 3 0 John Godwin 5/5 82 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Demond Williams Jr. 7 56 8.0 0 Jordan Washington 10 41 4.1 1 Cornelius Clark 3 13 4.3 0 Jacques Badolato-Birdsell 2 4 2.0 0 Adam Mohammed 5 2 0.4 0 John Godwin 4 -2 -0.5 0 Sam Adams II 1 -2 -2.0 0 LaTroy Combs 1 -3 -3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Cornelius Clark 5 86 17.2 1 Jordan Washington 4 35 8.7 0 Ryan Otton 3 34 11.3 1 LaTroy Combs 3 32 10.6 0 Will Favors 4 29 7.2 0 Denzel Boston 3 26 8.6 1 Caesar Benavidez 1 8 8.0 0 James Arias 1 3 3.0 0 Rashid Williams 1 3 3.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Anthony Ward 13 0.0 0 0 Curley Reed III 6 0.0 0 0 Russell Davis II 6 1.5 0 0 Makell Esteen 5 0.0 0 0 Deven Bryant 5 1.0 0 0 Kordell Little 4 0.0 0 1 Elijah Jackson 3 0.0 0 0 Ephesians Prysock 3 0.0 0 0 Milton Hopkins Jr. 2 1.5 0 0 Jacob Lane 2 0.5 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Grady Gross 2/2 6/6 12 48 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jack McCallister 2 88 44.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Jordan Washington 2 30 15.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Jordan Washington 4 142 35.5 1

Other Games

Michigan Wolverines at Texas Longhorns
Dec 19, 2025	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#8 Michigan Wolverines (11-2 (7-2))	7	7	14	14	42
#9 Texas Longhorns (10-3 (6-2))	7	10	0	15	32

Team Stats Comparison
	MICH	TEX
Total Offense	444	412
Rushing Yards	115	135
Passing Yards	321	271
First Downs	18	17
Punt Return Yards	25	0
Kick Return Yards	59	81
Total Yards	528	493
Turnovers	1	2
3rd Down Conversion	10-15 (66%)	5-14 (35%)
4th Down Conversion	1-1 (100%)	2-2 (100%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-2 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/0 (75%)	3/1 (80%)
Penalties	6-25	2-10
Possession Time	31:29	28:31

Michigan Wolverines PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Alex Orji 18/23 321 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Roman Hemby 24 58 2.4 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Fredrick Moore 5 153 30.6 2

Texas Longhorns PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Arch Manning 23/38 271 3 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD CJ Baxter 13 93 7.2 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Johntay Cook II 4 84 21.0 1

Stanford Cardinal at Georgia Bulldogs
Dec 19, 2025	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#18 Stanford Cardinal (10-4 (6-2))	0	3	0	0	3
#1 Georgia Bulldogs (12-1 (7-1))	14	0	7	7	28

Team Stats Comparison
	STAN	UGA
Total Offense	187	445
Rushing Yards	43	158
Passing Yards	125	283
First Downs	9	26
Punt Return Yards	11	49
Kick Return Yards	33	0
Total Yards	231	494
Turnovers	2	1
3rd Down Conversion	3-15 (20%)	8-15 (53%)
4th Down Conversion	1-4 (25%)	0-1 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/0 (0%)	3/0 (75%)
Penalties	4-30	2-20
Possession Time	20:28	39:32

Stanford Cardinal PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Ashton Daniels 14/32 125 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Trent Parrish 9 22 2.4 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Tiger Bachmeier 3 36 12.0 0

Georgia Bulldogs PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Gunner Stockton 27/32 283 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Braylon McReynolds 10 46 4.6 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Dillon Bell 7 91 13.0 0

Clemson Tigers at Purdue Boilermakers
Dec 20, 2025	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#10 Clemson Tigers (10-3 (6-2))	3	13	7	0	23
#3 Purdue Boilermakers (11-2 (7-2))	6	7	0	17	30

Team Stats Comparison
	CLEM	PUR
Total Offense	302	328
Rushing Yards	73	93
Passing Yards	183	223
First Downs	15	17
Punt Return Yards	54	56
Kick Return Yards	85	38
Total Yards	441	422
Turnovers	0	0
3rd Down Conversion	9-19 (47%)	7-16 (43%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/1 (66%)	2/0 (100%)
Penalties	1-5	4-40
Possession Time	32:08	27:52

Clemson Tigers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Cade Klubnik 16/27 183 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jarvis Green 18 51 2.8 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Tyler Brown 5 62 12.4 1

Purdue Boilermakers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Marcos Davila 17/30 223 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Devin Mockobee 15 60 4.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jahmal Edrine 6 99 16.5 1

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College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Preview

Pasadena - The Washington Huskies head back to the Rose Bowl for the first time since 2019 in what has turned out to be somewhat of a traditional matchup for the game as they take on the B1G Ten champion Penn State Nittany Lions. Penn State won a tie breaker over Washington to get to the B1G Ten title game, and took advantage by knocking off Oregon, and earning the first round bye. Meanwhile Washington was denied a chance to play for the championship despite an equal conference record, and will be looking to show that they should have truly been crowned champions of the B1G Ten. The two teams did not play each other during conference play this season, but Penn State won their previous matchup last season in Happy Valley. Kickoff is set for 8:00 PM from Rose Bowl Stadium.

Matchup Preview *|* January 2, 2026
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#5 Washington Huskies (12-1 (8-1), Away)		#4 Penn State Nittany Lions (11-2 (8-1), Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 387.5 Total Offensive Yards 414.7 240.8 Passing Yards 177.0 146.7 Rushing Yards 230.3 35.1 Points Per Game 33.7 20 Passing TD 20 25 Rushing TD 30 22.2 First Downs 15.9 68 Red Zone Attempts 55 37-15 Red Zone TD-FG 29-13 54.4% Red Zone Percentage 52.7% Defensive Stats Comparison 342.5 Total Yards Allowed 291.6 234.9 Passing Yards Allowed 195.7 107.6 Rushing Yards Allowed 95.9 18.9 Points Allowed 15.8 45 Sacks 29 3 Fumble Recoveries 10 20 Interceptions 10 45 Red Zone Attempts 31 21-11 Red Zone TD-FG 12-6 46.7% Red Zone Percentage 38.7% Injury Report C - Cooper Cousins - Back Out WR - Kaden Saunders - Foot Out

Other Games

Matchup Preview *|* January 1, 2026
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#1 Georgia Bulldogs (12-1 (7-1), Away)		#17 Nevada Wolf Pack (11-2 (8-0), Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 439.7 Total Offensive Yards 371.1 243.2 Passing Yards 240.8 189.8 Rushing Yards 123.5 38.4 Points Per Game 27.2 29 Passing TD 25 28 Rushing TD 17 17.6 First Downs 15.8 49 Red Zone Attempts 50 24-9 Red Zone TD-FG 27-11 49.0% Red Zone Percentage 54.0% Defensive Stats Comparison 269.9 Total Yards Allowed 332.6 166.8 Passing Yards Allowed 218.5 103.1 Rushing Yards Allowed 114.2 16.8 Points Per Game 21.4 45 Sacks 30 8 Fumble Recoveries 16 9 Interceptions 10 30 Red Zone Attempts 38 8-12 Red Zone TD-FG 18-10 26.7% Red Zone Percentage 47.4% Injury Report G - Dylan Fairchild - Knee Questionable WR - Nate Burleson II - Collarboe Questionable CB - Julian Humphrey - Shoulder Out DE - Dillon O'Sullivan - Elbow Out S - Caleb Ransaw - Knee Out G - Micah Morris - Ankle Out HB - Trevor Etienne - Ankle Out

Matchup Preview *|* January 2, 2026
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#8 Michigan Wolverines (11-2 (7-2), Away)		#2 Kansas State Wildcats (11-1 (8-1), Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 446.6 Total Offensive Yards 408.2 207.5 Passing Yards 183.4 232.5 Rushing Yards 218.3 37.7 Points Per Game 33.0 24 Passing TD 22 35 Rushing TD 25 17.7 First Downs 15.1 61 Red Zone Attempts 47 31-16 Red Zone TD-FG 27-10 50.8% Red Zone Percentage 57.4% Defensive Stats Comparison 286.2 Total Yards Allowed 255.1 187.4 Passing Yards Allowed 145.1 98.8 Rushing Yards Allowed 110.0 17.5 Points Per Game 14.8 35 Sacks 28 14 Fumble Recoveries 8 10 Interceptions 8 27 Red Zone Attempts 21 13-5 Red Zone TD-FG 7-6 48.1% Red Zone Percentage 33.3% Injury Report G - Nathan Efobi - Labrum Questionable HB - Dylan Edwards - Hip Questionable HB - Darius Taylor - Hip Questionable C - Yakiri Walker - Knee Out C - Juan Bollinger - Elbow Questionable DE - Lugard Edokpayi - Collarbone Out LB - Ernest Hausmann - Collarbone Out

Matchup Preview *|* January 2, 2026
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#3 Purdue Boilermakers (11-2 (7-2), Away)		#6 Oklahoma Sooners (11-2 (7-2), Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 371.9 Total Offensive Yards 398.1 217.5 Passing Yards 224.0 142.2 Rushing Yards 164.8 30.2 Points Per Game 31.8 29 Passing TD 30 17 Rushing TD 19 14.2 First Downs 14.2 44 Red Zone Attempts 46 21-4 Red Zone TD-FG 27-10 47.7% Red Zone Percentage 58.7% Defensive Stats Comparison 311.8 Total Yards Allowed 333.3 188.5 Passing Yards Allowed 208.9 123.3 Rushing Yards Allowed 124.4 22.3 Points Per Game 20.2 35 Sacks 36 4 Fumble Recoveries 4 13 Interceptions 11 39 Red Zone Attempts 29 22-9 Red Zone TD-FG 11-5 56.4% Red Zone Percentage 38.0% Injury Report DE - C.J. Madden - Thumb Out LB - Diego Sexton - Quad Out TE - Davon Mitchell - Hip Out DE - David Stone - Knee Out HB - Taylor Tatum - Quad Out

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nice revenge game against Oregon.

Penn State's defense is tough hopefully you guys can make enough big plays to hold them at bay

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Quote: Originally Posted by redsox907

nice revenge game against Oregon. Penn State's defense is tough hopefully you guys can make enough big plays to hold them at bay

First half was wild. Never had that much go right for me in a game except maybe the Rutgers game last season. On to the tournament of roses!

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Husky Defense Stands Tall as They Move on to Peach Bowl

Elijah Jackson picks off Drew Allar in the end zone during Washington's Rose Bowl win.

Pasadena - After a couple of weeks where the UW offense put up big numbers, it was the defense that came to the rescue. Washington picked off Penn State quarterback Drew Allar three times, including twice in the fourth quarter as the Nittany Lions were mounting a comeback, and held on for a 22-10 victory in this year's Rose Bowl. The Husky offense struggled to move the ball against a stout Penn State effort, but did the most with their opportunities to grab a 13-0 lead going into the half. The defense that held the Lions to 0 points in the first half finally gave way in the third quarter however as Penn State finally busted through on a Nicholas Singleton touchdown that cut the lead to 13-7. The two teams then traded field goals into the final minutes when Penn State got the ball back with a chance to drive for the win. Makell Esteen had other plans though jumping a pass over the middle, and returning it all the way to the Penn State red zone, which set up Demond Williams for his lone touchdown of the day to seal the victory for Washington. The Huskies now move on in the College Football Playoff and next up is a date with the SEC Champion Oklahoma Sooners in the Peach Bowl.

Washington Huskies at Penn State Nittany Lions
Jan 2, 2026	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#5 Washington Huskies (13-1 (8-1))	3	10	0	9	22
#4 Penn State Nittany Lions (11-3 (8-1))	0	0	7	3	10

Team Stats Comparison
	WASH	PSU
Total Offense	321	279
Rushing Yards	175	45
Passing Yards	146	234
First Downs	22	14
Punt Return Yards	3	25
Kick Return Yards	19	0
Total Yards	343	304
Turnovers	1	3
3rd Down Conversion	5-12 (41%)	2-8 (25%)
4th Down Conversion	1-1 (100%)	1-1 (100%)
2-Point Conversion	0-1 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/1 (100%)	1/1 (50%)
Penalties	3-25	3-30
Possession Time	35:17	24:43

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		WASH	PSU
4:45	(WASH) Grady Gross, 23 Yd FG	3	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		WASH	PSU
4:56	(WASH) Sam Adams II, 2 Yd run (Grady Gross kick)	10	0
0:00	(WASH) Grady Gross, 47 Yd FG	13	0
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		WASH	PSU
2:09	(PSU) Nicholas Singleton, 5 Yd run (Chase Meyer kick)	13	7
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		WASH	PSU
10:26	(WASH) Grady Gross, 39 Yd FG	16	7
5:56	(PSU) Chase Meyer, 32 Yd FG	16	10
1:47	(WASH) Rashid Williams 10 Yd pass from Demond Williams Jr. (2-Pt conversion failed))	22	10

Washington Huskies PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Demond Williams Jr. 17/26 146 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Demond Williams Jr. 14 70 5.0 0 Jordan Washington 11 50 4.5 0 Cornelius Clark 4 28 7.0 0 Adam Mohammed 8 16 2.0 0 Denzel Boston 1 9 9.0 0 Sam Adams II 1 2 2.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jordan Washington 3 55 18.3 0 LaTroy Combs 4 26 6.5 0 Ryan Otton 3 16 5.3 0 Rashid Williams 2 15 7.5 1 Denzel Boston 3 15 5.0 0 Jacques Badolato-Birdsell 1 11 11.0 0 Will Favors 1 8 8.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Deven Bryant 10 0.0 0 0 Curley Reed III 8 0.0 0 0 Kordell Little 6 0.0 0 0 Anthony Ward 4 0.0 0 0 Makell Esteen 4 0.0 1 0 Russell Davis II 4 2.5 0 0 Ephesians Prysock 4 0.0 0 0 Jacob Lane 3 0.0 0 0 Darren Barkins 3 0.0 1 0 Nate Nye 3 1.0 0 0 Milton Hopkins Jr. 3 0.5 0 0 Elijah Jackson 1 0.0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Grady Gross 3/3 1/1 10 47 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jack McCallister 4 168 42.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Jordan Washington 1 19 19.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Jordan Washington 2 3 1.5 0

Penn State Nittany Lions PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Drew Allar 20/31 234 0 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Nicholas Singleton 12 59 4.9 1 Jerry Cross 1 13 13.0 0 Kaytron Allen 2 3 1.5 0 Drew Allar 4 -30 -7.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Nicholas Singleton 7 68 9.7 0 Omari Evans 3 64 21.3 0 Harrison Wallace III 3 45 15.0 0 Jerry Cross 3 37 12.3 0 Liam Clifford 3 20 6.6 0 Luke Reynolds 1 0 0.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Tony Rojas 14 0.0 0 0 Kobe King 11 0.0 0 0 Abdul Carter 9 1.0 0 0 Dillon Tatum 8 0.0 0 0 Kevin Winston Jr. 8 0.0 0 0 Jon Mitchell 7 0.0 0 0 Cam Miller 4 0.0 0 0 Liam Andrews 4 1.0 0 0 Amari Everett 3 2.0 0 0 Anthony Ivey 3 0.0 0 0 Dani Dennis-Sutton 2 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Chase Meyer 1/1 1/1 4 33 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Joseph Allen Jr. 5 206 41.2 1 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Anthony Ivey 3 25 8.3 0