He shut down any hope of a Rutgers comeback. Byron Murphy, a freshman, registered not one but two interceptions in his first game.He gave Washington their first lead of the game with a 60 yard punt return touchdown. He’s going to have a productive season in the lead receive role vacated by John Ross. Dante Pettis showed played well, hauling in three balls for 85 yards including a 51 yard bomb.Will Washington wallop Rutgers once again or will the Knights find a way to withstand the onslaught and keep it close? Stay tuned here for in game updates, highlights and the three stars of the game. Jake Browning figures to be in the Heisman consideration and the Huskies have a chance at back-to-back PAC-12 titles. Improbable because the Huskies are coming off a trip to the College Football Playoff and are making plans to return again this season. Also on the to-do list: beat a Power-5 opponent. That’s not likely to happen this week.ĮSPN FPI gives the Huskies a 93.8 percent chance of victory. An upset tonight would go down as one of the most improbable upsets in college football history. Rutgers is looking to double its win total from a year ago when they finished 2-10. These are two programs with entirely different objectives entering 2017. Rutgers will now attempt to hold serve as the Washington makes the return trip to New Brunswick. Washington dominated Rutgers at home a year ago, winning 48-13. This is the second part of a cross-country home and home between the Washington Huskies and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

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