New Era at UW

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Coach Fisch Leads Roster with Heavy Turnover into the B1G

Seattle - After one of the greatest seasons in program history that saw an undefeated regular season, Pac-12 Championship, Sugar Bowl victory, and a National Championship runner up, the Washington Huskies embark on a whole new direction for the program. Former coach Kalen DeBoer bolted the school shortly after the Championship game leaving a team who saw much of its roster head to the NFL, and uncertainty heading into a new conference in the Big Ten. In stepped Jedd Fisch who will attempt to lead the program back to the heights achieved recently. He will have some work to do however with a suddenly young, and inexperienced roster heading into what may be the deepest conference in NCAA history. Here's the team and schedule heading into the 2024 season.

2024 Washington Huskies Depth Chart - 2024
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Jeremiah Hunter	Giles Jackson	Will Favors	Troy Williams-Vaughn
TE	Quentin Morre	Ryan Otton	Keleki Latu	Decker DeGraaf
LT	Drew Azzopardi	Elishah Jackett	Enokk Vimahi
LG	Gaard Memmelaar	Kahlee Tafai	John Bluewell
C	Landen Hatchett	Zachary Henning	Roice Cleeland
RG	Enokk Vimahi	Paki Finau	Michael-Levelle Watkins
RT	Soane Faasolo	Toi Tagaloa	Landen Hatchett
WR	Denzel Boston	Rashid Williams	Camden Sirmon	Tuffy Armstrong
QB	Will Rogers	Demond Williams Jr.	Matthew Leo-Ioane
FB	Ryan Otton	Keleki Latu	Cameron Davis
HB	Jonah Coleman	Daniyel Ngata	Cameron Davis	Adam Mohammed
Base 3-4 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Toby Erickson	Voi Tunuufi	Maurice Heims	Zach Durfee
NT	Jacob Bandes	Sebastian Valdez	Jayvon Parker	Bryce Butler
RDE	Russell Davis II	D.C. Robinson	Zach Durfee	Toby Erickson
LOLB	Drew Fowler	Hayden Moore	Justin Highsmith	Deven Bryant
LILB	Carson Bruener	Anthony Ward
RILB	Bryun Parham	Deven Bryant
ROLB	Deven Bryant	Khmori House	Griffin Miller	Drew Fowler
CB	Ephesians Prysock	Jordan Shaw	Darren Barkins	Thaddeus Dixon
SS	Kamren Fabiculanan	Tristan Dunn	Maxx Webb
FS	Makell Esteen	Peyton Waters	Camryn Towns
CB	Elijah Jackson	Curley Reed III	Caleb Presley	Dyson McCutcheon
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Grady Gross	Jack McCallister
P	Jack McCallister	Grady Gross
H	Jack McCallister
PR	Giles Jackson	Daniyel Ngata	Jordan Washington	Tuffy Armstrong
KR	Giles Jackson	Daniyel Ngata	Jordan Washington	Tuffy Armstrong
LS	Kahlee Tafai

Washington Huskies 2024 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 31	vs Weber State
Sep 7	vs Eastern Michigan
Sep 9	at Penn State
Sep 14	vs Washington State
Sep 21	vs Northwestern
Sep 28	at Rutgers
Oct 5	vs Michigan
Oct 12	at Iowa
Oct 26	at Indiana
Nov 2	vs USC
Nov 16	vs UCLA
Nov 30	vs Oregon

2024 Big Ten 1st Team All-Americans
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	Dillon Gabriel, Oregon	5' 11	204	Sr.
HB	Quinshon Judkins, Ohio State	6' 0"	219	Jr.
HB	TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State	5' 10	208	Sr.
WR	Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State	6' 1"	205	Sr.
WR	Tez Johnson, Oregon	5' 10	160	Sr.
WR	Evan Stewart, Oregon	6' 0"	175	Jr.
TE	Colston Loveland, Michigan	6' 5"	245	Jr.
LT	Aireontae Ersery, Minnesota	6' 6"	325	Sr.
LG	Donovan Jackson, Ohio State	6' 4"	320	Sr.
C	Jonah Monheim, USC	6' 5"	305	Sr.
RG	Connor Colby, Iowa	6' 6"	311	Sr.
RT	Ajani Cornelius, Oregon	6' 5"	308	Sr.
DE	Jack Sawyer, Ohio State	6' 5"	260	Sr.
DE	Abdul Carter, Penn State	6' 3"	250	Jr.
DT	Mason Graham, Michigan	6' 3"	318	Jr.
DT	Kenneth Grant, Michigan	6' 3"	339	Jr.
OLB	Sonny Styles, Ohio State	6' 4"	235	Jr.
MLB	Jay Higgins, Iowa	6' 2"	233	Sr.
OLB	Nick Jackson, Iowa	6' 0"	237	Sr.
CB	Will Johnson, Michigan	6' 2"	202	Jr.
CB	Denzel Burke, Ohio State	6' 1"	193	Sr.
S	Caleb Downs, Ohio State	6' 0"	205	So.
S	Kevin Winston Jr., Penn State	6' 2"	206	Jr.
K	Dragan Kesich, Minnesota	6' 4"	240	Sr.
P	Tommy Doman, Michigan	6' 4"	215	Sr.

Can Georgia Bounce Back?

After a disappointing season that saw them miss the college football playoff Georgia is back ranked at #1 to start the season. With 12 teams now making the playoff the prospects of missing a shot a national championship seem like much less of a possibility. However there is an opportunity for many teams to make the postseason tournament now, and winning a National Title will require going through at least three top teams to win it all. For a good look at who may be vying for those twelve spots here is the preseason top-25

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Aug 19, 2024
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	-	Georgia (35)	0	0	1,569
2	-	Ohio State (26)	0	0	1,492
3	-	Texas (1)	0	0	1,473
4	-	Oregon	0	0	1,364
5	-	Ole Miss	0	0	1,268
6	-	Alabama	0	0	1,257
7	-	Penn State	0	0	1,197
8	-	Notre Dame	0	0	1,096
9	-	Michigan	0	0	1,071
10	-	Missouri	0	0	920
11	-	Florida State	0	0	866
12	-	Utah	0	0	781
13	-	LSU	0	0	684
14	-	Oklahoma	0	0	666
15	-	Tennessee	0	0	593
16	-	Arizona	0	0	585
17	-	Clemson	0	0	494
18	-	Oklahoma State	0	0	485
19	-	Kansas State	0	0	381
20	-	Louisville	0	0	360
21	-	Kansas	0	0	345
22	-	NC State	0	0	339
23	-	Miami	0	0	309
24	-	Texas A&M	0	0	181
25	-	USC	0	0	123

Others Receving Votes: Auburn 85, Iowa 77, Wisconsin 72, Kentucky 62, Florida 52, Iowa State 49, SMU 48, Michigan State 23, Nebraska 7, Texas Tech 4
Dropped From Rankings: None

2024 NCAA 1st Team All-Americans
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	Carson Beck, Georgia	6' 4"	220	Sr.
HB	Quinshon Judkins, Ohio State	6' 0"	219	Jr.
HB	Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State	6' 2"	215	Jr.
WR	Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State	6' 1"	205	Sr.
WR	Travis Hunter, Colorado	6' 1"	185	Jr.
WR	Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona	6' 5"	210	Jr.
TE	Colston Loveland, Michigan	6' 5"	245	Jr.
LT	Will Campbell, LSU	6' 6"	320	Jr.
LG	Donovan Jackson, Ohio State	6' 4"	320	Sr.
C	Parker Brailsford, Alabama	6' 2"	275	So.
RG	Tate Ratledge, Georgia	6' 6"	310	Sr.
RT	Emery Jones Jr., LSU	6' 6"	322	Jr.
DE	Jack Sawyer, Ohio State	6' 5"	260	Sr.
DE	James Pearce Jr., Tennessee	6' 5"	242	Jr.
DT	Mason Graham, Michigan	6' 3"	318	Jr.
DT	Kenneth Grant, Michigan	6' 3"	339	Jr.
OLB	Mykel Williams, Georgia	6' 5"	265	Jr.
MLB	Jay Higgins, Iowa	6' 2"	233	Sr.
OLB	Barrett Carter, Clemson	6' 1"	230	Sr.
CB	Will Johnson, Michigan	6' 2"	202	Jr.
CB	Benjamin Morrison, Notre Dame	6' 0"	186	Jr.
S	Caleb Downs, Ohio State	6' 0"	205	So.
S	Kevin Winston Jr., Penn State	6' 2"	206	Jr.
K	Graham Nicholson, Alabama	6' 0"	185	Sr.
P	Tommy Doman, Michigan	6' 4"	215	Sr.

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Preview vs. Weber State

Seattle - The Washington Huskies kickoff their 2024 campaign on Saturday when they host the Weber State Wildcats out of the FCS. Washington will roll out almost an entirely new look offense for the first time as they venture into their new lives in the Big Ten conference. Kickoff is at 3:30 PM local time from Husky Stadium.

Matchup Preview *|* August 31, 2024
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Gameday Kicks off the Season in Atlanta

Atlanta - The Aflac College Football Kickoff in Atlanta features the (17) Clemson Tigers taking on the (1) Georgia Bulldogs in a big time top 25 showdown. Both teams are coming off disappointing finishes a season ago, and with the new 12 team playoff in effect both look to make a push for a national title shot this year. Gameday will be there, and will be at all the marquee matchups around the country this season. Here's where the rest of the Top 25 will be in action this week.

Week 1 Top 25 Matchups

Results

Western Carolina at (22) NC State 8/29 8:00 PM EST

Lindenwood at (21) Kansas 8/29 9:00 PM EST

Southern Utah at (12) Utah 8/29 10:00 PM EST

Temple at (14) Oklahoma 8/30 7:00 PM EST

Furman at (5) Ole Miss 8/31 12:00 PM EST

Fresno State at (9) Michigan 8/31 12:00 PM EST

South Dakota State at (18) Oklahoma State 8/31 12:00 PM EST

Chattanooga at (15) Tennessee 8/31 12:00 PM EST

Akron at (2) Ohio State 8/31 12:00 PM EST

(17) Clemson vs (1) Georgia 8/31 12:00 PM EST

Murray State at (10) Missouri 8/31 2:00 PM EST

Idaho at (4) Oregon 8/31 3:00 PM EST

Colorado State at (3) Texas 8/31 3:30 PM EST

Austin Peay at (20) Louisville 8/31 3:30 PM EST

(23) Miami at Florida 8/31 3:30 PM EST

UT-Martin at (19) Kansas State 8/31 4:30 PM EST

Western Kentucky at (6) Alabama 8/31 7:00 PM EST

(8) Notre Dame at (24) Texas A&M 8/31 7:30 PM EST

(7) Penn State at West Virginia 8/31 7:30 PM EST

New Mexico at (16) Arizona 8/31 10:00 PM EST

(13) LSU vs (25) USC 9/1 7:30 PM EST

Boston College at (11) Florida State 9/2 7:30 PM EST

On the Recruiting Trail

Coach Fisch has hit the ground running recruiting in state for the Huskies, and this week landed the #6 recruit in the state, 3-star WR Wes Parrish (#480 NAT, 6 ST, 71 WR) out of Highline High School in Burien, WA. Parrish verbally commited as soon as he was offered a scholarship, confirming his desire to stay close to home and play for his hometown school.

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Despite Mistakes Huskies Cruise to Easy Opening Win

Giles Jackson returns the first punt of the season for a 61 Yd score

Seattle - The first game of the Jedd Fisch era appeared sloppy at times, but in the end the Huskies were simply way too much for their counterparts from the FCS as Washington cruised to a 52-25 win over the Weber State Wildcats on Saturday. The Huskies will definitely have some things to clean up going into next week after putting the ball on the ground and turning it over on fumbles three times in this one. There were some pass protection mistakes made as well that resulted in a couple clean hits on quarterback Will Rogers, one of which knocked him out of the game for a brief period. On defense the Huskies were stout sacking Quarterback Austin Chaney eight times while forcing five turnovers, including two interceptions by Elijah Jackson, one of which he took to the house to open up the lead big in the second quarter. The Huskies will now turn their focus ahead to Eastern Michigan next Saturday back at Husky Stadium.

Weber State Wildcats at Washington Huskies
Aug 31, 2024	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Weber State Wildcats (0-1)	0	7	11	7	25
Washington Huskies (1-0)	14	17	7	14	52

Team Stats Comparison
	WEB	WASH
Total Offense	476	473
Rushing Yards	95	176
Passing Yards	381	297
First Downs	23	25
Punt Return Yards	3	84
Kick Return Yards	32	31
Total Yards	511	588
Turnovers	5	3
3rd Down Conversion	6-17 (35%)	6-15 (40%)
4th Down Conversion	1-3 (33%)	1-1 (100%)
2-Point Conversion	1-1 (100%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/0 (50%)	3/0 (42%)
Penalties	8-60	5-43
Possession Time	33:23	26:37

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		WEB	WASH
8:30	(WASH) Giles Jackson, returned punt 61 Yds (Grady Gross kick)	0	7
0:19	(WASH) Jonah Coleman, 1 Yd run (Grady Gross kick)	0	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		WEB	WASH
10:24	(WASH) Jonah Coleman, 2 Yd run (Grady Gross kick)	0	21
7:25	(WEB) Austin Chaney, 14 Yd run (Chris Gibbs kick)	7	21
6:37	(WASH) Elijah Jackson, returned interception 82 Yds (Grady Gross kick)	7	28
0:47	(WASH) Grady Gross, 50 Yd FG	7	31
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		WEB	WASH
10:42	(WEB) Anderson Landrum 16 Yd pass from Austin Chaney (2-pt conversion good)	15	31
4:02	(WASH) Denzel Boston 86 Yd pass from Will Rogers (Grady Gross kick)	15	38
0:49	(WEB) Chris Gibbs, 41 Yd FG	18	38
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		WEB	WASH
12:48	(WASH) Daniyel Ngata, 42 Yd run (Grady Gross kick)	18	45
5:34	(WASH) Cameron Davis 2 Yd pass from Demond Williams Jr. (Grady Gross kick)	18	52
3:23	(WEB) Eli Lancaster, 26 Yd run (Chris Gibbs kick)	25	52

Weber State Wildcats PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Austin Chaney 32/48 381 1 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Tayvian Yearwood 11 45 4.0 0 Tarik Roberts 13 43 3.3 0 Eli Lancaster 2 32 16.0 1 Garrick Ward 3 8 2.6 0 Austin Chaney 12 -33 -2.7 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Anderson Landrum 13 188 14.4 1 Eli Lancaster 3 56 18.6 0 D'Waun Williams 3 49 16.3 0 Ben McGowan 8 46 5.7 0 Tayvian Yearwood 3 35 11.6 0 Joel Manning 1 6 6.0 0 Tarik Roberts 1 1 1.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Tyler Holler 13 0.0 0 0 Joe Gallery 9 0.0 0 0 Jerron Avery 9 0.0 0 0 Brennan Tolbert 9 0.0 0 0 Ventrell Rice 6 0.0 0 0 Kayvon Turner 6 0.0 0 0 Tyjay Andrews 6 2.0 0 0 Durrell James 4 0.0 0 0 Darius Jackson-Groves 4 2.0 0 0 Jacoby Booth 4 0.0 0 0 Tyus Houston 4 0.0 0 0 Lavon Orlando 3 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Chris Gibbs 1/1 2/2 5 41 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Nick Bowman 6 221 36.8 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Tywone Bullock 2 32 16.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Tywone Bullock 1 3 3.0 0

Washington Huskies PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Will Rogers 16/33 269 1 0 Demond Williams Jr. 3/4 28 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jonah Coleman 15 97 6.4 2 Daniyel Ngata 8 62 7.7 1 Jordan Washington 3 17 5.6 0 Cameron Davis 3 16 5.3 0 Demond Williams Jr. 4 3 0.7 0 Will Rogers 7 -19 -2.7 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Denzel Boston 3 124 41.3 1 Quentin Moore 6 66 11.0 0 Daniyel Ngata 3 39 13.0 0 Giles Jackson 2 20 10.0 0 Jeremiah Hunter 1 15 15.0 0 Rashid Williams 1 13 13.0 0 Camden Sirmon 1 11 11.0 0 Jordan Washington 1 7 7.0 0 Cameron Davis 1 2 2.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Carson Bruener 14 1.0 0 0 Makell Esteen 13 0.0 0 0 Byrun Parnham 12 0.0 1 0 Elijah Jackson 10 0.0 2 1 Ephesians Prysock 8 0.0 0 0 Jordan Shaw 7 0.0 0 0 Curley Reed III 5 1.0 0 0 Deven Bryant 4 0.0 0 0 Russell Davis II 4 0.5 0 0 Kamren Fabiculanan 4 0.0 0 0 Toby Erickson 3 1.5 0 0 Milton Hopkins Jr. 2 2.0 0 0 Jacob Lane 1 1.0 0 0 Drew Fowler 1 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Grady Gross 1/2 7/7 10 50 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jack McCallister 4 156 39.0 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Giles Jackson 1 18 18.0 0 Daniyel Ngata 1 13 13.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Giles Jackson 4 84 21.0 1

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Week 1 Recap

Georgia Escapes with Win in College Football Kickoff

Atlanta - Carson Beck threw for 331 yards as the #1 ranked Georgia Bulldogs opened the season by outlasting the #17 Clemson Tigers 42-32 in the Aflac College Football kickoff in Atlanta. Trevor Etienne was big on the ground for Georgia in this one as well going for 98 yards and two scores. The Bulldogs needed every bit of it as their normally solid defense was tested by the Tigers. Here's how the rest of the Top 25 fared in the opening week of College Football:

2024 Week 1 Top 25 Scoreboard
Results	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
Western Carolina 3 at (22) NC State 52	McCall - 359	Waters - 77	Collins - 141
Lindenwood 20 at (21) Kansas 40	Bailey - 242	Neal - 135	Grimm - 140
Southern Utah 3 at (12) Utah 41	Naegle - 138	Bernard - 131	Alford - 33
Temple 10 at (14) Oklahoma 21	Simon - 222	Smith - 97	Burks - 72
Furman 7 at (5) Ole Miss 11	Ladler - 76	Bentley IV - 110	O'Neal - 41
Fresno State 14 at (9) Michigan 34	Mandal - 185	Edwards - 64	Dalena - 115
South Dakota State 7 at (18) Oklahoma State 49	Bowman - 361	Gordon II - 135	Presley - 165
Chattanooga 29, (15) Tennessee 47	Iamaleava - 292	Sampson - 93	Thornton Jr. - 120
Akron 17, at (2) Ohio State 41	Howard - 255	Howard - 117	Tate - 132
(17) Clemson 32 vs. (1) Georgia 42	Beck - 331	Etienne - 98	Bell - 132
Murray State 10 at (10) Missouri 37	Dillworth - 170	Carroll - 131	Meadors - 64
Idaho 17 at (4) Oregon 27	Gabriel - 291	Whittington - 68	Ferguson - 90
Colorado State 0 at (3) Texas 30	Ewers - 210	Gibson - 60	Golden - 87
Austin Peay 16 at (20) Louisville 33	Wingate-Wilson - 228	Turner - 67	Chandler - 61
(23) Miami 35 at Florida 41 F/2OT	Lagway - 154	Martinez - 180	Dike - 79
UT-Martin 17 at (19) Kansas State 42	Johnson - 286	Giddens - 123	Sheffield - 142
Western Kentucky 20 at (6) Alabama 29	Veltkamp - 215	Hampton - 95	Mathison - 82
(8) Notre Dame 14 at (24) Texas A&M 35	Weigman - 299	Moss - 82	Thomas - 84
(7) Penn State 28 at West Virginia 31	Greene - 280	Singleton - 139	Bray - 106
New Mexico 18 at (16) Arizona 31	Dampier - 250	Conley - 73	Lemonious-Craig - 77
(13) LSU 17 vs. (25) USC 27	Moss - 209	Joyner - 51	Robinson - 109
Boston College 39 at (11) Florida State 37 F/3OT	Castellanos - 348	Robichaux - 96	Bradley - 92

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Preview vs. Eastern Michigan

Seattle - The Washington Huskies will look to make it 2-0 on the 2024 campaign when they host the Eastern Michigan Eagles out of the MAC conference at Husky Stadium this Saturday night. This will be the first ever meeting between the Huskies and the school from Ypsilanti. The Eagles finished last season third in the MAC West division and earned a bowl bid with a 6-6 record, losing to South Alabama in the 68 Ventures Bowl. Kickoff is set for 5:00 PM from Husky Stadium.

Matchup Preview *|* September 7, 2024
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Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-0, Away)		#23 Washington Huskies (1-0, Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 292.0 Total Offensive Yards 473.0 186.0 Passing Yards 297.0 79.0 Rushing Yards 176.0 34.0 Points Per Game 52.0 2 Passing TD 2 3 Rushing TD 3 12.0 First Downs 25.0 4 Red Zone Attempts 7 1-0 Red Zone TD-FG 3-0 25.0% Red Zone Percentage 42.8% Defensive Stats Comparison 363.0 Total Yards Allowed 476.0 294.0 Passing Yards Allowed 381.0 69.0 Rushing Yards Allowed 95.0 31.0 Points Per Game 25.0 0 Sacks 8 2 Fumble Recoveries 3 1 Interceptions 3 4 Red Zone Attempts 4 3-0 Red Zone TD-FG 2-0 75.0% Red Zone Percentage 50.0% Injury Report DT - Melvin Swindle II - Quad Out

College Gameday Heads to Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor - College Gameday comes to the home of the defending national champions the Michigan Wolverines this saturday for a huge top ten matchup. The Texas Longhorns, who were also in the College Football Playoff last season look to show they're ready to take the next step with a big road test at the Big House. Kickoff is at noon EST from Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. Here's the rest of the Top 25 schedule for this week:

2024 Week 2 Top 25 Matchups

Results

Appalachian State at (24) Clemson 9/5 7:30 PM EST

Arkansas at (14) Oklahoma State 9/5 7:30 PM EST

Bowling Green at (17) Penn State 9/5 7:30 PM EST

Buffalo at (8) Missouri 9/5 8:00 PM EST

California at (25) Auburn 9/5 8:00 PM EST

(18) Kansas at Illinois 9/6 6:00 PM EST

(15) Kansas State at Tulane 9/6 7:30 PM EST

USF at (6) Alabama 9/7 12:00 PM EST

Tennessee Tech at (1) Georgia 9/7 12:00 PM EST

(3) Texas at (7) Michigan 9/7 12:00 PM EST

Nicholls State at (21) LSU 9/7 12:00 PM EST

Houston at (10) Oklahoma 9/7 1:00 PM EST

Jacksonville State at (16) Louisville 9/7 2:00 PM EST

Baylor at (9) Utah 9/7 3:00 PM EST

Northern Illinois at (19) Notre Dame 9/7 3:30 PM EST

Middle Tennessee State at (5) Ole Miss 9/7 3:30 PM EST

(20) NC State vs. (12) Tennessee 9/7 3:30 PM EST

McNeese State at (11) Texas A&M 9/7 7:45 PM EST

Eastern Michigan at (23) Washington 9/7 8:00 PM EST

Utah State at (22) USC 9/7 8:00 PM EST

Boise State at (4) Oregon 9/7 9:00 PM EST

Northern Arizona at (13) Arizona 9/7 10:00 PM EST

AP Top 25 Poll

There wasn't too much movement in the Top 25 this week as most favorites held serve, but a couple top ten teams losing on the road did allow some teams to move up the polls. Preseason #11 Florida State fell completely out of the Top 25 this week after a disatrous 0-2 start in the conference, while Washington, and Auburn made their way into the Top 25 for the second week of the season.

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Sep 3, 2024
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Georgia (45)	1	0	1,605
2	2	Ohio State (20)	1	0	1,509
3	3	Texas	1	0	1,444
4	4	Oregon	1	0	1,381
5	5	Ole Miss	1	0	1,318
6	6	Alabama	1	0	1,257
7	9	Michigan	1	0	1,080
8	10	Missouri	1	0	1,024
9	12	Utah	1	0	942
10	14	Oklahoma	1	0	862
T-11	24	Texas A&M	1	0	811
T-11	15	Tennessee	1	0	811
13	16	Arizona	1	0	736
14	18	Oklahoma State	1	0	640
15	19	Kansas State	1	0	594
16	20	Louisville	1	0	561
17	7	Penn State	0	1	516
T-18	21	Kansas	1	0	506
T-18	8	Notre Dame	0	1	506
20	22	NC State	1	0	474
21	13	LSU	0	1	381
22	25	USC	1	0	364
23	NR	Washington	1	0	289
24	17	Clemson	0	1	274
25	NR	Auburn	1	0	254

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 186, Kentucky 154, Florida 154, Iowa State 80, Miami 64, SMU 60, Michigan State 40, Nebraska 14

Dropped from rankings: Florida State 11, Miami 23

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Huskies Battle Through Rain to Take Down Eastern Michigan

Makell Esteen intercepts Cole Snyder in the 4th Quarter

Seattle - It was a slow start at Husky Stadium on Saturday night as driving rain slowed down both offenses for much of the game, but the Huskies were able to pull away in the fourth quarter thanks to a big play on defense, and ended up with a 31-14 win over the Eastern Michigan Eagles. The Huskies went up 14-0 in the second quarter, and were pitching a shutout for most of the first half until EMU scored right before halftime to cut it to 14-7 at the break. The game was tight throughout the second half, as the Eagles kept it close and were driving until Makell Esteen made the play of the game, picking off EMU quarterback Cole Snyder, and returning it 65 yards for a touchdown that finally put the game away for the Huskies. Washington is now 2-0 and figures to move up a few spots in the polls after some of the upsets in the top 25 this week.

Eastern Michigan Eagles at Washington Huskies
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-1)	0	0	7	7	14
#23 Washington Huskies (2-0)	0	7	7	17	31

Team Stats Comparison
	EMU	WASH
Total Offense	345	356
Rushing Yards	98	108
Passing Yards	247	248
First Downs	19	20
Punt Return Yards	6	13
Kick Return Yards	21	23
Total Yards	372	392
Turnovers	3	1
3rd Down Conversion	5-15 (33%)	7-16 (43%)
4th Down Conversion	0-2 (0%)	1-2 (50%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/0 (33%)	3/1 (66%)
Penalties	7-45	5-40
Possession Time	28:30	31:30

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		EMU	WASH
8:17	(WASH) Ryan Otton 7 Yd pass from Will Rogers	0	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		EMU	WASH
6:18	(WASH) Will Rogers, 6 Yd run (Grady Gross kick)	0	14
1:38	(EMU) Makhail Wood 26 Yd pass from Cole Snyder (Kenyon Bowyer kick)	7	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		EMU	WASH
14:20	(WASH) Jonah Coleman, 1 Yd run (Grady Gross kick)	7	21
8:29	(EMU) Delbert Mims III, 2 Yd run (Kenyon Bowyer kick)	14	21
6:30	(WASH) Makell Esteen, returned interception 65 Yds (Grady Gross kick)	14	28
1:54	(WASH) Grady Gross, 30 Yd FG	14	31

Eastern Michigan Eagles PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Will Rogers 23/39 248 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jonah Coleman 20 50 2.5 1 Daniyel Ngata 8 40 5.0 0 Rashid Williams 1 18 18.0 0 Will Rogers 7 8 1.1 1 Demond Williams Jr. 1 -8 -8.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Giles Jackson 5 81 16.2 0 Daniyel Ngata 4 56 14.0 0 Jeremiah Hunter 5 39 7.8 0 Jonah Coleman 4 38 9.5 0 Denzel Boston 2 17 8.5 0 Ryan Otton 2 12 6.0 1 Quentin Moore 1 5 5.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Kamren Fabiculanan 15 0.0 0 0 Carson Bruener 11 0.0 0 0 Russell Davis II 10 3.0 0 0 Makell Esteen 9 0.0 1 1 Bryun Parham 9 0.0 0 0 Curley Reed III 9 0.0 0 0 Jacob Bandes 7 0.0 0 0 Ephesians Prysock 6 0.0 0 0 Elijah Jackson 4 0.0 0 0 Jordan Shaw 3 0.0 0 0 Sebastian Valdez 2 0.5 0 0 D.C. Robinson 2 0.5 0 0 Toby Erickson 2 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Grady Gross 1/2 4/4 7 30 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jack McCallister 6 237 39.5 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Daniyel Ngata 1 23 23.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Giles Jackson 3 13 4.3 0

Washington Huskies PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Cole Snyder 24/39 247 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Dontae McMillan 26 104 4.0 0 Delbert Mims III 2 25 12.5 1 Cole Snyder 5 -31 -6.2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Porter Rooks 6 70 11.6 0 JB Mitchell III 5 61 12.2 0 Jamarien Wheeler 7 43 6.1 0 Makhail Wood 1 26 26.0 1 Dontae McMillan 3 22 7.3 0 Blake Daniels 1 18 18.0 0 Max Reese 1 7 7.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Luke Murphy 14 0.0 0 0 David Carter Jr. 10 0.0 0 0 Joshua Scott 9 0.0 0 0 Bryce Llewellyn 9 1.0 1 0 Quentavius Scandrett 8 0.0 0 0 Daiquan White 7 0.0 0 0 Malik Tullis 6 0.0 0 0 Bryce Eliuk 6 0.0 0 0 Dylan Shelton 6 1.0 0 0 Justin Jefferson 5 1.0 0 0 Jaheim Jenkins 3 0.0 0 0 Carter Evans 3 0.0 0 0 Ali Abdul-Barr 2 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Kenyon Bowyer 0/2 2/2 2 N/A PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Mitchell Tomasek 5 171 34.2 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Jermayne Masters 1 21 21.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Porter Rooks 1 6 6.0 0

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Week 2 Recap

Michigan Makes Statement Over Longhorns

Ann Arbor - The Michigan Wolverines don't look ready to give up the moniker of champion just yet. Donovan Edwards rushed for 111 yards and the Wolverine defense had Quinn Ewers in check for much of the day as they cruised to a 37-16 win over the Texas Longhorns at Michigan Stadium on Saturday. While the loss far from eliminates Texas from competing for a title this season it was a wake up call for a Longhorn team that had high hopes coming into the year. Michigan meanwhile showed that despite the loss of Jim Harbaugh and some key players from their championship squad a year ago that they will very much still be a force to deal with in the College Football Playoff picture this season. Here's how the rest of the Top 25 fared in the second full week of action:

2024 Week 2 Top 25 Scoreboard
Results	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
Appalachian State 35 at (24) Clemson 31	Aguilar - 299	Mafah - 71	Hetzel - 98
Arkansas 21 at (14) Oklahoma State 35	Bowman - 180	Gordon II - 147	Stribling - 82
Bowling Green 23 at (17) Penn State 10	Bazelak - 155	Singleton - 116	Stewart - 59
Buffalo 17 at (8) Missouri 27	Cook - 178	Noel - 112	Cooper - 89
California 15 at (25) Auburn 22	Rogers - 203	Ott - 111	Grizzell - 101
(18) Kansas 23 at Illinois 26 F/OT	Daniels - 163	Feagin - 139	Grimm - 81
(15) Kansas State 31 at Tulane 10	Thompson - 190	Giddens - 104	Gunter - 57
USF 28 at (6) Alabama 42	Milroe - 167	Haynes - 84	Williams - 63
Tennessee Tech 13 at (1) Georgia 55	Beck - 360	Wingate-Wilson - 116	Bell - 157
(3) Texas 16 at (7) Michigan 37	Ewers - 240	Edwards - 111	Bond - 106
Nicholls State 20 at (21) LSU 31	Wingate-Wilson - 189	Williams - 75	Sheffield - 56
Houston 14 at (10) Oklahoma 16	Smith - 359	Hicks - 56	Manjack IV - 101
Jacksonville State 21 at (16) Louisville 13	Z. Turner - 211	M. Turner - 49	Johnson - 85
Baylor 17 at (9) Utah 23	Rising - 117	Singer - 81	Alford - 99
Northern Illinois 13 at (19) Notre Dame 45	Minchey - 282	Brown - 76	Collins - 198
Middle Tennessee State 13 at (5) Ole Miss 30	Vattiato - 190	Price - 93	Kelly - 83
(20) NC State 35 vs. (12) Tennessee 21	McCall - 247	McCall - 56	McCoy - 93
McNeese State 13 at (11) Texas A&M 27	Weigman - 213	Dillworth - 84	Green - 55
Eastern Michigan 14 at (23) Washington 31	Rogers - 248	McMillan - 104	Jackson - 81
Utah State 19 at (22) USC 27	Moss - 297	Faison - 72	Robinson - 114
Boise State 20 at (4) Oregon 35	Moore - 215	James - 77	Ferguson - 99
Northern Arizona 17 at (13) Arizona 61	Fifita - 328	Conley - 70	Lemonious-Craig - 138

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Week 3 Preview vs. Washington State

Seattle - For the first time ever one of the longest standing rivalries in college football will be played in September. With both teams now in different conferences the Apple Cup will continue on, at least for the next five years, as the Washington State Cougars take on the Washington Huskies. Washington has dominated the matchup overall, and recently winning nine of the last ten Governor's trophy's. Washington leads the all time matchup 76-33-6 over their in state rivals. Kickoff is set for 7:00 PM from Husky Stadium this Saturday.

Matchup Preview *|* September 14, 2024
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Washington State Cougars (1-1, Away)		#19 Washington Huskies (2-0, Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 325.0 Total Offensive Yards 414.5 258.5 Passing Yards 272.5 47.0 Rushing Yards 142.0 25.5 Points Per Game 41.5 2 Passing TD 3 3 Rushing TD 5 16.5 First Downs 22.5 8 Red Zone Attempts 13 2-2 Red Zone TD-FG 6-1 25% Red Zone Percentage 46.1% Defensive Stats Comparison 350.0 Total Yards Allowed 410.5 228.5 Passing Yards Allowed 314.0 121.5 Rushing Yards Allowed 96.5 32.5 Points Per Game 19.5 6 Sacks 13 0 Fumble Recoveries 4 1 Interceptions 4 9 Red Zone Attempts 7 5-3 Red Zone TD-FG 3-0 55.5% Red Zone Percentage 42.8%

College Gameday Comes to Manhattan, KS for BIG XII Showdown

Manhattan - For the third time in history ESPN College Gameday will descend upon Manhattan, Kansas as the Wildcats of Kansas State, host the Wildcats of Arizona for an early season showdown in the BIG XII. This will be Arizona's first conference game since joining the BIG XII this offseason, and they bring in one of the nation's top quarterbacks in Noah Fifita, and he'll have a big target to throw to in Heisman Hopeful Tetairoa McMillan. The game kicks off at 3:30 PM EST from the Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium. Here's the rest of the Top 25 action this week:

2024 Week 3 Top 25 Matchups

Results

Arkansas State at (1) Michigan 9/14 12:00 PM EST

(18) LSU at South Carolina 9/14 12:00 PM EST

(5) Ole Miss at Wake Forest 9/14 12:00 PM EST

UTSA at (12) Texas 9/14 12:00 PM EST

(6) Alabama at (22) Wisconsin 9/14 12:00 PM EST

(11) Arizona at (14) Kansas State 9/14 3:30 PM EST

Tulane at (9) Oklahoma 9/14 3:30 PM EST

Louisiana Tech at (15) NC State 9/14 3:30 PM EST

(2) Georgia at (23) Kentucky 9/14 3:30 PM EST

Boston College at (7) Missouri 9/14 7:00 PM EST

(13) Oklahoma State at Tulsa 9/14 7:00 PM EST

New Mexico at (21) Auburn 9/14 7:00 PM EST

(8) Utah at Utah State 9/14 7:00 PM EST

(16) Notre Dame at Purdue 9/14 8:00 PM EST

Kent State at (20) Tennessee 9/14 8:00 PM EST

(10) Texas A&M at (24) Florida 9/14 8:00 PM EST

(4) Oregon at Oregon State 9/14 9:00 PM EST

Washington State at (19) Washington 9/14 10:00 PM EST

New Team at the Top as Polls See Shakeup

A dominant win over a top 3 team was enough for voters to put the defending champs back at the top of the AP Top 25. Michigan soared all the way to #1 after their impressive win over Texas last week, and are firmly in position to defend their crown. There was a lot of movement around the polls this week after a number of top 25 teams tasted defeat with four new teams entering the Top 25 for week 3.

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Sep 8, 2024
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	7	Michigan (36)	2	0	1,596
2	1	Georgia (10)	2	0	1,551
3	2	Ohio State	2	0	1,491
4	4	Oregon	2	0	1,374
5	5	Ole Miss	2	0	1,317
6	6	Alabama	2	0	1,260
7	8	Missouri	2	0	1,151
8	9	Utah	2	0	1,071
9	10	Oklahoma	2	0	1,045
10	11	Texas A&M	2	0	994
11	13	Arizona	2	0	869
12	3	Texas	1	1	847
13	14	Oklahoma State	2	0	821
14	15	Kansas State	2	0	774
15	20	NC State	2	0	713
16	19	Notre Dame	1	1	536
17	22	USC	2	0	490
18	21	LSU	1	1	470
19	23	Washington	2	0	450
20	12	Tennessee	1	1	448
21	25	Auburn	2	0	372
22	NR	Wisconsin	2	0	372
23	NR	Kentucky	2	0	263
24	NR	Florida	2	0	228
25	NR	Iowa	2	0	225

Others receiving votes: Louisville 117, Miami 111, West Virginia 27, Iowa 10

Dropped from rankings: Louisville 16, Penn State 17, Kansas 18, Clemson 24

On the Recruiting Trail

The Huskies have reportedly scheduled three official visits in the past week for top recruits as recruiting season really begins to hit its stride. 4-star LB Quincey Buggs (#90 NAT, #4 CA, #5 LB), 3-star ATH Mafu Mauia (#500 NAT, #2 HI, #27 ATH), and 4-star QB John Godwin (#39 NAT, #1 OR, #4 QB) have all reportedly commited to a visit to the campus in upcoming weeks.