Can Washington really do this? Can the Huskies produce a perfect regular season?
We asked our Pac-12 football panel if Washington will be 12-0 heading into the Pac-12 title game.
Matt Zemek: Yes. Oregon State in Corvallis looks like the really big challenge for the Huskies, but I don’t like what I’m seeing from the Beavers’ defense right now. That defense was great last year versus Penix in Seattle, but OSU has regressed on that side of the ball. I think UW wins in Reser Stadium.
Zachary Neel: I think they drop one. I’m not sure which game trips them up — USC, Utah, Oregon State, Washington State — but I don’t think they get through unscathed. Nobody has ever done it in the Pac-12, and with the level of talent in the league this year, I don’t expect it to happen.
Matt Wadleigh: I honestly don’t think so. I can’t tell you who they are going to lose to, but I find it hard to imagine they go through unscathed. The Pac-12 is always good for a wild upset.
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