USC vs. Washington: Online Live Stream, TV Broadcast Info

The spotlight will stick on Browning, however, and it will take his best game to pull off an upset.

TURNOVERS: As a way to reinforce his message about turnovers, USC coach Steve Sarkisian showed his team on Tuesday a clip of the game-saving punch-out fumbled caused by the Seahawks’ Kam Chancellor from Monday night.

None of Washington’s eight victories in 2014 came against an FBS team that finished the season with a winning record. 500 for the first time in a decade, when Rick Neuheisel did so from 1999 through 2002.

And when it comes to playing football against the Trojans, the Huskies would do well to play it the way they did under Sarkisian five years ago. Washington will be desperately trying to get their first Pac-12 win of the season after losing to California.

Chris Petersen, who went through something similar when he returned to Boise State, agrees.

The all-business approach is probably the best bet for a Washington team not expected to contend with USC.

College football coaching is a harsh profession even for its successful practitioners, and Sarkisian hasn’t betrayed any serious emotion about his first chance to coach against the Huskies since leaving them for his dream job. Their offense will be the key again tonight.

However, the adage says the most risky dog is a cornered dog. Washington is playing a regular-season game on a Thursday for just the third time since World War II…. The Huskies are 2-2 this season and are coming off a loss at home to Cal. The Trojans are 3-1 and are coming off a bye. Sarkisian told reporters that he enjoyed his time in Seattle. He contributed to four as a quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator.

The 2009 win reestablished Washington, the conference’s forerunner for much of the 1980s and 1990s, as a potential force in the then-Pac-10. “We really felt like we took a program that was at the bottom of our conference and built them the right way, got them to four consecutive bowl games and feel good about it”.

We learned a couple things in Washington’s 30-24 loss two weeks ago to the California Golden Bears.

“It was big for recruiting”, Sarkisian explained.

This is the first meeting between USC and Washington since October 13, 2012.

His time there set the foundation for Washington to be a unsafe team. Petersen acknowledges that his young quarterback is still learning. That could have been more favorable to UW had Baker played, but it’s still not bad from Washington’s perspective. “(But) I want this game for our players”. According to the university, other tailgating options will be available, including a Trojan Athletic Fund Pre-Game Party at the Coliseum, a tailgate at the Galen Center, free Student Tailgate in Exposition Park, Julie’s Bar at the Sports Arena and the Ralphs Ultimate Tailgate Experience.