Week 13 preview: Huge stakes at Horseshoe and in Apple Cup

And so it was with a polite, friendly tone that he balked a little bit on Tuesday when asked about UW’s 45-10 victory over the Cougars last season, and the asterisk assigned to that result by fans who believed the win was aided by the absence of injured WSU quarterback Luke Falk.

Washington State is coming off its first conference loss of the season, suffering a 38-24 defeat at Colorado last Saturday. Whichever wide receiver can have more of an impact may decide the outcome.

Luke Falk, injured for last year’s Apple Cup, figures to offer the toughest challenge the UW defense has faced this season.

Coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski’s defense will have a better idea of how the pass rush stacks up on Saturday, as Washington State’s offensive line has been solid (25 sacks allowed) in 2016. And as much as we like to tout Washington’s ultra-efficient passing game, ranked #3 in the nation, Washington State and Luke Falk are not far behind at #15. The over is a ideal 6-0 in the Huskies’ last six road games, is 10-2 in their last 12 games after scoring more than 40 points in their previous game, and is 11-3 in their last 14 games overall.

Game time is 12:30 p.m. PT on Friday, November 25. Pettis finished the game with 105 yards receiving.

The portrait for Washington State is similar to U-Dub… only in terms of the New Year’s Six and not the playoff.

Both Petersen and Cougars coach Mike Leach put their players off limits to the media this week. Washington’s defense stifles Wazzu, who is a noticeably different team without River Cracraft. “Come on, man. I’m not going to lie: The dude is good”. Gaskin also rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns against WSU in last year’s Apple Cup.

Washington has lost two of its top defenders to season-ending injuries – linebackers Joe Mathis and Azeem Victor – but still managed to limit USC and Arizona State to 128 rushing yards on 63 carries in the past two weeks. It is tied for fourth most in Washington history and was the most by a Husky since Reggie Williams caught 13 in 2003 against Arizona. The pick: Oregon State 28, Oregon 27.

Tavares Martin is a good second option after Marks. Facing a healthy Falk will certainly complicate things, and I don’t think he’ll play as poorly as Peyton Bender did a year ago.

This is Apple Cup.

“But I hope – I really do hope – they play their absolute “A” game because I want that challenge”. Take the Huskies, plus the points at online betting sites. “It hit because like they said I have a lot of family here, I had a chance to go to a great school”. The Huskies defense took over instead, sacking ASU quarterback Manny Wilkins six times and playing excellent coverage for most of the game.

Defensively, the Huskies have been strong all season long. UW easily best theArizona State Sun Devils in Week 12 to move to 10-1 on the year. “(Because) I hate to drive because I want to look out the window, I want to talk, I want to read a book and I don’t get auto sick”, Leach said. With the weather expected to be less than ideal, Washington could use a big performance from its sophomore running back. This is a balanced offense though, despite the attention on their young sophomore quarterback, and Myles Gaskin led the way on the ground for 127 yards at just shy of 8 yards per carry, adding a touchdown himself. The teams also have an over/under of 65 points, which would actually be less than the teams have averaged on the season.