Arizona is in Seattle today for its first road game of the season as UA faces Washington. The Wildcats head into the matchup coming off a close loss to No. 20 USC in the season opener last week. The Huskies knocked off Oregon State last week in the rain at home 27-21 in a big game for the rushing attack.
As always, feel free to get involved with the game thread and drop your comments and analysis below or simply follow along for updates once things kick off at 6 p.m. As a reminder, the game will be televised by FOX once again this week.
▶ Pregame
▶ 1st QTR
As always, feel free to get involved with the game thread and drop your comments and analysis below or simply follow along for updates once things kick off at 6 p.m. As a reminder, the game will be televised by FOX once again this week.
▶ Pregame
- One early pregame note for you, junior safety Christian Young is out for the game and did not make the trip to Seattle with the team. He's banged up and only played two snaps in the loss to USC last week. The Wildcats are working through some injuries in the secondary right now.
Toss: Arizona wins and will defer
▶ 1st QTR
🏈 DRIVE #1 (Washington): UW goes to its tight end Cade Otton on the first play for six yards; after a couple short runs the Huskies execute a fake punt and get the first down to move the chains; on third and long UA can't get to UW QB Dylan Morris and he hits Puka Nacua on a crossing route for a 65-yard touchdown
SCORE UPDATE: Washington - 7 Arizona - 0/11:27
🏈 DRIVE #2 (Arizona): Grant Gunnell hits Gary Brightwell for 5 yards on the first play; Brightwell for 3 yards on the next play; Gunnell is incomplete to Bryce Wolma and Tyler Loop has to punt it away
🏈 DRIVE #3 (Washington): UW takes to the air in the middle of the field with three big pass plays from Morris to Otton of 11, 18 and 29 yards to move the team down the field; Sean McGrew picks up a first down to get the Huskies right at the door of the end zone; Jalen Harris comes up with a big tackle on third down to force the Huskies into a FG from Peyton Henry on a nice goal-line stand for the Wildcats
SCORE UPDATE: Washington - 10 Arizona - 0/4:58
🏈 DRIVE #4 (Arizona): UA looking for Boobie Curry early in the drive and he gains 5 yards on a catch on the first play of the drive; after a holding call, Gunnell finds Jamarye Joiner for 7 yards; Gunnell sacked and stripped as the Huskies come up with a big defense play deep in Arizona territory
🏈 DRIVE #5 (Washington): McGrew takes it 8 yards on the first play; he punches it in from 1-yard out to extend the UW lead
SCORE UPDATE: Washington -17 Arizona - 0/2:48
🏈 DRIVE #6 (Arizona): Brightwell picks up UA's first down on the first play of the drive; UA has its next two runs stuffed before Gunnell is sacked once again and the Wildcats have to punt again
▶ 2nd QTR🏈 DRIVE #7 (Washington): Morris to Terrell Bynum for a big 20-yard connection on the second play of the drive; Morris continues to string together some plays highlighted by an 18-yard connection from Morris to Ty Jones; UW goes to Richard Newton on four straight plays and he punches it in the end zone from 2 yards out to extend the lead
SCORE UPDATE: Washington - 24 Arizona - 0/8:49
🏈 DRIVE #8 (Arizona): Gunnell with a few completions to open the drive highlighted by a 14-yard connection with Curry; the UW defense shuts down Arizona but two penalties (running into the kicker, delay of game) on the Huskies move the chains for the Wildcats; Gunnell throws three straight incompletions including one that is nearly intercepted resulting in yet another punt for the Wildcats
🏈 DRIVE #9 (Washington): Kamari Pleasant with a 10-yard run followed by an 8-yard run a couple plays later helps UW move the chains; Morris to Cameron Davis for 3 yards and a 1st down; DJ Mourning appears to come up with a forced fumble but the play is not reviewed; Huskies go for it on 4th and 1 and move the chains on a short run; UW goes deep but CRW comes up with a nice play to breakup the pass and UW eventually has to punt; a great punt from UW that could have been fielded by Joiner instead rolls to the 2-yard line
🏈 DRIVE #10 (Arizona): Arizona just gives the ball to Brightwell three times with the team backed up before eventually letting the clock run out on the half
HALFTIME SCORE: Washington - 24 Arizona - 0
