Fifth-ranked Washington's last six wins have all been by 10 points or less. If the Huskies are going to make it to 12-0 they’ll probably have to keep winning close ones.
#5 Washington's treacherous November stretch returns home and features a matchup with always dangerous Utah. The Huskies have struggled defensively the past two weeks but managed to pull out shootout wins against Stanford and USC.
No. 13 Washington State and UCLA are coming off their bye week, but in different straits. Washington State is one of four teams in the Pac-12 that remain unbeaten and has the nation’s second-ranked passing offense.
There is a very real possibility that when the new preseason AP Top 25 is unveiled on Aug. 14, ’Bama could be squeezed out of the top-three for the first time since 2009.
A mass exodus has led to a seismic shift in the Pac-12 Conference. The “Conference of Champions” suffered what could be crushing blows after five schools announced defections from the league within hours of each other.