10* College Bowl GAME OF THE YEAR
(NCAAF) Washington vs. Penn State,
Point Spread: 3.00 | -120.00 Washington (Away)
Result: Loss
I think the Washington defensive front will get in the backfield and disrupt Saquon Barkley and he should be contained by a Washington defense ranked first in defending rush explosiveness. That could prove to be a difficult task, as Washington should be able to get pressure in passing situations against an offensive line ranked 74th in adjusted sack rate. Wash has the #1 rushing defense in the country and second in the country in passing TDs given up with 8. That is while facing Love, Freeman, Falk and Rosen. Gaskin has more TDs than Barkley and more yards per run Both Washington losses were on the road and each was by a single score. Lastly UW does not give up explosive plays on defense. Longest pass play for the season was 40 yards and longest run play was 35 yards. Penn St lives off explosive plays. Penn St will not see those opportunities on Saturday. The Huskies are well coached by Chris Petersen and I like their chances here over Penn St. They also have the edge with their WR's and TE.