It was not really as close as the score suggests and the score leaves out the losses of Jake Locker to a broken thumb and D'Andre Goodwin, the team's only experienced receiver, plus others.
Some thoughts from Steve Kelley of the Seattle Times here.
The two brights spots were the continued strong play of backup (now starting) quarterback Ronnie Fouch, who is a better passer than Locker but lacks his running skills, and freshman running back Daniel Freeman, who was also injured mid-game but apparently not severely.
Another bright spot was the crowd. More than 60,000 showed up for the 0-4 Huskies. It is that level of support that will help make the UW job attractive to the next new coach.
The darkest spot was the defense, which is on a pace to underperform even last year's worst defense in school history.
Ty, and the season, are both probably done. Given the defensive performance it is hard to see the Huskies beating anyone other than Washington State, which is experiencing a disaster year even by recent Washington standards.
Ty seemed resigned and confused in the post-game interview. At the same time, given that his status is probably pretty clear at this point, maybe he can relax a bit as he tries to make something of the rest of the year.
Sigh.
Whew.
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