Husky offense never slowed

On Saturday afternoon, the Brock Huard-led offense decided to pull its own weight.

Huard completed 13 of 25 passes for 207 yards and three touchdowns thanks in part to the brick wall that the offensive line formed in front of him.

"The guys just did their jobs. The O-line dominated, just dominated," Huard said. "Receivers making plays just made my job easier."

Huard had all day in the pocket to find his wideouts, as the Arizona defense mounted little pressure. Huard was not sacked once, allowing him to spot his favorite target Fred Coleman, who finished with five catches for 132 yards and a touchdown.

"Guys made plays and got open," Huard said. "We created some big plays, great momentum and we shut down an Arizona team that shut down Stanford last week."

On various downs, the Huskies would go with no backfield and four receivers, and Arizona was unable to challenge Huard's arm and accuracy.

"It was something that we hoped we would be successful with," UW head coach Jim Lambright said. "Brock had real fine confidence. It was a matter of spreading people and still have a running game that takes pressure off the quarterback."

Against a UA defense that had shut down the run in the past, the Husky backs were able to run wild. On 43 carries, Washington racked up 254 yards. Rashaan Shehee had the biggest day, carrying the ball 15 times for 136 yards and 2 touchdowns, including a 62-yard run.

Lambright was surprised by how well Washington was able to run against the Wildcats.

"This is a really good, tough program," Lambright said. "When you come in here you have to prepare your team for toughness and then just hope to get big plays.

"I am just really pleased with the balance that we showed today," Lambright said

Added to the balanced attack was Washington's special teams, which gave them great field position and points on the board early with Ja'Warren Hooker's opening kickoff return for a touchdown.

"We knew that we had to start fast," Lambright said.

To pour a little salt in the wounds, the kickoff return by the freshman Hooker was his first kickoff return since his freshman year in high school.

With all said and done, Huard summed up the 30-point victory the best.

"In that first half, you saw what big-time Husky football is all about."