Michigan football's odds vs Washington, Playoff chances
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A battle between two young, Big Ten quarterbacks awaits in Week 8. Washington will make the trip to Michigan, and the opening point spread has been revealed.
Washington beat Rutgers on Friday night 38-19 behind a monster performance from sophomore Demond Williams Jr. The Huskies improved to 5-1 overall and 2-1 in the Big Ten. They beat Michigan in Seattle last season after losing to the Wolverines in the 2023 national championship.
One of my favorite teams to pay attention to this season has been the Washington Huskies. Aside from moving here in May and becoming more acquainted with the popular sports teams in the state, I have always been drawn to the Huskies since the early years of the playoff era.
Clemson's well-known Howard's Rock tradition is as famous in college football as the M Club banner at Michigan.
Eighteen years went by before the UW traveled to Michigan again and the 11th-ranked Huskies dropped an absolute heart-breaker 31-29 in 2002 when Wolverines kicker Philip Brabbs sent a 44-yard field goal through the uprights as time expired for the game-winner.