Huskies Take On USC

University of Washington takes on the Southern California Trojans later this afternoon (Saturday) in Seattle. Another big game for the Huskies as they march toward the Apple Cup in a couple weeks and possibly the Pac-12 championship and then they will go for the NCAA championship series if they are still undefeated.

The Trojans started the season slowly losing three out of their first four games however they have won five in a row. They have scored over forty points in all those wins except the one against Colorado when they won a close game 21-17.

The Huskies on the other hand have played in a lot of tough games recently especially the importance of their record. Now that the Trojans have won five games in a row this will be a tough game for sure. This could be a high scoring game since the Huskies have the highest scoring team a round and the Trojans have been doing so well.

Although the game may be high scoring the difference may come down to turnovers especially on the side of the Huskies. The reason that they have an undefeated season is that they have had very few turnovers. They don’t beat themselves so the other team will have to come out to do so. Another thing is that the defense can play a big part in this game though the score may not indicate so.

Again the key to the Huskies offense once again is John Ross. If the Trojans can’t keep up with him it will be another lopsided game for the Huskies. The Trojans can shut him down then the game could go in their favor although the Huskies do have other weapons.

The Washington State Cougars take on the California Bears this week. The Cougars should be the big winners here since they beat up on Arizona last week in Tucson and the Huskies beat California in Berkeley. This game will take place in Pullman so does look pretty good for the Cougars. They have been playing pretty good defense recently along with having a good running game they didn’t have earlier in the season. This game should lead the Cougars to their showdown in two weeks against the Huskies in Pullman.

The Seattle Seahawks take on the New England on the road on Sunday Night Football. This should be a big game for the Seahawks. They will have Kam Chancellor back this week which will help out their defense while Christine Michael is expected to be out of the game. The Seahawks running game will be depended on rookies C.J. Prosise and Alex Collins. The Seahawks will be playing Prosise most of the time with Collins taking his spot when he needs rest. This will show that the Seahawks likely throw the ball a lot again this week. The Seahawks expect to have Thomas Rawls back when they play against the Philadelphia Eagles. Hopefully the Seahawks will have some success against the Patriots in the running game so that the defense will not stay on the field so much. Tight end Jimmy Graham should be another key player again in this game. Go Huskies, Cougars and Hawks!!