Sports Illustrated’s Preseason Top 25
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4. Washington Huskies
Last year: 10–3 (7–2 Pac-12); Lost to Penn State in Fiesta Bowl
SI Top 100 players: Six: OL Trey Adams (No. 20), CB Byron Murphy (No. 23), DT Greg Gaines (No. 27), S Taylor Rapp (No. 55), RB Myles Gaskin (No. 58), QB Jake Browning (No. 92)
X-Factor: For three straight seasons, Washington has led the Pac-12 in allowing the fewest total yards and points. The key to the D will once again be the secondary, which allowed only 10 TDs and has all five starters back. As hard as it is to imagine, it’s possible that the unit will be even better. Cornerback Byron Murphy missed seven games with a broken foot last year, but in the six games he played he had three picks. He is at 100%, as is safety Taylor Rapp, who finished third on the team with 59 tackles, despite being slowed by injuries. Rapp and safety JoJo McIntosh give the Huskies the most intimidating safety duo in the conference—if not the country. —
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Stanford too high.
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I'm hard enough to cut glass.Gladstone said:https://www.si.com/college-football/2018/08/07/rankings-preseason-top-25-polls-clemson-alabama
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4. Washington Huskies
Last year: 10–3 (7–2 Pac-12); Lost to Penn State in Fiesta Bowl
SI Top 100 players: Six: OL Trey Adams (No. 20), CB Byron Murphy (No. 23), DT Greg Gaines (No. 27), S Taylor Rapp (No. 55), RB Myles Gaskin (No. 58), QB Jake Browning (No. 92)
X-Factor: For three straight seasons, Washington has led the Pac-12 in allowing the fewest total yards and points. The key to the D will once again be the secondary, which allowed only 10 TDs and has all five starters back. As hard as it is to imagine, it’s possible that the unit will be even better. Cornerback Byron Murphy missed seven games with a broken foot last year, but in the six games he played he had three picks. He is at 100%, as is safety Taylor Rapp, who finished third on the team with 59 tackles, despite being slowed by injuries. Rapp and safety JoJo McIntosh give the Huskies the most intimidating safety duo in the conference—if not the country. — -
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can you imagine the hype as the undefeated Huskies head into their first loss against cal?
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where's USC
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By week 3 we will be nowhere near this list after getting choke slammed by Auburn and then blowing it @89ute
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God damn you short stack and your 26 mins!!!
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suck it, shortyYellowSnow said:God damn you short stack and your 26 mins!!!
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Great players, all of them really remind me a lot of Earl Thomas.Gladstone said:
SI Top 100 players: Six: OL Trey Adams (No. 20), CB Byron Murphy (No. 23), DT Greg Gaines (No. 27), S Taylor Rapp (No. 55), RB Myles Gaskin (No. 58), QB Jake Browning (No. 92) -
Gotta like the shout out to Gaines. He's overlooked a lot.Gladstone said:https://www.si.com/college-football/2018/08/07/rankings-preseason-top-25-polls-clemson-alabama
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4. Washington Huskies
Last year: 10–3 (7–2 Pac-12); Lost to Penn State in Fiesta Bowl
SI Top 100 players: Six: OL Trey Adams (No. 20), CB Byron Murphy (No. 23), DT Greg Gaines (No. 27), S Taylor Rapp (No. 55), RB Myles Gaskin (No. 58), QB Jake Browning (No. 92)
X-Factor: For three straight seasons, Washington has led the Pac-12 in allowing the fewest total yards and points. The key to the D will once again be the secondary, which allowed only 10 TDs and has all five starters back. As hard as it is to imagine, it’s possible that the unit will be even better. Cornerback Byron Murphy missed seven games with a broken foot last year, but in the six games he played he had three picks. He is at 100%, as is safety Taylor Rapp, who finished third on the team with 59 tackles, despite being slowed by injuries. Rapp and safety JoJo McIntosh give the Huskies the most intimidating safety duo in the conference—if not the country. —
While I also give SI credit for realizing there are 5 players on this team better than Browning, SI should realize that there are at least 85 players on the team better than Browning.
