Nov. 19th – No. 15 Washington – When I Win The Lottery

Washington scored on its first three drives, then turned the game into a laugher as the Buffs surrendered 12 points in the final two minutes of the first half, giving the Huskies a 33-0 halftime lead on their way to a 54-7 domination of Colorado. Washington rolled to 575 yards of total offense, with the Buffs limping to 202 total yards.

Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. had fairly pedestrian numbers, completing 19-of-31 passes for 229 yards, with a touchdown and an interception. The Husky rushing attack, though, was dominant, with 280 yards and five touchdowns. Running back Wayne Taulapapa led the way, with 11 carries for 107 yards and two touchdowns.

Colorado was completely inept on offense, with quarterback J.T. Shrout completing only six of 18 passes and 120 yards … with 69 yards coming on one play, a touchdown pass to Montana Lemonious-Craig late in the third quarter, when the the Buffs were already down 47-7.

“We wanted to keep (Penix) off the field as much as humanly possible,” interim CU coach Mike Sanford said. “We wanted to run the football and win this game in the trenches. But hats off to Washington. They were good up front and that led to us not capitalizing on the opportunities that we had. That’s a really good team. I think right now they’re playing as good of football as anybody in our conference.”

When – not if, but when – I win the lottery, it will be a better day not only for my family, but for CU athletics … CU just finished a gauntlet of transfer quarterbacks from Auburn (Oregon), Oklahoma (USC), and Indiana (Washington) … All it will take for CU to become at least relevant again is some planning – plu$ a $ignificant infu$ion of ca$h …

Representing CU at ESPN GameDay in Bozeman … Neill Woelk’s Keys to the Washington Game … Graduation Success Rate at the University of Colorado hits an All-Time High … Daily Camera – Five Washington Players to Watch; Husky Notables …

CU/Washington has an odd kickoff time (7:14 p.m., MT) … What all-time school record is senior wide receiver Daniel Arias about to set? … Who was the quarterback for CU the last time the Buffs won in Seattle? … What did Jack Hestera do last Saturday that has only been done by one other Buff since 1979? …

UC Regents put off UCLA decision for another month; could delay Pac-12 media rights deals … Stanford joins CU in the CBS Bottom 25 … Ex-Washington State coach Nick Rolovich files $25 million lawsuit over firing … Pac-12 Lines: Buffs open (again) as more than a 30-point underdog …

Buffs within 700 miles of GameDay (in Bozeman) facing the nation’s No. 1 passer in Michael Penix … It’s a trap game for Washington, coming between rivalry games against Oregon and Washington State, but will it make any difference? … Can the CU defense generate enough turnovers to keep it respectable? … Let’s find out …

The post-mortem on the USC game (was it sportsmanship to score with 36 seconds remaining?) … “T.I.P.S.” for CU at No. 15 Washington (Michael Penix leading the nation in passing) … Plus: CU at ESPN Game Day! … How many times has Game Day been to Boulder? … When was the last time CU played for the Game Day crew? … Let’s find out …