Heisman Watch 2016: Week 14 players to watch
By John Buhler
The same sort of circumstances that apply to Hurts and Watson apply to Washington Huskies sophomore quarterback Jake Browning. Washington will be playing in a conference championship game. A win will get the Huskies into the 2017 College Football Playoff.
Browning has been outstanding in Seattle this season for an on-the-rise program in Washington. He has completed 65.0 percent of his passes for 3,162 yards, 40 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. Browning has a yards per attempt of 9.6 and an adjusted yards per attempt of 11.1. His quarterback rating of 181.6 is simply outstanding.
A bad performance against the USC Trojans a few weeks ago briefly derailed Browning’s Heisman candidacy, but a great game against the Washington State Cougars in the Apple Cup should have him as one of the five players making it to New York this December.
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No. 4 Washington will play No. 9 Colorado in the 2016 Pac-12 Championship Game. Kickoff from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara will be at 9:00 p.m. ET on Friday, Dec. 2. FOX will have the telecast.