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Heisman Watch 2016: Week 14 players to watch

By John Buhler

Nov 19, 2016; Morgantown, WV, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) celebrates with fans after beating the West Virginia Mountaineers at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 19, 2016; Morgantown, WV, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) celebrates with fans after beating the West Virginia Mountaineers at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 25, 2016; Pullman, WA, USA; Washington Huskies quarterback Jake Browning (3) walks off the field after a game against the Washington State Cougars at Martin Stadium. The Huskies won 45-17. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 25, 2016; Pullman, WA, USA; Washington Huskies quarterback Jake Browning (3) walks off the field after a game against the Washington State Cougars at Martin Stadium. The Huskies won 45-17. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports /

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.

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