Sweet 16: Hypothetical 16-team College Football Playoff
By Brad Weiss
Talk about a shootout. In a game featuring two of the best quarterback in the country, Washington’s Jake Browning was able to make just enough plays to eke out the victory in this one. While both Browning and Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson are premier players, they make plays in different ways, as Jackson is able to do more with his feet that Browning. Both players dominated in this one, accounting for seven touchdown passes between the two of them.
The game featured little to no defense, as both teams were able to go up and down the field with ease throughout. After Washington got out to an early 14-0 lead due to a Browning to John Ross touchdown pass, and a Myles Gaskin two-yard run, it was a seesaw battle the rest of the way. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, every time they would look to take a lead, their defense allowed the Huskies to punch one in.
Louisville lost their final two regular season games prior to this one, and after starting the year off with a 9-1 record. Jackson was able to shake off a couple of subpar games to end the regular season, cementing his place as the front-runner for the Heisman Trophy. The Huskies will move on to the Elite Eight, but the Cardinals have to be looking forward to another year of Jackson scoring at will in 2017.