After Boise return, Washington moves on with freshman QB

With the return to the blue turf out of the way, Petersen and the Huskies can move forward from the 16-13 loss to the 23rd-ranked Broncos focused squarely on improving an offense that for the foreseeable future will be under the control of freshman quarterback Jake Browning.

[...] despite the struggles and lack of big plays, Browning had the Huskies on the cusp of a late comeback driving into field goal range in the closing moments only to see Cameron Van Winkle's 46-yard attempt that would have forced overtime miss wide right by just inches.

Petersen's offensive frustration from the loss centered on a running game that never got started and the inability to throw downfield.

Washington was limited to 29 yards rushing on 22 carries, just the 11th time since 1996 the Huskies have been held to fewer than 30 net yards rushing.

The Huskies longest completion was a 19-yard pass to Washington out of the backfield and the longest throw to a wide receiver was Dante Pettis' 17-yard reception on the Huskies final drive.