The Wiz of Odds

Washington Is Top Dawg When It Comes to Drama

Arizona State's Chris McGaha somehow gets behind the Washington defense with five seconds left and catches the winning 50-yard touchdown pass from Danny Sullivan on Saturday night in Tempe.

In the drama department, nobody can match the Huskies. They beat USC and Arizona and lost to Notre Dame and Arizona State in thrilling finishes.

The Agony of Da Feet

Arizona was seemingly on its way to victory Saturday night, leading Washington, 33-21, with three minutes to play. The Huskies scored to cut it to 33-28, then kicked off to set up this unthinkable play.

Wildcat quarterback Nick Foles' pass bounces off the foot of receiver Delashaun Dean and into the hands of the Huskies' Mason Foster, who returns it 37 yards for a touchdown. Washington added a two-point conversion and held off one last charge by Arizona to win, 36-33.

They're calling it the greatest comeback since the 1975 Apple Cup, when the Huskies rallied from a 27-14 deficit in the final 3:01 to defeat Washington State, 28-27.

Arizona Cheap Shot

Totally unnecessary late hit by Arizona's Vuna Tuihalamaka, who flattens Washington's James Johnson during the fourth quarter of Saturday night's game in Seattle. The Wildcats led at this point, but eventually paid the price, with the Huskies rallying for a 36-33 victory.

Notre Dame's 'Bush Push'

Notre Dame raised hell in 2005 when Reggie Bush pushed Matt Leinart into the end zone for the winning touchdown with three seconds left in USC's 34-31 victory. The illegal play became known as the "Bush Push."

The Fighting Irish were the ones doing the pushing on Saturday against Washington. It's clear from this video that not only was running back Robert Hughes' forward progress helped illegally by several of his beefy linemen (note No. 59 Chris Stewart pulling Hughes toward the goal), but the ball fails to break the plane of the goal before his right knee hits the ground.

Nonetheless, the pulling and pushing continues until Hughes ends up in the end zone for a successful two-point conversion, a key play leading to overtime in Notre Dame's 37-30 victory.

Washington's Winning Drive

A look at Washington's 10-play drive that resulted in the game-winning field goal against USC. Quarterback Jake Locker was spectacular on the drive, twice converting on third down, including a third-and-15 situation.

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The good news: The Huskies return 18 starters. The bad news: These guys have contributed to 14 consecutive losses, the longest skid in the land. OK, so we've established that there's nowhere to go but up for this once-proud program, and former USC assistant Steve Sarkisian was brought in to lead the Huskies back to the promised land. He's not getting breaks from the schedule-maker. Washington plays host to Louisiana State and USC and travels to Notre Dame in its first five games. Thanks to Amy!