SEATTLE (AP) — Washington quarterback Will Rogers watched the final seconds tick away and wondered if the field at Husky Stadium was about to be flooded with purple. The Huskies earning the slightest bit of redemption against the team that topped them in last season's championship game felt worthy of celebration. “I was curious if they were going to do it, but when they did it, it was just awesome,” Rogers said.
“I've never been apart of that and it's something I'll remember the rest of my life for sure.” Rogers threw for 271 yards and a pair of first-half touchdowns, Jonah Coleman’s 1-yard TD with 6:22 left gave Washington the lead, and the Huskies beat No. 10 Michigan 27-17 on Saturday night in a rematch of last season’s College Football Playoff championship game.
This time around was far more competitive than that night in Houston last January when Michigan romped to its first national title since 1997. It also had a different outcome as the Huskies (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) used an offensive outburst in the first half and two key turnovers in the fourth quarter to take down the Wolverines. The celebration that followed the first big win of Jedd Fisch's tenure at Washington won't make up for the disappointment of the loss to Michigan last January.
But it was satisfying. “It feels good. You lose to them in the championship and then to come back and win and beat them, it feels good,” said Washington safety Kamren Fabiculanan, one of the few holders on the Huskies .
