A lot of attention was given to the Cowboys after their 24-0 loss to Colorado about their inability to deal with man-to-man coverage from opposing defenses.
UW was much better in its 30-27 home win over UNLV. True freshman quarterback Austyn Carta-Samuels said two of his three touchdown passes to juniors David Leonard and Travis Burkhalter were “man-to-man beaters” meaning his receivers beat their guy in man coverage.
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Coach Dave Christensen took the blame for sophomore punter Austin McCoy’s incomplete pass on fourth down in the second quarter.
“It was a lack of communication on the fake. We didn’t get it to everybody and that was a mistake on my part,” he said.
McCoy said the fake was on at the time, but then called off by protector Weston Johnson. McCoy said he didn’t hear Johnson call off the fake.
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UW put an emphasis in practice about finishing strong, and it did as it outscored UNLV 17-14 in the second half . It was the frst time in this season UW outscored its opponent in the second half and fourth quarter.
“I was very pleased with the way we competed for 60 minutes and not30,” Christensen said.
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Some other quotes from after the game:
“He matured every single time he came off the field. He became a more mature competitor. It was awesome.” — Christensen on Carta-Samuels.
“The first drive of the game is not always my favorite drive. I like the third or fourth once you see what (the defense) is coming out in and adjust to it.” — Carta-Samuels.
“It was the kind of pass you think about the night before the game about 40 times in your head. When he threw it all I had to do was stick my arms out and catch it.” — Leonard on his 34-yard touchdown in the third quarter.
“I think that our conditioning level showed. We we were a much better conditioned football team, and I think 7,220 feet might have had something to do with it.” — Christensen.
“There wasn’t any doubt in my mind.” — Burkhalter on if he thought he got at least one foot in bounds on his 15-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter, the first of his career. The play was reviewed by instant replay, but the call on the field was confirmed.
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See Monday’s paper about the interceptions and the turnovers the UW defense is racking up, and how the team and some individuals stack up in the national rankings.
Also, I am a Harris Poll voter and the first one of the season will be in Monday’s paper. See how the first one looks, as well as how I voted.
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