Latest / Mike Check - A College Football Podcast / BIG GAME PREVIEW: WASHINGTON VS USC
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- Jackson: All right, Washington coming off a bad, bad, bad loss against Minnesota at home. USC also coming off of a loss against Oregon, forty one twenty seven. Line is USC minus nine and a half here over under set at fifty eight and a half. What you got, Davis? Davis: Yeah. Washington's offense has been one of the bigger disappointments of the year. they have not been able to run the ball whatsoever, averaging a hundred and seven rush yards per game. I think a lot of that was driven from non power or non FPS teams as well. so really the burden has been on Damon Williams. And he's played fine, but he hasn't really taken that next step that that we would have thought either. So Michig or Washington's three and one, they could easily be two and two, one and three. They've had some close wins. So I have not been impressed Jackson: Yeah, they're gonna have. Davis: with Washington. But maybe it's a get right game for that offense. I know that we said that. Yeah. Jackson: I was gonna say, I was gonna come in hot with that. If if if there's ever a time to to have a get right game, you see USC next on your schedule. It's a big game against a poor defense. ma maybe this is this is the game to turn things around. so but you're right, it it's been atrocious. Davis: Yeah. And and and to make matters worse, you have US C starting linebacker, Desmond Stevens out for the first half based on that late hit to Dante Moore. So we'll be reduced defense on top of that too. Jackson: Wow. He's not even suspended the whole game. I mean I know the targeting thing. Davis: he is yeah, he is suspended the whole game. I take that back. Yeah. Jackson: Yeah, yeah, they did. He Lincoln Riley, I think, did it. I think he like, you know, imposed the suspension like in house. I don't think Davis: Yeah, you're right. Jackson: it was an NCAA thing. But yeah. Like you said, Washington's offense is definitely the issue here. The their like the rush yards per game I think is yeah, one seven. It's right there. ranks hundred and twenty fourth in the country. Passing is not is not great either. The average two eighty nine passing, so Hopefully they Davis: Yeah. Jackson: get right against US C. I mean, I think it's it's definitely a game. I think US C is maybe in a letdown spot. You know, you blow one of your biggest games of the year, if you're Lincoln Riley, to a backup quarterback that, you know, it's kinda like we talked about on the on the recap show. Alright, ran into another technical difficulty. The freaking software thing did it again, so I will pick up where we left off on the I know Macy's computer is a lot better Davis: Did you look clear, Jackson? Jackson: than mine. This is kinda nice. I'm gonna start recording on her computer. I feel like I'm like professional. Davis: I didn't even realize those were Bama jerseys behind you until just now. Jackson: Yeah, dude, they look pretty good, don't they? anyways, if you're Lincoln Riley, it's kind of tough losing, like you did against Oregon. Washington's offense, I don't even remember what we've said, but Washington's offense is is is is struggled. but if you're ever gonna get right, I think it's against USC. I think it's now. It's a big game, it's one of their biggest winnable games of the year, in my opinion. I don't think Washington is gonna win this game, but I do like them to cover. So give me Washington plus the ten and a half or nine and a half. Davis: Yeah, I guess Jackson revealed my pick. But I don't I don't have a I don't have a strong lean here either way. Washington is actually and four against the spread and USC's one and four. So one of those trends has to break nine and a half. If if it was ten and a half, Jackson: Yeah. Davis: I'd probably take with the Washington side. We'll we'll s we'll see how much of a get right game it is for Washington's offense. I don't I don't know if they can can hang with them. I guess just give me US C plus nine or minus nine and a half, but I don't feel great about this one. Jackson: Yeah, I I don't really either. It's to me it's i honestly kind of a vibes thing. not really going Davis: Yeah. It is Washington's first game on the road the entire season though. Jackson: You got a veteran quarterback though. So to me I know, you know Davis: Yeah. No one goes to those games anyways. Jackson: Yeah, it's true. for what it's worth, S P plus projects USC minus eight and a half or eight sorry, minus eight point two. So you get a slight edge there with minus or the plus nine and a half. So I'll I'll go Washington. I'm with you though. I don't feel great about this one.