Tuesday Dots: Brownie Points
· Yahoo Sports
Washington comes out of Purdue with a win and extra week to rest, but also a full blown quarterback controversy. Brown made a strong case on Friday he should be the starter. This bye week feels like a turning point. If the coaches make the right call, this team could easily win a few more games. Make the wrong one and the Huskies likely miss a bowl game.
Visit mchezo.co.za for more information.
Dots
- Christian Caple has his day-after thoughts on the Purdue game ($), including whether Washington has a full blown quarterback controversy. He also asks how much of the performance was Purdue’s bad defense, the emergence of the run game, and other topics.
- Also from Caple is his recap of Fisch’s Monday press conference ($), which happens every week during the season. The big question was who is this team’s starter at quarterback? Fisch stated no decision has been made but Elijah Brown has earned consideration. You think?
- Most fans probably want a clear declaration right now that Brown is the starter, but I guess this is a step in the right direction. Or a step in the wrong direction because it ultimately will lead to starting Demond. We’ll learn more next week when they start game prep. It’s not impossible that Demond recaptures his previous form, but right now the answer is so clear and obvious as who should start.
Elijah Brown and Demond Williams Jr. will split reps this week during the bye before going into full preparation at Nebraska
— Lars Hanson (@LarsHanson) October 19, 2026
- The offense simply scores points with Brown in the game.
By comparison, under Demond Williams, Washington scored roughly 5 points per quarter and 20 points per game against FBS opponents.
— WestCoastCFB (@WestCoastCFB) October 17, 2026
The offense doubled their production under Elijah Brown and Brown didn’t get the luxury of facing WSU & Utah State. https://t.co/gMnnCZbYgm
- Again, Purdue’s defense is terrible, but you can’t argue the results with Brown:
QB play for JUST this weekends games. Up first is the Power 4. Michael Hawkins (!), Elijah Brown (!) among your top right QBs of the week. Need to watch Weigman and Mestemaker I missed that game and wish I hadnt! pic.twitter.com/gP3JhkbsR6
— CFBNumbers (@CFBNumbers) October 18, 2026
- Hopefully we see Dez Roebuck continue to emerge, because he is a serious offensive weapon:
Moment of the week for your Dawgs 🔥 pic.twitter.com/183hsolTef
— Washington Athletics (@UWAthletics) October 19, 2026
- Kevin Potts mostly does NFL draft stuff, but he analyzed and broke down a number of interesting plays from Friday’s Purdue game.
- All 14 of Washington’s transfers have appeared in a game this season. Can you guess which one hasn’t?
- Seems like the case most of the time. When one side of the ball is great, the other always seems to lag behind.
Washington has lost 6 games with Ryan Walters as the DC.
— WestCoastCFB (@WestCoastCFB) October 4, 2026
Points allowed in those 6 contests:
27
26
25
24
24
13
The Huskies desperately need an offense that can consistently score 28 points to become elite
- I’m not 100% sure what this means, but we’re not in the bottom left corner so that’s good!
📊 Opponent-adjusted offensive success rates through Week 7
— Bill Radjewski | CollegeFootballData.com (@CFB_Data) October 19, 2026
Houston, LSU, and USC are among the teams thriving in both passing and standard down situations.
Who’s staying on schedule, and who’s digging out of holes?
Where does your team land? 👀 pic.twitter.com/XN1c65M8h5
- And for defense:
🛡️ Now flip it to defense.
— Bill Radjewski | CollegeFootballData.com (@CFB_Data) October 19, 2026
Texas, Wisconsin, and LSU stand out for limiting success on both standard and passing downs.
Oklahoma is especially stingy on standard downs, while UCLA leads the way on passing downs.
Which defense would you trust to get a stop? pic.twitter.com/2GytnwRGff
- Great start for Kyler Gordon coming back from injury:
Kyler Gordon's season debut produced the second highest defensive grade in a game this season 😤 pic.twitter.com/283nayl74N
— PFF (@PFF) October 19, 2026