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BYU Football: Offensive balance and two more keys to beating Washinton

By Shaun Gordon

TUCSON, AZ - SEPTEMBER 01: The Brigham Young Cougars huddle up around quarterback Tanner Mangum #12 during the second half of the college football game against the Arizona Wildcats at Arizona Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Tucson, Arizona. The Cougars defeated the Wildcats 28-23. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
TUCSON, AZ - SEPTEMBER 01: The Brigham Young Cougars huddle up around quarterback Tanner Mangum #12 during the second half of the college football game against the Arizona Wildcats at Arizona Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Tucson, Arizona. The Cougars defeated the Wildcats 28-23. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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GLENDALE, AZ – DECEMBER 30: Quarterback Jake Browning #3 of the Washington Huskies throws a warm up pass before the start of the second half of the Playstation Fiesta Bowl against the Penn State Nittany Lions at University of Phoenix Stadium on December 30, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. The Nittany Lions defeated the Huskies 35-28. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ – DECEMBER 30: Quarterback Jake Browning #3 of the Washington Huskies throws a warm up pass before the start of the second half of the Playstation Fiesta Bowl against the Penn State Nittany Lions at University of Phoenix Stadium on December 30, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. The Nittany Lions defeated the Huskies 35-28. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

Stepping Up in the Secondary

While BYU has to establish their passing game, they’ve also got to limit Washington’s. The Huskies haven’t exactly been lighting it up through the air, averaging 272 yards per game, but they’ve got a veteran quarterback and very good receivers that will look to take advantage of the Cougars’ young cornerbacks.

While Husky quarterback Jake Browning hasn’t been as sharp as expected early on this season, he’s capable of having a monster night, and he’s got three very good receiving targets in Aaron Fuller, Ty Jones, Quinten Pounds.

Washington running back Myles Gaskin is an elite rusher. He’s not the same type of runner that Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor is, but they both have the ability to take a game over.

BYU held Taylor in check, and part of how they did that was by limiting the Badgers’ passing attack. Last year, Alex Hornibrook lit up the Cougars through the air, but the same thing didn’t happen in this year’s upset.

If the Cougars have any chance to keep Gaskin in check, they’ve got to limit the passing game without having to drop extra players into coverage.

If Browning gets hot and the Cougars can’t contain the passing game, it will be a very long night for BYU.

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