Will Rogers passed for 261 yards and four touchdowns and rebuilt Washington overcame another slow start to beat Eastern Michigan 30-9 on Saturday.
The Huskies failed to score in the first quarter for the second straight week to open the season under new head coach Jedd Fisch. But Rogers threw three touchdowns in the second quarter, including two to Denzel Boston, to help rev up the Washington offense."There’s things I have to clean up," Rogers said. "… This is not a finished product by any means, but we just try and get better each week and see where we can take this thing.
Gomez added field goals of 29 and 50 to his first quarter 57-yarder, giving him an EMU school record for most FGs of 50-plus yards in a game."Honestly, I’m not surprised," EMU coach Chris Creighton said. "He’s super talented. He’s made of all the right stuff, and he got his opportunities today and nailed them."THE TAKEAWAY
Eastern Michigan: The Eagles had hoped to grab their fifth win over a power conference team under Creighton, a former Seattle high school star. But after opening the season at UMass, then flying to the opposite coast for this week’s matchup, EMU didn’t have much left when the Huskies’ speed kicked in."Didn’t go the way we wanted to, but I think we’re going to learn a lot from this," Creighton said. "I still really like and believe in our team and what we’re capable of.
Eastern Michigan: Hosts Jacksonville State on Saturday.Washington: Hosts Washington State at the Seattle Seahawks’ Lumen Field on Saturday.
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