BLOOMINGTON, Indiana — So much for the benefits of a bye week. On a cloudless day in the Midwest, the University of Washington football team showed up unprepared rather than rejuvenated.
The Huskies gave up a sack on the game’s first play and committed penalties on the second and fourth snaps. Everything went downhill from there as the Huskies said bye bye early on to unbeaten and 13th-ranked Indiana and lost 31-17.
Even with ESPN College GameDay turning up the temperature, with network personality Pat McAfee running around the stands shirtless and Hoosiers fans wildly waving Curt Cignetti towels, the UW (4-4 overall, 2-3 Big Ten) came in sleep-walking on their third foray into Big Ten territory, all losses…