Washington snags five picks, pummels Boise State in L.A. Bowl

Washington and Boise State were locked in a defensive stalemate for the first 15 minutes of the LA Bowl on Saturday at SoFi Stadium – the final game in the Bowl’s short history. Each offense was held to less than 60 yards, scoring their only points outside of field goals.

But the moment Washington forced the Broncos defense into an error, the Huskies called checkmate.

On Washington’s second drive, quarterback Demond Williams Jr. threw the ball up the middle to Denzel Boston. The receiver turned the catch into a 78-yard touchdown, the first big spark in a 38-10 Washington win over Boise State.

The Huskies continued to pile up points and held the Broncos to just three points for most of the game.

Jedd Fisch and Washington defensive coordinator Ryan Walters led an attack that held Boise State’s offense to three points until the fourth quarter. The Huskies intercepted the ball five times. Meanwhile, Williams was 15 of 24 passing for 214 yards and four touchdowns.

Boise State extended its recent futility against Power Four teams, losing its 10th straight game. The Broncos’ last win against a major conference team was in 2019 when they beat Florida State. Their offense was no match for the Huskies’ defense, converting four times on third down and twice on fourth down.

With a scoring opportunity in the fourth quarter, Boise State’s Max Cutforth threw a pass intended for Chase Penry, who was waiting in the end zone. Instead, the ball was intercepted by Washington’s Leroy Bryant.

Boise State’s drought ended when Cutforth threw an eight-yard touchdown pass with 1:18 left.

It was a little too late for Bronco fans to see this happen.