Huskies to return to College Football Playoff for 1st time in 7 years
SEATTLE — For the first time in seven years, the University of Washington Huskies are back in the College Football Playoff. A perfect 13-0 season will continue with a chance to win a national title.
UW is ranked No. 2 in the final College Football Playoff rankings and will meet No. 3 Texas in the National Semifinals, which is the Sugar Bowl. That game is played in New Orleans on January 1, with a 5:45 p.m. PT kickoff.
If that matchup sounds familiar, that's because it just happened last year. UW beat Texas in the 2022 Alamo Bowl, 27-20. Texas is led by former Huskies Head Coach Steve Sarkisian who has led a resurgence for the Longhorns.
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Meanwhile, in just 2 seasons, Kalen DeBoer has led his own resurgence with a 24-2 record at UW and now a bid in the College Football Playoff.
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The winner of the Washington/Texas Sugar Bowl meets the winner of the Rose Bowl between #1 Michigan and #4 Alabama in the National Championship game on January 8th in Houston.
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