As a wise man once said, “Boy, that escalated quickly.” Washington entered the fourth quarter down 17-10, and by halfway through it, they were up 24-17 thanks to one man, Sean McGrew. The senior running back scored twice in the fourth quarter, rushing for 104 yards on the day and two touchdowns, yet it wasn’t enough for Washington to overcome the Beavers’ rushing attack.

B.J. Baylor led the way for Oregon State, running for 111 yards and two touchdowns, while they ran for 242 yards as a team. The Huskies held the Beavers to just 48 yards passing, but it didn’t matter. Oregon State averaged close to five yards per carry, and seemed to never be in third and long scenarios.

Washington should’ve had the game in hand, after Faatui Tuitele recorded a sack in his third straight game, and gave the Huskies the ball in the red zone. McGrew punched the ball in on the first play of the drive, but it was all Oregon State from there. They ran it right down the Huskies’ throat, needing just six plays to drive 75 yards and score to tie the game.

While the run defense was disappointing all night long, the thing that should rub Husky fans the wrong way the most is the play calls on the offensive side. A passing play on third and one when they could’ve very easily established the run. Then a run play on third and seven late in the game, along with a QB sneak on fourth and one when McGrew was averaging 6.5 yards per carry.

With Oregon’s loss to Stanford, the Huskies had a chance to establish themselves at the top of the Pac-12 North, but as my father said to me while we watched the game, this season is like the movie “Groundhog’s Day.” The same thing keeps happening over, and over, and over again. Incorrect or sloppy play calls every step of the way.

Nevertheless, those same things kept happening. Even after Terrell Bynum’s 44-yard touchdown on the game’s opening drive, and Oregon State following that up by missing a field goal, momentum just never seemed to be on Washington’s side. They were barely able to break even on the turnover battle, and every time it felt like they could assert themselves, they simply couldn’t. They went three and out four times, and turned the ball over twice. With the loss, Washington falls to 2-3 on the year, and 1-1 in conference play.