In the past, going week-to-week from USC to Stanford wouldn't be considered that big of a change. Both were usually athletic, physical teams that would try and run at you and play stout defense.
Things have changed a little bit. Now USC runs a wide-open Air Raid-style offense, while Stanford still tries to run it at you but will also utilize their tight ends a lot down the field. And Stanford's defense isn't quite as stingy as it has been in the past. They're currently 92nd in total defense and 127th in third-down percentage defense.
Definitely un-Stanford like numbers.
Washington Head Coach Chris Petersen was asked about the defensive drop-off for the Cardinal, whether or not they have to game plan differently for Davis Mills compared to K.J. Costello, the hassle that playing night games on the road presents, and also about the sideline interference penalty assessed to UW Saturday in their 28-14 win over USC and whether or not it was on him, which led into a humorous back-and-forth about his policy toward unsportsmanlike calls and especially when they're levied against linemen.
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