Wrapping up the Huskies’ loss to California, plus other Pac-12 action

Let’s wrap up Washington’s turnover-filled, 30-24 loss to California on Saturday with some links, plus a look back at a wild day in the Pac-12.

--- Here’s our game story, focusing obviously on the Huskies’ five turnovers. An excerpt:

SEATTLE -- After his final act of inadvertent charity, Washington Huskies quarterback Jake Browning fell to his knees, slumped over and held his head near the Husky Stadium turf.

He had just committed his third turnover in this 30-24 loss to the California Golden Bears, scrambling desperately away from the ceaseless Cal pass rush that sacked him five times before forcing a bad throw into a bad spot.

Cal defensive back Damariay Drew picked it off with 1 minute, 57 seconds remaining, the final giveaway from which the Huskies could not recover.

“It was like our 12th turnover of the game,” a terse Browning remarked afterward. “So we’re not going to play with anybody if we do that.”

Forgive the freshman for his exaggeration. The Huskies only turned the ball over five times Saturday. It just felt like a dozen.

Browning threw two interceptions and lost a fumble. True freshman receiver Isaiah Renfro lost a fumble. And tailback Dwayne Washington lost a fumble with the Huskies trailing 27-21 in the fourth quarter, driving at Cal’s 38-yard line with 10:53 remaining.

That was one play after Browning just barely overthrew Washington on a wheel route up the left sideline that might have netted a touchdown had the throw been on target.

“If the ball hits my hands, I’ve got to catch it, regardless,” Washington said. “It was slightly a bad ball, but it hit my hands. I should have caught the ball.”

--- We also have this sidebar story about the Huskies’ missed tackles, and this notebook leading with an item about Budda Baker sitting out due to an ankle injury.

--- John McGrath writes that the Huskies need to clean up their mistakes before it’s too late.

--- And TNT photographer Drew Perine has this photo gallery from the game.

--- From Adam Jude: the young Huskies were left humbled by their stumbles and fumbles.

--- Larry Stone writes that UW will be a work in progress with three freshmen starters on the offensive line.

--- It might not be time to get excited about UW football just yet.

--- Here’s the story from the San Francisco Chronicle.

--- And from the Mercury News.

Elsewhere in the Pac-12 ...

Utah 62, Oregon 20 -- Really? The Utes scored 62 points at Autzen Stadium? Yes, they did. So what the heck is wrong with the Ducks?

UCLA 56, Arizona 30 -- UCLA turned question marks into exclamation points. ... Where do the Wildcats go from here?

USC 42, Arizona State 14 -- The Trojans cruised to a calm, cool victory in the desert. ... The Sun Devils were embarrassed.

Colorado 48, Nicholls State 0 -- Not much to say about this one. The Buffaloes cruised.

This story was originally published September 27, 2015 at 1:18 AM with the headline "Wrapping up the Huskies’ loss to California, plus other Pac-12 action."