Things are extremely even here in Seattle, where each team has one touchdown for a halftime score of 7-7. Field goals are being missed, interceptions are being thrown and three-and-outs are common on both sides.
UCLA drew first blood on a 31-yard touchdown run from Johnathan Franklin in the first quarter; Washington capitalized on a Richard Brehaut interception to equalize things on a short touchdown run by quarterback Jake Locker.
You can feel that ““ given the bowl-eligibility implications that this game carries ““ there is a heightened level of intensity in the air here at Husky Stadium. You can feel that, of course, only if your extremities aren’t numb from the cold.