College Football – So who are the current worst players in Division 1-A football in the nation?

There’s good news for the 10 worst Sagarin-ranked Division 1-A teams in the nation: They’re not the worst team in the nation.

When we ask the question, “Who are the current worst players in Division I-A football in the nation?”, Army (190th out of 119 Division 1-A teams), Idaho (180), Eastern Michigan (171), North Texas (152), Southern Methodist (148), Kent State (145), Alabama-Birmingham (140), Louisiana-Monroe (138) and Washington State (136) can breathe a sigh of relief. The spotlight will not be on them.

There are actually 31 other teams (too numerous and irrelevant to mention here) ranked below the current worst team in 1-A football.

The worst team after week five of college football is ranked 90th by Sagarin, and it’s none other than the University of Washington Huskies.

This is not some idle designation or cursed comment, the Washington Huskies have earned this dubious distinction based on their lack of performance on the battlefield.

Among other considerations that qualify Washington as currently the worst 1-A team in the nation are these indisputable facts:

1) Washington is the only Bowl Championship Series-winning team in the country.

2) Washington is the only winless team from a major conference, and is only 1 of 3 winless teams among the 119 schools in the NCAA Bowl Subdivision (called Division 1-A by regular people left over from previous generations). North Texas (0-4) and Army (0-4), both mentioned above, are the other winning teams.

3) Washington has zero (zip, nothing) sacks this season, and ranks last among 119 teams in sacks nationally. Apparently, Husky defenders don’t know who to attack and when, or can’t push far enough on defense to get the job done.

4) Washington’s defense ranks last in tackles for loss. They have 13 in 5 games and every other team has more.

5) Washington ranks 118th out of 119 teams in total defense (yards given up).

6) Washington ranks 114th out of 119 teams in scoring defense.

7) Washington ranks 116th out of 119 teams in run defense.

8) Washington ranks 119th out of 119 teams in passing efficiency defense.

9) Stanford, the Huskies’ last opponent and last opponent at home, came in averaging 272 yards of offense and left Husky Stadium with a 35-28 victory and 466 yards of offense.

Husky’s new defensive coordinator this year is Ed Donatell, a former successful defensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons in the NFL. This should give you an idea of ​​the current lack of defensive talent at the University of Washington. Last year Washington’s secondary defense couldn’t cover my grandmother. Apparently, this year’s minor version is even less capable.

Jake Locker, Washington’s top offensive threat, fractured the first metacarpal of his right thumb in his throwing hand, so reserve redshirt freshman quarterback Ronnie Fouch will take over. Fouch’s backups will be redshirt freshman Taylor Bean and true freshman Luther Leonard. If Washington didn’t have bad news, it wouldn’t have any news.

On the bright side, the Washington Huskies have played the toughest schedule among the 245 Division 1-A and 1-AA schools, according to Sagarin’s ratings. Some pundits thought that if the Huskies didn’t beat Stanford when they had the chance, they might not get a win all year. They may be right.

It looks like it’s going to take a long time to grow up and play for the Huskies to do anything except squat.

Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley