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SEATTLE -- Chris Petersen was awaiting a test for No. Air Max 720 Sale Uk . 4 Washington different from what it faced earlier in the season with the hype surrounding a home win against Stanford or the history behind its road victory at Oregon.Playing on the road at No. 16 Utah was really the first true measure of where the Huskies stand. And the manner in which Washington came away with its 31-24 win over the Utes to remain undefeated was probably why Petersen was in such a good mood Monday.When those momentum swings come you feel it. It makes a difference. But I think for the most part our guys did a good job handling it, Petersen said. They would much rather play in that than the other type of environment where there is not much going on.Washington faced the types of challenges it hasnt seen much in the previous seven games. The Huskies trailed in the second half for the first time all season. Quarterback Jake Browning committed a costly turnover that allowed Utah to get back in the game. The Huskies defense allowed points off a turnover for the first time all season. Utah running back Joe Williams rushed for 172 yards. And there were a number of costly penalties committed by the Huskies.Yet, Washington found a way to prevail, thanks to Dante Pettis 58-yard punt return touchdown with 3:25 left that put the Huskies ahead for good.Washington (8-0, 5-0 Pac-12) is almost assured of finding itself in the top 4 when the first College Football Playoff rankings are released Tuesday. And the obstacles between the Huskies and the playoff are dwindling, although this week provides a unique test going back on the road to face California.But facing such a pass-heavy opponent could have benefits down the road for Washington with the regular-season finale coming at Washington State.Its good we just went on the road in a tough environment, so it just feels a lot different playing at home than on the road. So to go right back into another (road) environment, I think that can be a positive, Petersen said. Cal is good at home, like most are. If weve got to go on the road, to go back to back I think is OK.Pettis was named the Pac-12 special teams player of the week, to go along with linebacker Azeem Victor being named defensive player of the week. Victors 16 total tackles overshadowed a pair of costly personal foul penalties he received, one of which was for jawing with former teammate and Utah quarterback Troy Williams.Petersen said Victor had already completed his punishment for the unsportsmanlike conduct foul -- typically 500 push-ups. Its the same punishment Browning received after receiving a similar flag in the win at Oregon for pointing at an opposing player as he ran into the end zone.Its hard stuff because we want those kids playing right there to the edge. They have to play this game emotional and it is emotional, but you can play too emotional for sure, Petersen said. I think that was a little bit of the case with our defense for a lot of the game. That wasnt one of our better defense games.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org Wholesale Air Max 720 . 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Its the vision Virginia Tech had when it hired Justin Fuente as coach: A high octane offense combined with a resurgent defense led by Bud Foster guiding the Hokies back into the national discussion as an elite program.The Hokies (3-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) returned to the Top 25 this week at No. 25, and travel to North Carolina to face the No. 17 Tar Heels (4-1, 2-0) on Saturday.Right guard Augie Conte thinks the Hokies have something to prove.Ive never been part of a ranked team here at Virginia Tech where weve actually been ranked and gone out and defended it next week, which is something that Im not necessarily happy about, Conte said, but youre not ranked until you can go out and defend it and prove that you are in a spot where you should be.Virginia Tech hasnt been ranked since the week after it beat Ohio State at the start of the 2014 season. They checked into the poll at No. 17, but lost their next two against East Carolina and Georgia Tech.Conte and his teammates like the recognition, but dont want it to cloud their mission.I guess its cool to get recognized and all that, but I mean, our goal at the beginning of the year wasnt really to be ranked, it was to win the ACC Championship and get some rings, defensive end Ken Ekanem said. But beating North Carolina this Saturday definitely helps us on our way to our goal, so its obviously a big game.The ranking probably means more around campus than in the locker room, running back Sam Rogers said.A lot of people try to put a lot of hype around the game, he said. Were excited because its a great opponent and its an ACC rival, so were excited just to go out there and show what we can do, not so much about where well be after. That stuff will take care of itself.The Tar Heels played for the ACC championship last season and have continued to impress under coach Larry Fedora, now in his fifth season. They have consecutive final-second victoriess against Pittsburgh and at No. Cheap Air Max 720 Free Shipping. 23 Florida State, but Fedora is equally impressed with how quickly Virginia Tech has gelled in Fuentes first season.Justins done a great job with them, he said. First of all, a Bud Foster defense is like it always is every single year. Theres energy, its tough, they do a tremendous job. And then Justins brought in a more wide-open offense with a quarterback that can beat you with his legs or his arm. Im going to compare it to kind of some of the things that we do on offense. I think theyve got a really good football team, a really good football team.The Hokies have been led on offense by quarterback Jerod Evans, a transfer from Trinity Valley Community College in Texas. The junior has guided an offense that has produced at least 450 yards three times in four games, the first time a Hokies offense has done that since 2000.In four games, Evans has thrown for 13 touchdowns and been intercepted just once. Those numbers would be the best in the conference if not for the Tar Heels Mitch Trubisky, who has 13 TDs and no interceptions.North Carolina has won nine straight at home, which only ups the ante as far as the Hokies are concerned. They have yet to play a true road game, though they did face No. 9 Tennessee in the Battle at Bristol on Sept. 10.Since joining the ACC in 2004, Virginia Tech is 10-3 against ranked opponents on the road.Its definitely fun going into an away stadium and just facing more adversity like that, Rogers said. I really like going in and all the odds are stacked against you. I feel like thats where we do best.---AP Sports Writer Aaron Beard in Chapel Hill, N.C., contributed to this report.---Online: The APs college football page: http://collegefootball.ap.org---Follow Hank on Twitter: www.twitter.com/hankkurzjr ' ' '
