Washington Huskies wide receiver Denzel Boston set career highs in receptions and receiving yards en route to a 42-25 win over Illinois on Saturday.

Washington picked up its first ranked win of the season Saturday, beating Illinois 42-25. The Huskies are bowl eligible with four regular-season games remaining.

The inability to get off the field on third and long has been a consistent issue in 2025 for Illinois. The biggest example of this was when Washington quarterback Demond Williams Jr. converted a 3rd and 18—yes 18— with his legs, that led to yet another Huskies touchdown.

The No. 22 Illinois Fighting Illini face a tough Washington Huskies squad today in this exciting Week 9 matchup.

Denzel Boston threw and caught a touchdown pass, and finished with career highs of 10 catches and 153 receiving yards to lead Washington to a 42-25 victory over No. 23 Illinois on Saturday.

Even with rain cascading down hard at kickoff, the University Washington football team looked ready to play against Illinois. To know this was to scan the Husky

The Illinois Fighting Illini (5-2) jumped back into the rankings at No. 23 this week despite a loss and heads west to visit the Washington Huskies (5-2) in a matchup of teams at 2-2 in the Big Ten Conference.

Illinois (5-3, 2-3) saw its playoff hopes slip right out of its fingers against Washington (6-2, 3-2). What started as a back-and-forth

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