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The No. 9 Washington Huskies were dominant through an easy non-conference schedule. They will be tested more rigorously as their Pac-12 season begins this weekend.Well find out quickly what we have, Washington coach Chris Petersen said.After home victories over Rutgers, Idaho and Portland State, the Huskies face a road challenge Saturday in Tucson against Arizona, which is 2-1. The game starts at 10:30 p.m. ET at Arizona Stadium.Tougher conference tests await -- the Huskies host No. 7 Stanford and then play at Oregon after this -- but the Wildcats have been known to pull off some big upsets. Arizona is 7-5 at home against top-10 teams since 2005, and it has a win over a top-10 team in each of coach Rich Rodriguezs first four seasons.When you get into your league ... I dont want to say it means more, but it means more, Petersen said.I think everybody plays pretty hard anyway, but everybody plays a little bit harder and all those type of things. And then you factor in that were going away, night game, first league game -- I know what the energy will be like in that stadium. That will feel completely different to us.Washington is on a six-game winning streak, dating to last season, having scored more than 40 points in each game.Sophomore quarterback Jake Browning has thrown nine touchdown passes in the past two games and leads the nation in passing efficiency with a rating of 206.9.I was impressed with him last year, but you can just see hes more comfortable with everything theyre doing, Rodriguez said. Hes almost spot-on in every decision, which, for a second-year player, is pretty remarkable.Washingtons first-string defense hasnt allowed a touchdown this season, and the Huskies rank 15th nationally in total defense, allowing 269.3 yards per game. Rodriguez said NFL scouts tell him Washington has at least seven players on defense who will end up playing on Sundays.NFLDraftScout.com ranks three Huskies among the top 100 prospects for 2017 -- safety Budda Baker (No. 34), cornerback Sidney Jones (No. 47) and linebacker Azeem Victor (No. 95).Arizonas offense likely will counter with a different starting backfield combination than it had at the start of the season.Sophomore quarterback Brandon Dawkins has started the past two games in place of injured Anu Solomon, passing for 200 yards and running for 100 in both victories over Grambling State and Hawaii. The status of Solomon (knee) wasnt known early in the week, but Dawkins seems likely to start again. He is a superior running threat, while Solomon, a two-year starter, has more experience.The thing he did well (against Hawaii) was his decision-making was good, Rodriguez said of Dawkins. His eyes were in the right spot. He was decisive in all of his actions, and I think that is why he gained some confidence as the game went on.Arizona starting tailback Nick Wilson spent the second half Saturday night with his left foot in a boot, so he likely will be replaced by J.J. Taylor, a 5-foot-6, 170-pound true freshman. Taylor dazzled with 18 carries for 168 yards against Hawaii, displaying a variety of spin moves and quick cuts.He has probably learned as quickly as any true freshman I have ever had, and I have had some really good ones throughout the years, said Rodriguez, who compared Taylors style to that of Noel Devine, one of his former West Virginia backs. Hes not the biggest guy, but he has good strength and hes a very competitive person.Arizonas defense under first-year coordinator Marcel Yates -- a former assistant under Petersen at Boise State -- is a work in progress. The Wildcats allowed second-half touchdown drives of 13, 10 and 12 plays against Hawaii.Arizona is small up front, starting a couple of 247-pounders among its three down linemen. This is the area that could get exposed the most by Pac-12 teams. Washington is averaging 143.3 rushing yards per game but could turn it up against Arizona by delivering a steady dose of running back Myles Gaskin, who gained 1,302 yards last season as a true freshman.Gaskin wasnt needed much in Washingtons early blowouts -- 40 carries for 217 yards -- but he should be a bigger factor as the Huskies competition improves. Bob Lilly Jersey . The 43-year-old closer, in his 19th and final big league season, has said hed like to play the outfield. Yankees manager Joe Girardi says hes thinking about allowing Rivera to do it this weekend, when the Yankees finish their season with a three-game series at the Houston Astros. Roger Staubach Youth Jersey . 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