SEATTLE (AP) — Jonah Coleman had 177 yards rushing and two touchdowns as Washington beat Colorado State 38-21 on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.

It was one of Coleman’s most productive games of his collegiate career. The senior running back came two yards shy of his career high, which came on Nov. 11, 2023 against Colorado while he was with coach Jedd Fisch at Arizona.

“Jonah’s a really, really good back,” Fisch said. “He’s gotten better and better and better, and so I think that tonight was probably his best night running the football that I’ve had him.”

Quarterback Demond Williams Jr., meanwhile, was excellent through the air, completing 18 of 24 passes for 232 yards and a touchdown for Washington.

Williams, who completed 78% of his passes last season, was efficie

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