SEATTLE — When the Big Ten added former Pac-12 schools Oregon, Washington, UCLA and Southern California to the conference last fall, there was a belief those programs would struggle to adjust their styles of play.

For years, Pac-12 schools that preferred aerial attacks and Big Ten teams that opt to run the ball clashed in Rose Bowl matchups.

The Pac-12 style meant more plays were being run in their conference play — something Washington coach Jedd Fisch said he’s noted.

Fisch, who previously coached in the Pac-12 at Arizona and as a UCLA assistant, said he expected to run 76 plays per game in that conference.

Last year, the Huskies averaged 64.7 plays per game.

“The Big Ten,” Fisch said in October, “is certainly a different league when it comes to the amount of plays being run.”

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