WASHINGTON STOMPS STANFORD

Washington wide receiver John Ross celebrates Friday in Seattle after teammate Myles Gaskin, a tailback, scored a touchdown on a 4-yard run against Stanford. The Huskies beat the Cardinal 44-6. Ted S. Warren, The Associated Press seattle» Jake Browning threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns, Myles Gaskin added 100 yards and two scores, and No. 10 Washington was dominant on both sides, overwhelming No. 7 Stanford 44-6 on Friday night.

After months of hype that Washington (5-0, 2-0 Pac-12) was on the verge of a breakout, the Huskies showed they were ready for their return to the national stage.

And they did it emphatically, handing Stanford (3-1, 2-1) its worst loss since a 41-3 setback against Arizona State in 2007.

The Huskies raced to a 23-0 halftime lead, scored early in the second half to go up 30-0 and coasted to their biggest victory over an AP Top 10 team since beating No. 5 Southern California 31-0 in 1990.

Chubb out against Vols.

Georgia tailback Nick Chubb will not play Saturday against Tennessee because of an ankle injury, a source confirmed to ESPN.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution first reported Chubb would not play against the Vols.

Georgia coach Kirby Smart, however, wouldn’t rule out Chubb facing the Vols during a Friday afternoon appearance on the “Paul Finebaum Show.”

“Nick Chubb remains to be a game-time decision,” Smart said.

NCAA clarifies rules on hits. The NCAA issued two

new interpretations to guide how officials should identify targeting fouls, one of which is meant to clarify the exact location of the “crown” — the part of the helmet which must be used to incur such a targeting penalty.

“It seems that some officials have been interpreting the crown of the helmet to mean the tip-top portion of the helmet only,” NCAA football secretary-rules editor Rogers Redding said in a news release. “We want everyone to understand that the crown of the helmet starts from the area above the face mask to the dome of the helmet.”

The second interpretation released by the NCAA pertained to replay officials, who have the opportunity to stop the game to determine if an egregious targeting foul was missed by on-field officials.

“There have been some instances where this rule could have been applied for targeting fouls,” Redding said.