Cardinal cripples Huskies’ hopes

Bryce Love ran for 166 yards and three touchdowns against the nation’s stingiest defense, leading Stanford to a 30-22 victory over No. 9 Washington on Friday night.

The Huskies (8-2, 6-2 Pac-12) started fast with touchdown runs by Myles Gaskin on the first two drives but stalled after that in a crippling blow to their hopes of getting back to the four-team playoff.

The Cardinal (7-3, 6-2) bounced back from a loss at Washington State last week as K.J. Costello completed 16 of 27 passes for a careerhigh 211 yards.

Stanford and the Cougars now control the Pac-12 North race. Washington State can clinch a spot in the conference title game with wins at Utah and Washington in the final two games. The Cardinal will go with a win next week against California and a Cougars loss.

Love boosted his Heisman hopes after being held to 69 yards last week. Though he failed to extend his streak of games with a run of at least 50 yards to 11, he helped control the clock against a defense that was ranked first in the nation in yards allowed and second in scoring defense. The Huskies had allowed only three TD runs all year.

Other games

Frank Nutile threw for a score and ran for another, Isaiah Wright had a 98-yard kickoff return and Temple kept its bowl hopes alive with a 35-24 win over Cincinnati . ... Squally Canada ran for 213 yards and a score as Brigham Young won at Nevada Las Vegas 31-21.