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PROVO, Utah (Ticker) -- Washington's new coach had the reputation as an offensive genius. Tonight, Keven Feterik and Brigham Young presented him with a defensive nightmare. Feterik threw for 500 yards and three touchdowns, including a 38-yarder to Chris Hale with 76 seconds remaining, as BYU spoiled the Washington coaching debut of Rick Neuheisel with a wild 35-28 victory in the season opener for both schools. The Huskies (0-1) had a chance to win it in the final minute, driving from their own 20-yard line to the BYU 11. But defensive lineman Byron Frisch sacked Marques Tuiasosopo for an eight-yard loss and on the game's final play Tuiasosopo's pass sailed out of the end zone. Despite being known for his offensive ingenuity, Neuheisel was unable to figure out the BYU defense until late in the game, when the Huskies scored 14 points off Cougar turnovers. Tuiasosopo twice scored on short runs, the second of which came with 5:04 left, and gave Washington a 28-27 lead. On the seventh play of the ensuing drive, Feterik found Hale in the end zone for the go-ahead score, then found tight end Doug Jolley for the two-point conversion to make it a seven-point game. The touchdown catch was the first career reception for Hale, who is the son of BYU athletic director Val Hale. Neuheisel went 33-14 in four seasons at Colorado before taking on the challange of reviving a Washington program that was just 14-10 the last two years and is without a Rose Bowl appearance since 1993. While Feterik, who completed 39-of-59 passes, stole the show, and Hale the spotlight, the Cougars also received a solid contribution from Lucas Staley. The freshman running back carried eight times for 39 yards and two third-quarter touchdowns. His 12-yard TD scamper with 3:16 left in the third gave the Cougars a 27-14 lead. Washington was unable to stop BYU (1-0) for most of the night. The Cougars' first six drives ended with four touchdowns and two missed field goals by Owen Pochman, who also had an extra point blocked after BYU's second touchdown in the second quarter. The Huskies' defense finally stiffened in the fourth quarter, when BYU running back Fahu Tahi fumbled deep inside Washington territory, leading to Tuiasosopo's five-yard TD run. Cornerback Anthony Vontoure picked off Feterik on the second play of BYU's next possession. Tuiasosopo was 22-of-36 for 237 yards with one interception and also led the Huskies in rushing with 35 yards on 13 carries. Chris Juergens hauled in seven passes for 75 yards, including three catches on Washington's final drive.
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