In the span of one week, No. 13 Washington has gone from preparing for the nation's top-ranked team to getting ready for Idaho, an inferior team it has beaten 29 straight times.

The Huskies (1-0) were set to face No. 1 Miami before the entire Division I schedule was postponed last week due to the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. That game was rescheduled for Nov. 24.

All college football teams will be playing this weekend's games with a heavy heart, but perhaps none moreso than Washington. In addition to the grief felt by the entire country due to the attacks, 16 Husky fans were killed Sept. 12 in a plane crash in Mexico.

"You can't walk past a television set without seeing again and again the horror associated with the attacks and then to compile that with the disaster in Mexico and so forth," Huskies coach Rick Neuheisel said. "I want us to get focused on the task that we have as a football team but I think there is also a lesson in all of this that we ought to be extremely grateful for our lot in life."

While not playing Miami was a disappointment to the Huskies, they would like to line up against any team. Washington has been off since a season-opening 23-18 comeback victory over Michigan on Sept. 8.

"We were disappointed we didn't get to play them, but that's in the past," said tailback Willie Hurst. "We'll have to worry about that when the time comes."

Hurst carried 10 times for just 23 yards against Michigan while the whole Washington rushing attack managed just 90 yards on 34 carries.

Sophomore quarterback Cody Pickett completed 13 of 22 passes for 199 yards in his first start in place of the departed Marques Tuiasosopo, who led the Huskies to 11 wins last season and a share of the Pac-10 Conference title.

The Huskies are 30-2-2 all-time against Idaho, with their last loss coming in 1905.

"I consider all games pretty tough," Neuheisel said. "I don't factor in won-loss records or anything like that. Anytime you play and a team is trying to win then it is a tough contest. You can't ever take anything for granted."

Idaho (0-2) will play a Pac-10 team for the third time in as many games. The Vandals opened their season Aug. 30 with a 36-7 loss to Washington State, then fell to Arizona 36-29 on Sept. 8.

The loss to Arizona overshadowed a superb performance by senior quarterback John Welsh, who completed 28 of 46 passes for 349 yards and four touchdowns. Welsh also had a strong game in last season's 44-20 loss to Washington, going 23 of 29 for 256 yards.

"The first thing we have to do is continue to manage the football and not turn it over," Idaho coach Tom Cable said. "That's probably first and foremost. We also have to find a way to get to the passer, without having to blitz every down."