The Washington Huskies are gearing up to host four-star prospect Christian Thatcher, from Arbor View High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. On Tuesday morning, 247Sports released a crystal ball projection that their No. 29 ranked linebacker will commit to Washington.
Thatcher, who wants to make his decision before his senior season, was set to visit Washington on May 31 but recently changed his schedule. He will now visit coach Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes that day, wrapping up his schedule, which also includes Utah on June 7 and Kansas on June 14, with coach Jedd Fisch’s Huskies on June 21.
“I wanted Washington to be my last visit and this fits my schedule a little better,” he told Huskies Wire on Tuesday.
Fisch has been pursuing the speedy, three down linebacker since his freshman year, and continued the relationship going after arriving at Washington.
“I love coach Fisch. I love how he treats his people and his entire staff,” Thatcher said to Huskies Wire’s Roman Tomashoff in March. “I have a great relationship with [linebackers coach Robert] Bala, and I think I have the best relationship with any coach at any school with [defensive quality control coach] Aaron Van Horn, who has been recruiting me since his time at Arizona.”
“I’m so thankful for the relationship that I’ve been able to build with coach Fisch and his staff. The fact that we’ve been talking since my freshman year and that they’ve always been so good to me is so important moving forward and is something that has put Washington really, really, really high on my list.”
It appears that the star may be aligning for him to make his commitment to the Huskies soon thanks to the strong relationship he has developed with Fisch’s staff combined with the fact that Washington will lose four senior linebackers following the 2024 season, which could lead to Thatcher seeing playing time sooner rather than later on Montlake.
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