After finishing the regular season at 6-6, Jedd Fisch knows that he needs to make major upgrades to his roster in order for the Washington Huskies to compete in the Big Ten in 2025. He has a talented young quarterback in Demond Williams Jr. but knows he needs to invest around the rising sophomore moving forward.
Throughout his first year in Seattle, the head coach has repeatedly stated that the Huskies need to get bigger, faster, and stronger along both the offensive and defensive lines, but in the new world of college football with NIL and the transfer portal, it takes a premium price to reel in productive trench players.
According to Colin Cowherd and John Middlekauff on an episode of the Colin Cowherd Podcast, the Huskies are willing to pony up the funds necessary to pull in top-end talent.
“At Washington, Jedd Fisch can recruit and he’s going to get that puppy to nine wins fast,” Cowherd said.
“I’ve heard they didn’t use much NIL money [for the 2024 season] because they wanted to take a deep breath,” Middlekauff added. “They’re going to be blowing it this year, so they will be aggressive.”
As players begin to announced their intentions to enter the transfer portal before it officially opens on December 9, the Huskies should be expected to be competitive in the recruitment of all the top names, especially in the trenches.