Following a 35-6 loss to the Penn State Nittany Lions, Washington Huskies fans were clamoring to see more of the future of coach Jedd Fisch’s program, freshman quarterback Demond Williams Jr.
But after the game, Fisch said that he was going to stick with fifth-year senior Will Rogers when the Huskies take the field on Friday night against UCLA. During his Monday press conference, he doubled down on that sentiment.
“Will will start Friday,” he said
Williams saw a career-high 32 snaps in the loss to Penn State, as Fisch let the first-year play the entire second half, but it doesn’t appear the coaching staff is in any rush to change its plans for the former four-star recruit.
“I would say our plan would be similar to the USC plan or Michigan plan, I think about 15 plays, 20 plays, but, that’s certainly up for grabs. There’s probably some game plan advantage if I don’t answer that more.” Fisch continued.
He also went on to offer back his starting quarterback, who ranks inside the top five in the Big Ten in completion percentage, passing yards, and yards per attempt.
“Will has led us all season long, he’s 5-0 at home. He’s done a fantastic job against Michigan, USC, and Northwestern in our home games here. He’s been a fantastic leader since arriving here. There wasn’t anything that I would say that occurred on Saturday night that I would hold him solely responsible for that would’ve caused us to say, ‘Hey, there’s just no way we’re going to win this game otherwise.’ I have total faith we’re going to win the game with Will as the starting quarterback and I think the team feels the same way.”