UW and Nebraska face off in Lincoln this weekend for the first time as conference foes. The long and storied history between the two teams stretches exactly 101 years and two weeks to the day between the very first match up in 1925 and this Saturday's game. That shared history primarily revolves around the four games played during the 1990s when both programs were at their peak. The 1991 game featured a furious second half comeback in Lincoln that built the momentum towards UW's eventual national championship. The Cornhuskers' return trip to Seattle in 1992 set the stage for the loudest recorded home crowd in college football history. Five years later, Nebraska returned to Montlake to get their revenge for the previous two games while on their way to their own national championship in 1997 in Tom Osborne's final season.
For these two programs, the current stakes of this weekend's game are much lower, although not entirely without significance. Both Washington and Nebraska enter Saturday night's matchup at a crossroads in their seasons. Nebraska sits at 5-2 overall and 2-2 in Big Ten play, but the Cornhuskers are coming off consecutive close losses to Indiana and Oregon. Despite those defeats, Matt Rhule's team has established itself as one of the league's most physical and statistically dominant defenses, keeping every game within reach through disciplined play, strong linebacker action, and excellent situational defense.
Washington, meanwhile, is 4-3 overall and 1-3 in conference play. The Huskies snapped a three-game losing streak with a 38-26 victory over Purdue before their bye week and arrive in Lincoln needing momentum to salvage their Big Ten campaign. Jedd Fisch's offense remains heavily dependent on its passing attack, ranking among the conference's better aerial units, but questions at quarterback and a struggling rushing offense persist.
Over Matt Rhule's four years at Nebraska, the Cornhuskers have embraced a physical and gritty, defensive-oriented identity as a program. Under first-year defensive coordinator, Rob Aurich, Nebraska has maintained the aggressive, fundamentally sound identity Nebraska built under Rhule. The Cornhuskers rank 14th nationally in scoring defense, 9th in total defense, and are holding opponents to just 171 passing yards and 99 rushing yards per game on average. Their suffocating rushing defense on early downs often position them in 3rd & long passing situations where they pressure packages and blanketing secondary can create plays. This formula is what has allowed Nebraska to lead the FBS in defensive 3rd down conversion percentage at just 19%. To put that statistic into perspective, Nebraska's defense has allowed just eight third down conversions in their four Big Ten conference games this season, including games with just one allowed against Maryland and Indiana.
Nebraska typically operates from a multiple-front structure, mixing even-front and odd-front looks while emphasizing gap discipline and disgui

The Washington Huskies have a problem on offense.
Jedd Fisch's unit has now scored 40 points in their first two games combined, ten fewer points than the Huskies were favored to win those two games by (23.5 against Washington State, 26.5 against Utah State). Washington has finished with more than 350 yards of offense in both of those games, but has found itself completely unable to move the ball consistently or score points efficiently through the first two games.
Quarterback Demond Williams Jr. has struggled to throw the ball in rhythm, often opting to scramble and utilize his talent as a runner to keep the offense on track. Washington has needed that from him, too: Williams has been the Huskies' leading rusher in both games as the running back depth has been decimated by injuries to Jordan Washington, Quaid Carr, and Jayden Limar.
But there has also been opportunity for Williams to throw the ball more effectively. He's missed several what should have been easy throws in the flat and placed longer throws into the end zone out of reach of his receivers more often than he's found those plays. It hasn't been all on Williams, however: starting X receiver Christian Moss left after two snaps in the Apple Cup, and starting Z receiver Rashid Williams left early on Saturday against Utah State, thrusting true freshmen Jordan Clay and Trez Davis into action. Dezmen Roebuck and running back Trey Cooley both also dropped passes that could have easily been touchdowns on Saturday, further putting the offense behind schedule and making for a messy operation.
"As an offense, we shot ourselves in the foot a lot," Williams told the media after the game.

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Following a 24-10 win over Washington State in the Apple Cup, Jedd Fisch and the Washington Huskies are looking for a more dominant performance in Week Two against the Utah State Aggies. With second-year coach Bronco Mendenhall and the Pac-12 program coming off a 29-17 loss to the FCS Idaho State Bengals, both programs are looking to ****** ert themselves, especially from a physicality perspective.
Get real-time updates, scoring plays, turning points, and expert ****** ysis throughout Washington's game against Utah State. Follow along for highlights, injury news, key plays, and instant breakdowns as Washington takes on Utah State in a pivotal non-conference showdown.
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Washington hosts Utah State tomorrow but before we transition to Saturday's gameday coverage. Here is the Week 1 mailbag!
Chicken Little: Is it time to panic?
I wouldn't say the sky is falling, but there is certainly plenty of reason to be concerned. The Huskies' struggles on offense are excusable, but they make you seriously consider a complete shift in expectations now that their two best running backs will miss time. Washington is in desperate need of a hot start to stay as healthy as possible for the toughest games on the schedule, which come in the second half of the season. I get that rivalry games can be funky, but there is zero reason why the Apple Cup should've been as close as it was. Wazzu's offense was horrid, and Washington's was equally so until the fourth quarter. For a team wanting to compete with the Big Ten elite… that's bad. I'm not panicking just yet, but I am considering lowering my win total because I'm not sure if UW will be healthy enough to be the best version of itself.
iadawg: Ellinneus Davis was supposed to be the best defensive lineman but he only had the third most snaps of defensive linemen. Can you explain this? Thanks.
Definitely strange, but I wouldn't spend too much time thinking about it unless it happens against Utah State and Eastern Washington. There's a good chance he had a minor injury bugging him, or head coach Jedd Fisch and defensive coordinator Ryan Walters saw opportunities with other lineman and took advantage. In the end, it worked out for the Huskies. His lower-than-expected usage rate is not a trend that I think will continue through the remainder of September.

#washington #time #defensive #offense

Union Berlin head coach Mauro **** rinelli acknowledged that his side's continued defensive problems extend well beyond one system or one centre-back partnership after Friday evening's 1-3 home defeat against Schalke 04. The result leaves Union with one point from their opening three Bundesliga fixtures and, considerably more concerningly, ten goals conceded.
Lustrinelli's side opened the campaign with a chaotic 3-3 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt before suffering a comprehensive 4-0 away defeat at Bayer Leverkusen last weekend. Schalke then became the third consecutive opponent to exploit a defensive unit still attempting to adjust to significant tactical and personnel changes.
"It's a lot of small things," **** rinelli told Sky Germany when asked about the ten goals conceded. "We're too undisciplined. We're not keeping up with the opponent. And the opponent profits. They exploit it. And we need too many chances to score goals. The two things are decisive over the course of 90 minutes."
The warning signs predate the Bundesliga campaign.
GGFN highlighted Union's defensive instability throughout preseason, with **** rinelli experimenting with multiple formations while attempting to move the club away from the three-centre-back structures that had defined the era of Urs Fischer and his successors.

#goals #bundesliga #centre

The Milwaukee Brewers are not an organization known for producing many power bats, but rather a team that focuses on developing toolsy players to play their style of baseball.
However, Andrew Fischer seems to be an exception. In a Minor League system full of players like Brice Turang, the Brewers have a player who's more Kyle Schwarber than anyone else. Andrew Fischer blasted his 47th home run of the Minor League season on Thursday, the most by a player since the turn of the century. However, his strikeout rate makes him an atypical Brewer.
His 47th home run passed Ryan Howard's 46 Minor League home runs in 2004 with the Philadelphia Phillies organization. Fischer is the first player to reach the 47 home run mark in a Minor League season since Tony Solaita in 1968.
Fischer's historic season is not over yet, as the Brewers' Double-A affiliate, the Biloxi Shuckers, still have four regular-season games left.
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#season #Baseball #andrew

Former Tennessee baseball star Andrew Fischer made history on Sept. 10, crushing his 47th home run of the season to break Ryan Howard's record for the most by a minor leaguer this century.
Fischer passed Howard, who hit 46 homers in 2004, with a solo shot to right field for the Biloxi Shuckers, the Milwaukee Brewers' Double-A affiliate. Fischer is the Brewers' No. 5 prospect and is hitting .272 with 113 RBIs between High-A and Double-A in 2026.
Fischer, a corner infielder, has hit the fifth-most home runs in a minor league season dating back to 1963, when the modern era began. He is eight home runs behind the all-time record of 55 home runs in a single season, set by Bill McNulty in 1974 with Triple-A Sacramento. That season, Sacramento played at Hughes Stadium at Sacramento City College, which had a left-field wall only 233 feet away from home plate.
The most recent player to hit 50 home runs in a minor league season was Ron Kittle in 1982 with Triple-A Edmonton. Biloxi only has three regular season games left for Fischer to reach that mark.
Fischer has been on a tear since being called up to Double-A. His latest home run was his 27th in 69 games with the Shuckers — a 54-homer pace for a full 138-game Double-A season. He finished with the seventh-most homers in High-A (20) despite not having played there since June 13.

#runs #shuckers

The Washington Huskies saw their top two running backs, second-year Quaid Carr and fourth-year Jayden Limar, both suffer significant injuries in the Apple Cup, dealing a significant blow to Jedd Fisch's backfield
However, during his Thursday press conference, Fisch delivered some good news about the injury-ravaged position, as third-year running back Jordan Washington continues to recover from a neck injury that he suffered during spring practice, stating that there's a chance the former four-star recruit returns this season.
"I am more optimistic (that Washington can play in 2026) based upon how his rehab has gone," Fisch said on Thursday.
"He's gotten a lot stronger; he's stronger than he was before he got hurt, with all of his weight room metrics...His speed is the same; the thing that we have to look at is cleared for contact. That decision gets made by the surgeon who took care of him, and then we have to look at conditioning. But in terms of how things are trending, he's doing exceptionally well, but we don't know anything until he gets scanned, and the scans—we're not ready for that yet."
Fisch added that a potential return could happen before the end of the season, but at the same time, tried to temper expectations around what that may look like, adding that he has several benchmarks to hit before he can even get scanned in an attempt to return.

#washington #look #season

The Washington Huskies entered their Sunday afternoon Apple Cup showdown against the Washington State Cougars with an intention to get off to a hot start. Washington head coach Jedd Fisch probably preached that message to his team often leading up to this matchup.
Unfortunately, the Huskies, ranked No. 17 in the ***** ociated Press' Preseason Top 25 Poll, came out flat. Washington only held a 10-0 lead at halftime and struggled to pull away from their bitter rivals until late in the fourth quarter.
As NBC televised the game nationally, Huskies fans voiced their frustration with Washington's performance.
A lot of their comments were focused on Fisch, who is on the hot seat this season. Fisch is calling the plays on offense for his team, so there's even more ***** e for him to be a target of frustration.
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#fisch #frustration #sunday #cougars

Merlin Polzin led his new-look Hamburg side out for their first home league fixture at the Volksparkstadion on Sunday afternoon, hosting a Mainz team with a familiar feel to them.
As Nicolai Remberg and Nadiem Amiri led their teams onto the pitch, Hamburg's Nordtribüne paid a touching tribute to the late Kevin Keegan with a wonderful choreo before kick-off. The Englishman, revered in the Hanseatic City after his exploits in the late 70s, sadly passed away in July.
Hamburg suffered a 2-0 defeat away to Borussia Dortmund on the opening day, and Polzin saw fit to make four changes to the starting XI that turned out in the Ruhrgebiet. A busy deadline day saw three new arrivals at the Volksparkstadion, with David Møller Wolfe and Zakaria El Ouahdi thrown straight in for their debuts; Fabio Vieira, meanwhile, began on the bench.
The visitors made two changes themselves to their starting XI that drew 0-0 at home to newly promoted Paderborn last weekend, with Kacper Potulski and Stefan Posch replacing Dominik Kohr and Danny Da Costa in defence.
Urs Fischer's side made the stronger start to the game, with a mistake from Jordan Torunarigha allowing Sheraldo Becker to force a good save from Daniel Heuer Fernandes within the first ten minutes. Moments later, Mainz worked a good opportunity from a corner for Amiri to strike at goal, though the German international sliced his effort wide.

#hamburg #amiri #home #away

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Washington and Washington State know each other as well as two teams can, but Sunday's matchup will still bring something new.
The 118th Apple Cup will mark the first time the rivals open their seasons against each other in a series that dates to 1901.
The 17th-ranked Huskies will host this year and are hoping to use the game as a springboard to further improvement after taking a big step forward in 2025. Coach Jedd Fisch's second season at the helm saw Washington win three more games than the previous campaign and will look for more this fall as quarterback Demond Williams and other key players return.
The Cougars are also coming off a winning season at 7-6 but have a new coach at the helm in former Missouri offensive coordinator Kirby Moore. He has overhauled the roster with nearly 30 incoming transfers, including new QB Caden Pinnick. The sophomore threw for 3,206 yards and 32 touchdowns last season for UC Davis.

#washington #state

On Day 9 of this countdown, Collin O'Meara took you back in time to fill out the 2026 roster with one player from Huskies history. I have procured use of Mr. O'Meara's Delorean, but I'm not looking to the past, I'm headed back… to the future!
If you want to be surprised by each UW game this year, I don't blame you, but you should stop reading now. The time machine allowed me to see the actual results of each game, down to the final score. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring back a sports almanac from the future for betting purposes, so I can only give you a high-level summary of each result.
UW 38 – WSU 17. The Kirby Moore era gets off to a barely passable start for WSU as Caden Pinnick makes a few big plays against a new look Husky secondary. The Dawgs also pick him off two times and are able to turn things over to the second-string offense for the fourth quarter. UW totals over 200 rushing yards, with Williams, Carr, and Limar each going over 50 yards.
UW 48 – Utah St 14. Week 1 gave the Huskies a solid, definitive victory, but it wasn't such a beatdown that the Dawgs truly made a statement. In Week 2, they resolved to do exactly that. After focusing on the run game against the Cougs, Williams and Fisch decide to air it out to the tune of four passing TDs, including a pair of TD receptions for Decker DeGraaf.
UW 55 – EWU 10. Not content with the style points accumulated against Utah St., the Dawgs set out to establish themselves as a heavyweight against their cross-state FCS opponent. This year's Eagles are not one of the best squads they have put together, and the Dawgs made that clear with 38 points in the first half. Roebuck got things started with a long TD catch on the first offensive possession and UW never looked back.

#huskies #time #things

Chances are, if you have watched a YouTube video, you have come across one where the creator is recording their experiences through a small, handheld camera. Usually, it is a GoPro (GPRO). And it is in the news now because prominent YouTuber and filmmaker Markiplier (also known as Mark Fischbach) has become the single largest shareholder of the company. Additionally, the company has now entered into a $285 million merger agreement with photonics company Starman Optical.
Aimed at expanding GoPro's reach in the AI and defense market, Starman CEO Charles Tebele said, "Advanced optics and imaging are essential to AI, national security, and the broader economy, yet much of the critical hardware supporting these technologies continues to be manufactured overseas. The combination of GoPro's world-class optical expertise and intellectual property with Starman's advanced transceiver capabilities and U.S. manufacturing platform creates a unique opportunity. Together, we intend to bring production of these critical components back to the United States."
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Washington's defense will defend against a familiar quarterback but in a much different situation on Sunday afternoon. Caden Pinnick will line up under center for Washington State. The former FCS Freshman All-American at UC Davis started for the Aggies inside Husky Stadium exactly one year earlier on September 6th, 2025.
"I don't think the representation of him playing against us a year ago in a different system at a different school is something that we can really pay attention to," defensive coordinator Ryan Walters said of Pinnick during the final week of Fall camp. He followed that up with additional comments on Tuesday of game week. "It's a completely different player when you're surrounded by a different environment," Walters noted. "[Pinnick] has athleticism to extend plays with his legs and is accurate when he has a clean pocket and can deliver the ball. [He's a] good player, which is why he was able to earn a starting job at Wazzu."
Pinnick started every game last year for the Aggies, including that game at Washington. Walters' defense held him to just 50 yards passing with one touchdown and an interception that Saturday night. But in total, Pinnick tossed for over 3,200 yards on the season with 32 touchdowns and an additional 437 yards on the ground. Walters knows the caliber of athlete he's up against for the second-straight season.
"[Pinnick] is a cerebral guy that can move around, extend plays with his legs, and he's accurate when he throws the football," Walters said. And during his first Monday press conference of the season, Jedd Fisch shared similar thoughts on the athleticism Pinnick brings to the position.
"He made a lot of plays with his feet, with his arm," Fisch recalled from studying Pinnick at UC Davis last year. "I remember, I think they were playing Mercer, that he made some unbelievable plays that I was very impressed."

#plays #season #washington #davis

Washington is about a week away from their first game of the season, as the Huskies are set to take on Washington State in an early-season edition of the Apple Cup on September 6.
With fall camp wrapped up, Jedd Fisch's team will now finalize its battles for positions on the two-deep depth chart as the Huskies focus on game prep for the first time this year.
Let's take a look at what that two-deep might look like on defense and special teams.
Starter: Elinneus Davis, Derek Colman-Brusa, Backups: Darin Conley, DeSean Watts, Kai McClendon, Omar Khan, TI Umu-Cais
Colman-Brusa has been the story of the offseason in the middle, looking every bit like a Big Ten defensive tackle despite being in his first college season. That's almost overshadowed a big offseason step from Davis, who has been wreaking havoc in practice for months and was voted as a captain earlier this week. Conley and Watts, both transfers, have been solid players as well and will give Washington a healthy rotation of bodies. McClendon could also factor in soon after he was recently fully cleared from an ACL tear last season at Mississippi State.

#first #davis #colman #watts

After watching the entirety of spring practice and the majority of fall camp from the sidelines while recovering from a torn ACL, defensive tackle Kai McClendon says he's back at 100 percent and ready to make an impact for the Washington Huskies this fall.
The former Mississippi State starter, who played in 12 games for the Bulldogs as a true freshman in 2024, didn't need long to make an impact after he was cleared to return to action. On one of his first reps in a team period during Tuesday's practice, the 6-foot-2, 320-pound junior batted a Demond Williams Jr. pass into the air, which turned into an interception for linebacker Buddah Al-Uqdah.
Moving forward, the Huskies are hoping he can develop into a disruptive piece in the middle of defensive coordinator Ryan Walters' scheme, which was one of the biggest factors in him choosing Jedd Fisch's program out of the transfer portal.
"They told me they like my game and my physicality and my experience," McClendon said on Friday. "They just want me to keep going and keep elevating off that so I can be a good part of Washington."
A big part of McClendon continuing to elevate his game comes down to defensive line coach Jason Kaufusi's plan for his development, and the Mississippi State transfer has placed all his faith in his position coach.

#fall #impact

With Jonathan ****** inga, a player the Los Angeles Lakers had been pursuing all summer, off the board and heading to the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Lakers are almost out of options as far as two-way wings or forwards.
However, there is one intriguing two-way wing who is still available in free agency: Bruce Brown. Brown, an eight-year NBA veteran, remains unsigned after a strong year with the Denver Nuggets.
During a recent livestream for Bleacher Report, NBA insider Jake Fischer said that Brown is a possibility for Los Angeles.
"I think he's in the mix for the Lakers, a team that has had some interest in him for several years now," Fischer said.
Last season, Brown averaged 7.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.1 ****** ists in 24.4 minutes a game while shooting 47.5% from the field and 38.5% from 3-point range. He returned to the Nuggets after spending the previous two years with the Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors and New Orleans Pelicans.

#angeles #year #years #kuminga

Four Washington Huskies were among the 94 college football players named by The ****** ociated Press, College Sports Communicators, and Fiesta Sports Foundation to the 2026 Comeback Player of the Year Award watch list over the weekend.
Wide receiver Rashid Williams, tight ends Kade Eldridge and Charlie Crowell, and running back Trey Cooley made the cut after each missed at least six games last season. Both Crowell, a third-year tight end who is coming off back-to-back missed seasons due to knee injuries, and sixth-year running back Cooley each missed the entirety of 2025, having suffered their respective injuries in fall camp.
Williams, a 6-foot-1, 205-pound fourth-year wide receiver, started the Huskies' first two games of the season at home against Colorado State and UC Davis before he suffered a collarbone injury in UW's 70-10 win over the Aggies that forced him to miss the next two months.
The former four-star recruit in the 2022 class was expected to return for a November 8 road game at Wisconsin, but a freak hand injury that resulted from Williams getting his hand stuck in a teammate's face mask in practice ended a return to the field in Jedd Fisch's second season as the Huskies' coach.
Eldridge, a Lynden, Washington native who returned home last year after spending two seasons at USC in 2023-24, played in the first seven games of the season before he suffered a season-ending foot injury in UW's 24-7 loss at Michigan in mid-October.

#williams #suffered

After a disastrous start under Bo Henriksen saw Mainz languishing in the bottom two heading into December, relegation looked a real possibility for the club despite securing European football just a season earlier.
With the club's hierarchy unable to hold out any longer, they pulled the trigger on the Dane before appointing Urs Fischer as their new head coach in December.
After a steady but unspectacular end to 2025 in his first few games in charge, the 05ers never looked back in 2026, losing just two of their opening 12 league games of the calendar year. Mainz eventually secured a comfortable 10th-place finish, putting any relegation fears to bed, while also reaching the quarter-finals of the Conference League.
The club will now look to take the next step under Fischer. With a full pre-season under his belt, those around the club will undoubtedly be looking forward to seeing what the new campaign can bring.
Mainz enjoyed an impressive and unbeaten pre-season campaign, winning seven of their eight fixtures while drawing the other.

#season #fischer #league #looked

With the Washington Huskies set to kick off the 2026 season in less than two weeks against the Washington State Cougars in the Apple Cup, Jedd Fisch's team got an influx of reinforcements back during Tuesday's practice.
As ******* ps and bruises accrue over the course of fall camp, Fisch's coaching staff has been a big proponent of playing things safely. Cornerback Dylan Robinson, linebacker Zaydrius Rainey-Sale, and offensive lineman Champ Taulealea have missed time over the last few weeks, and all three made their return to the team portions of practice, while defensive tackle Kai McClendon took his first reps with the Huskies after spending the entirety of spring and most of the fall recovering from a torn ACL.
"Right now we're just trying to see where he fits in," defensive coordinator Ryan Walters said of the Mississippi State transfer on Tuesday. "We've just got to put together a good week of practice, and follow that up with a good week of game prep, and we'll see where he's at."
If his first practice is any indicator of that, the third-year player could be a strong addition to the interior. He batted a Demond Williams Jr. pass into the air during an early team period, which turned into the day's only turnover, a diving interception for linebacker Buddah Al-Uqdah.
"Obviously his size and his experience," defensive tackle Elinneus Davis said of what McClendon brings to the interior. "He comes from an SEC school, but his style, he brings everything you want in a nose tackle, (3-technique), so we're trying to get him in the scheme and understand the blocking schemes, and that'll help him go a lot longer."

#practice #defensive #huskies #fall

The Los Angeles Lakers haven't given up on trying to ***** forward Jonathan ***** inga. They have been trying to acquire the free agent since early this summer, when they reportedly met with him and promised him a starting role.
After negotiations on a potential sign-and-trade deal with the Atlanta Hawks went dead a few weeks ago, they apparently restarted again, according to Kurt Helin of NBC Sports. Helin reported that the talks are now centered around Jaden Hardy, a guard Los Angeles acquired last month when it traded center Deandre Ayton to the Washington Wizards.
Now, Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report says that the ***** inga saga will be resolved soon, as the Lakers compete with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the services of the 23-year-old.
"Comes down to Minnesota or Los Angeles," Fischer said. "Kuminga, I think, has seemed to prefer going to the Lakers. They have the most opportunity to negotiate there. …
"The Lakers have been selling him on this vision of having him start next to Luka [Doncic]. They're gonna have the spending power in theory to reward him next year if all goes according to plan. That's going to come to some type of conclusion here soon. I thought it could have happened last week, but I still have been told nothing to suggest that ***** inga's situation is not coming down to the Lakers or the Timberwolves."

#helin #fischer #timberwolves #according

There isn't an obvious candidate on this Washington team to be a super star national level type of player. But, every college football season a handful of under-the-radar players end up atop the national leaderboards. Washington enters Jedd Fisch's third season in Seattle with a roster that's deeper and more experienced than either of his first two, and among that depth are a handful of players with a shot at topping an FBS statistical leaderboard by December. Here are five Huskies worth watching.
Green might be the safest bet on this list. The graduate transfer punter comes to Montlake after ranking sixth nationally last season with a 47-yard average on 63 punts at San Diego State, including 22 kicks of 50-plus yards. Before that stop, he averaged better than 45 yards a punt across two seasons at Northern Colorado and earned first-team All-Big Sky honors as a true freshman. He's already on the Ray Guy Award preseason watch list. He's 6-foot-4 and 230-pounds with a big leg and if his career averages continue into Big Ten play, he should be in national leader contention.
Roebuck was a true freshman revelation in 2025, finishing second on the team with 42 catches, 554-plus yards and seven touchdowns. He's the one healthy and proven returners among the pass catchers and will be relied upon quite a lot. Roebuck has since moved to a new number and a full-time slot role, the exact alignment most likely to rack up "easy" catches in Fische's scheme. His offenses historically favor the top two receivers with the vast majority of targets, so there should be plenty of chances for Roebuck, who gets open easily anyway. After 42 receptions last season, a leap into the 80-90 catch range isn't far-fetched if he's the number one or two guy from the start.
Williams is possibly the biggest reach on this list. He posted a 161.0 NCAA passer rating in 2025 — 10th nationally — while throwing for just over 3,000 yards and 25 touchdowns and adding 611 rushing yards and six more scores on the ground. Those are obviously very good numbers, but a good chunk of it came in games against the softer part of Washington's schedule. In Washington's four losses last season (Ohio State, Michigan, Indiana, Oregon), his passer rating dropped all the way to 107.8, and he simply hasn't risen to the occasion against that caliber of opponent yet. If Williams can close that gap in 2026 and prove he's just as efficient against Ohio State- and Oregon-caliber defenses as he is against the bottom half of the conference, his baseline efficiency is good enough that a national passing **** le becomes realistic. He's a preseason Davey O'Brien and Maxwell Award watch-list pick and clearly has the ceiling. The question is whether he takes that step against the teams that have given him trouble.
Manu isn't a name without a track record as he's already done this. In 2023 at Arizona, under Jedd Fisch, Manu led the Pac-12 in tackles with 116 to go with 9.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks and an intercep

For nearly two decades, The Smoking Musket has been a home for Mountaineer fans to celebrate the wins, agonize over the losses, debate the coaching hires, and share in all the chaos that comes with being a WVU fan. Now, just in time for an undefeated, "Return the Glory," "They Know What's Coming and Still Can't Stop It" football season, I'm excited and honored to take on the role of site manager and help shape where The Smoking Musket goes from here.
Taking over a site and community with this much history and love from Mountaineer fans is not something that I take lightly. I fully realize that I have D'or Fischer-sized shoes to fill and if I'm being honest, I would have never wanted to take on this role without the countless hours of entertainment that the previous stewards of this community gave me. The bottom line is that The Smoking Musket made being a WVU fan more fun for me, and I hope to carry on this tradition.
But I'm not doing it alone.
I'm also incredibly excited to introduce 2 new staff writers who will be joining us in this new era. Here is little bit of each of our backstories so you can get to know us:
Al Rawls- Staff Writer- I didn't grow up bleeding old gold and blue. I found this program the way a lot of people find the things that end up mattering most, by accident, mid channel surf, unable to look away. What kept me is what keeps most of us: that team has never played it safe a day in its life. Read option before it had a name, a coach who'd rather win ugly than lose pretty, quarterbacks who run like the play design is a suggestion. I'm based in Atlanta, which is where I get to write about the program from now.

#know #staff

Following Saturday night's mock game, there's no doubt about freshman outside linebacker Ramzak Fruean's role with the Washington Huskies.
"Ramzak's going to start for us," coach Jedd Fisch said after the scrimmage. "There's no question about that."
Throughout both spring and fall camp, the former four-star recruit out of in-state Bethel High School has flashed elite athleticism that has had Fisch's entire coaching staff buzzing about his potential. Over the last few weeks, that has turned into first-team reps along the defensive line, which has resulted in the havoc plays that defensive coordinator Ryan Walters wants to see from his pass rush, including a sack in Saturday's scrimmage.
"It's been exponential," outside linebackers coach Aaron Van Horn said of Fruean's growth. "Obviously, it's something you hope for from young guys especially; there's so much to learn as far as maturity-wise off the field and on the field."
"He takes things seriously, so he's taken a huge jump as far as the football school piece of it...the technique, the fundamentals. And the other piece of it that you can just watch is he practices as hard as just about anybody; you can just watch it, he practices everything. That's one of the things that he embodies, and it's showing up."

#field #watch

The Washington Huskies capped off their 2026 training camp with Saturday's mock game inside Husky Stadium. The evening event allowed fans to enjoy the final stages of summer while hearing from coach Jedd Fisch and gave a first look at the team before the regular season begins.
Despite some standout performances that show the kind of talent on the roster, the biggest takeaway from the night had nothing to do with the play on the field. Rather, the biggest win is the fact that the Huskies remain completely healthy as they look to turn the page towards their season opener in the Apple Cup against the Washington State Cougars.
"Glad we got through camp pretty healthy, really healthy, I think. We're getting everyone back at the right time, so [we] should have everyone back, or close to it, starting for practice on Sunday," Fisch told the media after the scrimmage.
Although Washington didn't suffer any severe injuries throughout training camp, there are a few key names that have been limited over the past two weeks. Center Landen Hatchett, cornerback Dylan Robinson, and right guard Champ Taulealea were among the starters who have not been a full-go in recent practices. However, Fisch said he expects them all to be practicing by as early as next week.
In recent years, the Huskies have suffered drastically from the injury bug, with outside linebacker Zach Durfree, cornerback Tacario Davis, and wide receivers Omari Evans and Rashid Williams among the list of players heading into the 2025 season who missed time due to injury.

#fisch #camp #healthy

A pair of Washington Huskies icons made their way back to Montlake this week, as Jermaine Kearse and Myles Gaskin stopped by fall camp to check out the 2026 edition of Jedd Fisch's program.
Kearse spent Tuesday morning at his old stomping grounds, looking on at the current generation of Husky pass catchers. The Lakewood, Washington native played his college ball for his hometown team from 2008-2011, where he finished his career No. 2 in program history in career receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns.
Following his illustrious college career, Kearse signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent, where he played for five of his seven years in the NFL and helped bring his hometown team its first Super Bowl in franchise history.
From playing his high school ball 45 minutes south of Seattle, to becoming one of the greatest receivers to don the purple and gold, to bringing home a Super Bowl to his home state, Kearse is regarded as a local legend in the Seattle community, and rightfully so.
The following day, running back Myles Gaskin paid a visit to fall camp. The Huskies' all-time leading rusher posed for a picture with Jedd Fisch following Wednesday's practice. In his four years in Seattle, Gaskin put himself in the conversation as the greatest Husky running back of all time, rushing for over 1,000 yards in all four seasons while helping Washington make the College Football Playoff in 2016.

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Another day, another fall practice for the Washington Huskies.
That's how it felt for the first hour or so as Jedd Fisch's team went through its fourth straight day of practice before the entire roster, and the majority of the coaching staff formed two lines in the middle of the field. On one end stood senior punter Hunter Green, and on the other stood defensive quality control coach Korey Rush and defensive tackle Darin Conley.
Green, fresh off an appearance on the Ray Guy Award watch list, sent a pair of end-over-end punts booming down towards first Rush, and then Conley, both of whom secured the kicks with ease. Rush's catch meant the coaching staff got the rest of the day off, while Conley's meant that the day was over for the players ahead of Saturday night's mock game.
The celebration at midfield, as you might imagine, was raucous.
With the second scrimmage of the fall on the horizon, it was a lighter day for the Huskies in a practice that mainly consisted of individual drills and special teams work, but secondary coach John Richardson's unit still showed up, as junior nickelback Rahshawn Clark made one of the more notable plays for the day.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that his administration will allow more beef to be temporarily imported into the U.S. without triggering higher tariffs, as he remains under pressure to cut costs and address affordability issues ahead of November's midterms.
Beef prices have climbed to record highs amid a sharp drop in the number of U.S. cattle, consistent consumer demand and limits on cattle from Mexico, where the animals are facing a flesh-eating pest. The U.S. president has also imposed 50% tariffs on Brazil, a major beef exporter.
The president's plan, however, drew immediate skepticism from agricultural experts and backlash from cattle ranchers and conservative rural-state Republicans. Ranchers, normally some of the president's biggest supporters, are enjoying some rare profitable years and worry cheap beef imports will reduce cattle prices — and with it, the incentive to increase herd sizes.
"We all want lower grocery prices, but as I've said for months, we cannot do it at the expense of American producers," Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., said in a statement. "Flooding the market with foreign beef hurts our livestock industry and undermines the long-term solution: growing the U.S. cattle herd to meet demand."
Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., said in a social media post just hours after Trump's announcement that the president's "heart is in the right place," but importing beef will "harm our ranching families who feed the nation."

#cattle #demand #herd

DC Ryan Walter's Husky defense enters year three of the Jedd Fisch rebuild with a unit that looks stacked with proven veterans on paper, such as LB Jacob Manu, LB Xe'ree Alexander, S Alex McLaughlin, and transfer CB Manny Karnley. However, there are handful of younger and previously injured players who have turned heads this fall camp, and many of them will be stepping into bigger roles the Big Ten. Here are five defenders worth watching closely for a potential breakout season this year.
Before getting into it, it's worth defining what "breakout" actually means for this list. For the true freshmen, that bar is Freshman All-American. For everyone else, it's earning first- or second-team All-Big Ten honors. To the list!
Rainey-Sale arrived on campus as one of the more talented linebacker recruits in recent Husky history, but a torn ACL derailed his momentum from his freshman season. Now healthy again, he's pushing for the starting job next to Jacob Manu, and his physical tools at 6-2 and 240 pounds make that an enticing pairing. If he can stay on the field, Rainey-Sale has the kind of, speed, range and instincts that could make Washington's linebacker corps one of the best in the country. His ability to rush the passer and drop into coverage make him a valuable ****** et.
Dillard-Allen started three games as a true freshman last season, so he's already established himself somewhat within the program. What he showed was a player who was physical, confident, and unafraid of contact, which earned him the nickname "Batman." Dillard-Allen is another highly rated recruit looking to become a full time starter in his second season, but his fly-around-the-field physical playing style has seen him crossing the line into foul territory a few too many times during fall camp. As reported by many close to the program, safeties coach Taylor Mays continues to work with him on playing up to the line, with discipline.
A year behind Dillar-Allen and Rainey-Sale is the true freshmen duo of Coleman-Brusa and Fruean. These two true freshmen represent the kind of immediate talent infusion up front that many programs hope for. Colman-Brusa was basically handed a starting defensive tackle job once he arrived on campus and he profiles as a disruptive, versatile player who can win from multiple alignments up front. Fruean, meanwhile, has been in the mix pushing for reps as an edge rusher, with his length and speed. Washington doesn't have a clear number one guy at edge rusher so there's a big opportunity for Fruean to really establish himself. Between the two of them, there will be plenty of snaps to go around.

#allen #fruean

A College Football Playoff appearance has led to a significant pay raise for Oklahoma coach Brent Venables.
Per ESPN, Venables and Oklahoma have agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2031 season. As part of the contract, Venables will have an average salary of $10.5 million over the remaining six years of his deal.
Oklahoma went 10-3 in 2025 and made the playoff for the first time since the 2019 season. The Sooners beat Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri and LSU in November to earn a layoff spot before losing 34-24 to the Tide in the first round of the postseason.
It was a four-win jump for Oklahoma from a 6-7 season in its first season in the SEC.
According to USA Today's coaching salary database, Venables made just over $7.5 million in 2025 and was the 23rd-highest paid coach in the country just behind Washington's Jedd Fisch and ahead of former Florida coach Billy Napier.

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