Taylor Mays, a former O'Dea High School star, is reportedly returning to Seattle to become Washington's new safeties coach.
It's assuring for UW fans to have Coach Fisch's assessment so closely confirms what we all saw on the field on New Year's Eve. Of course, there's another part to this whole new world of college sports.
Coaching changes have been rampant as defensive coordinator Steve Bellichick followed his dad, Bill, to the North Carolina Tar Heels, and one of the top transfer portal additions, WR Johntay Cook, was dismissed from the team earlier this week. After a tough season that finished with a 6-7 record, the offseason has been up and down so far.
The Purdue Boilermakers are on a hot streak, and the Washington Huskies are struggling. Keep track of the action here.
A one-time five-star recruit in the 2006 class out of O'Dea, a private Seattle-area high school that has produced many UW players, highlighted by record-setting running back Myles Gaskin, Mays is a unique choice for Fisch since the two never crossed paths during their time in the NFL.
Washington hosts the Purdue Boilermakers after Sayvia Sellers scored 30 points in Washington's 82-69 loss to the Michigan Wolverines.
The No. 15 Purdue Boilermakers (13-4, 5-1 Big Ten) and the Washington Huskies (10-7, 1-5) meet Wednesday at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle. Tip-off is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network). L
North Carolina football grabbed a new portal talent Saturday for Bill Belichick, who previously played for his son at Washington.
Washington women’s basketball legend Kelsey Plum opened up about her emotional jersey retirement during the Huskies’ game against Purdue. It was a phenomenal afternoon for the program and its living legend as the team blew out the Boilermakers 87-58.
Kelsey Plum gave a heart-warming reaction to her jersey retirement by the Washington women's basketball team today
It was always a matter of when, not if, Washington would retire Kelsey Plum's number. Eight years after she graduated, it happened. At halftime of its game against Purdue on Saturday, Washington sent its first women's jersey to the rafters,