The Washington Huskies dominated the Pac-12 in 2023 and made it to the national championship final. Before they could think about how the team would handle their move to the Big 10, head coach Kalen DeBoer moved to the SEC. Taking over from Nick Saban at Alabama. An entirely new conference and a new head coach. Add to that the fact that 26 players left after DeBoer’s departure. Predictably, the Huskies suffered in Jedd Fisch’s first year. A 6-7 finish, but there were signs that the future could be brighter. The head coach has landed his guy under the center in Demond Williams Jr., but the concerns remain on the other side of the ball.
Before Fisch could even get to the bowl game in 2024, he lost his defensive coordinator to the Tar Heels. Steve Belichick joined his father, and in came Rya