Nov 8, 2025; Madison, Wisconsin, USA; Washington Huskies head coach Jedd Fisch looks on during the first quarter against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images

After a shocking turnaround in his previous stint at Arizona, that success has followed coach Jedd Fisch to Washington.

The Huskies had an up-and-down Year 1 under Fisch as they had to replace nearly the entire roster following the departure of Kalen DeBoer to Alabama, but Fisch currently has them 6-3 to start the 2025 season. Though Washington is coming off a tough loss to Wisconsin, Fisch's name continues to come up as a candidate for several open jobs, notably the Florida and UCLA jobs.

Fisch addressed those rumors Monday, firing back at hot board creators as "people who have no idea what's going on."

"I would say those lists are made by people who have no idea what's going on... I don't think that they would know how I enjoy coaching here, that we've spent a ton of money into building this program the way we want to build it, that I had a great hand in all the facilities," Fisch said. "I was a big part of making the decisions on how we wanted to recreate this space to give our players an unbelievable opportunity to have a recovery room that they never had, working on making sure that they have the best nutrition they could possibly have, give them great new meeting rooms, new office spaces for our coaches."

Fisch certainly has connections to both programs. Florida is his alma mater, and one of his first coaching jobs was under Steve Spurrier with the Gators as a graduate assistant from 1999-00. Fisch also served as the offensive coordinator (and later interim coach) at UCLA in 2017 before spending the next two years on the Los Angeles Rams staff.

Still, Fisch insisted he's happy at Washington, and he even addressed rumors that his family is not a fan of the Seattle area. Fisch's wife and three daughters currently still reside in Arizona.

"I think, unfortunately, what happens is they just want to tie coaches to lists," Fisch said, "and then we have to sit there and defend it rather than just be able to just tell our fans: Our players, our coaching staff, myself, my family, we love coaching at the University of Washington.

"The ridiculousness of people that want to claim that because my wife and daughters are living in Arizona, because I have a 16-year-old who's been in five different schools in the last eight years to finish her high school, has anything to do with my decision. Or the ridiculousness of just putting my name on a list just to do it. Not only does that affect recruiting, it affects our team, it affects our staff. My hope is that our players, our coaches, our families understand how much we love it at Washington."It's yet to be seen if Fisch will still be coaching the Huskies in 2026, but amid what's going to be a wild coaching carousel cycle, anything could happen.

This article originally appeared on College Sports Wire: Jedd Fisch addresses rumors connecting him to open Florida, UCLA jobs

Reporting by Tyler Nettuno, College Sports Wire / College Sports Wire

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