Jedd Fisch,Washington Huskies: Fisch is a coaching journeyman, making 11 college or NFL stops since 2008 and none for longer than three years. He enters his third season at Washington with a team that can build on last year's 9-4 mark and possibly return to the CFP. The 50-year-old has voiced a need for Washington to keep pace financially, especially given the spending of archrival Oregon and other Big Ten contenders. Florida and Michigan were both fits for Fisch but chose other candidates in the past cycle, so similar job opportunities likely would need to open to get him away from Seattle.
**note - Wk. 1 game vs WSU has been moved from 9/5 to 9/6**
vs WSU - WIN
vs Utah State - WIN
vs Eastern Washington - WIN
These three non-conference games should be wins, and anything less than that would be a profound disappointment.
vs Minnesota - WIN
The Golden Gophers finished 7-0 at home and 0-5 on the road, and we play them at home. They also lost their best defensive player, Koi Perich, to Oregon (boo).
@ USC - WIN (close)
The Trojans had the wheels fall off the bus defensively in the 4th quarter week 0 vs SJSU, and while that was a tune up game, Demond Williams has proven he can gash shaky defenses on the ground and through the air while our defense should be able to limit the Trojans offense. Also, even though we play on the road, the Trojan fans probably won't show up /j
vs Iowa - WIN (close)
The Hawkeyes always have a stout defense, which is something that has historically troubled Fisch teams, and this Husky team has a clear weakness on paper at skill positions on the offensive side of the ball. Obviously, this could change and there's a ton of upside there, and I think the Huskies should be able to have solid starters by this point in the season. The Hawkeyes also have a massive question mark at Quaterback and the Huskies have the advantage of facing them in Seattle, which is a huge boost, so I see them being able to take down Iowa.
@ Purdue - WIN
The Huskies should have no trouble against the bottom-feeders of the Big 10, no matter how much their AD wants to slander Indiana.
@ Nebraska - LOSS (Close)
I think the Huskies will drop their first game of the year on the road at Nebraska. The Huskies under Fisch have traditionally struggled on the road at home and Nebraska, despite recent mediocrity, is still home to one of the longest sell out streaks.
vs Penn St. - WIN
The Nittany Lions will be in a rebuilding year, trying to mesh a mediocre team from last year with a mediocre Iowa State team under Coach Campbell. While I think Campbell is a good coach and the Nittany Lions will be a dangerous team in the future, I think the Huskies should be able to beat them at home.
@ Michigan State - WIN
I anticipate the Huskies should roll, even on the road, in East Lansing against an almost entirely new Michigan State team.
vs Indiana - WIN (close)
This is definitely my most ambitious prediction, but I think the Huskies will be able to take down the Hoosiers at home. While Indiana is still a formidable team with an excellent coach in Cignetti, losing Mendoza is a massive blow to their offense and I don't think they'll be close to the same kind of magic that landed them the 2025-26 national championship.
@ 0regon - LOSS
This is by far (unfortunately) the best team the Huskies will play. As much as I'd love a win over the Schmucks, it'll take a phenomenal game from the Huskies to take down their rivals on the road - though anything can happen in rivalry games!
Floor: 7-5. I can't see the Huskies finishing worse than this, and it would take embarrassing losses to teams like Minnesota, Michigan State, Utah State, or Purdue as well as losing out against the top teams on their schedule to push the Huskies this low.
Ceiling: 12-1. The Huskies are a wild card especially with the unknown that is their offensive skill position group, but if the pieces come together Year 3 under Jedd Fisch will be a massive success and a CFP berth.
Prediction: 10-2. I think the Huskies will have a dominant year under Fisch and contend for a CFP berth as an at-large entrance. Their weak non-conference schedule will push them back, but if teams such as Nebraska, USC, Indiana, 0regon, and Iowa are top-25 teams their SoS should be able to boost them into the field.
I just bought 2 tickets in sec 330 for $70 a piece on the secondary market. I originally wasn’t planning on going, but since the future of the series is up in the air, it’s an afternoon game and the seats were affordable I figured why not.
Mario Bailey had the ability to create an explosive play every time he touched the football playing Wide Receiver for the Dawgs in the late 80s and early 90s. Mario earned Consensus All-American, First-Team All-Pac-10 and Pac-10 Co-Offensive Player of the Year honors in 1991.
Join us at Stout Bryant Park (109 W 39th St) for all Husky games this season, starting with the Apple Cup on Sunday 9/6. We'll have lots of fun UW swag and even door prizes.
There'll be a table just to the right of the host stand when you walk in with UW swag and raffle tickets 30 minutes before the game starts, so come say hi and grab some gear. If you’re coming alone or just want to meet other Huskies, come hang out with us!
Tell your friends, tell your family, tell random people on the street. If we can get a big crowd, we’ll have more influence to ask the alumni association for even better stuff in the future, maybe even catering for one of the games like the DC Dawgs get for the Apple Cup.
Plus, I can rub it in the other bar's face that passed on us so they could become the 10th Rutgers bar.
And if you’re coming alone, seriously, come hang out at the swag table. There’ll be a few of us there. And by a few, I mean at least two.
Washington Huskies head coach Jedd Fisch confirmed in a Monday news conference that, at least for the Apple Cup, Carr, Jayden Limar and Trey Cooley will all get significant reps and it will be a by-committee approach.
