Washington hires Jedd Fisch as their next head coach | Joel Klatt Show

[@wgriffin3460]

DeBoer broke our hearts, and Fisch doing the same thing to Arizona brings me no joy. We were rivals, not enemies, and I'm truly sorry that this is what college football has become, i hope you guys get a great coach and do great things in the Big-12.

[@cben86]

How did Washington hire DeBoer?

[@wgriffin3460]

​@@cben86are you, as a USC fan, calling out anyone for hiring coaches away?

[@wgriffin3460]

@@Birdman669 that was some 🐴💩

[@cben86]

@@wgriffin3460 I am a USC fan but how do 99% of coaching hires happen? They get poached from another program. How did UW hire Peterson or Sarkisian?

[@wgriffin3460]

@@cben86 Petersen was hired away from Boise State, but after 12 years. Sarkisian's move came with a promotion from OC to HC.

[@maximus0928]

It was an honor to see Jeff Fisch transform what I thought was an impossible task in today’s college football and work and work at recruiting, recruiting, recruiting. When I read preseason we were in I think the low 20s of top recruiting football schools, I knew this year was special. Special it was. Thank you sir. You deserve to go wherever you wish and UW is great school. Buenas suerte, you’ll be missed!

[@SeekanDestroy03]

As a UW fan, Jedd seems like the type of guy to have 1 good season with us & pull another Kalen/move to the SEC...

[@jordanmerchant8757]

I think his goal is to be a head coach in the pros.

[@MongooseMan75]

@@jordanmerchant8757or go to Florida since he’s an alum

[@AZWldctFan]

You are correct to think that

[@MAJORp121]

but he signed a 7 year contract.... I mean, i know that a big time school could do a buyout and all that. But a 7 year deal has to stand for something, right?

[@Jason-lk9yi]

​@@MAJORp121It could stand for him absolutely fleecing UW.

[@jacobclark1457]

Like what Jedd was able to do as OC for Michigan. Was excited for his opportunity at Arizona and, despite a slow start, built up a good program there. Pulling for him at Washington, well, except for when they play Michigan at least.

[@rebelinthehighcastle]

Thanks for the in-depth explanation on Coach Fisch. My initial impression was his success was mainly due to the young replacement quarterback. I was not aware he took over Arizona when it went winless the previous season.

[@ccselmo9363]

Probably our best available option

[@Kevinisbatman]

Ugh I know. Go dawgs

[@ccselmo9363]

@@Kevinisbatman go dawgs 😔

[@RoadTo19]

UW should be very happy with the hire of Fisch. He's going to be a winner there.

[@JoelKlattShow]

The job he did at AZ was remarkable. I don't think people realize where that program was in 2020...Won't be surprised at all when Washington is right back in the CFP race in 2025. -Joel

[@andrewmcintyre7044]

You gave AZ zero mention or coverage this year. I’m guessing it because Fox wasn’t covering our games. Jedd will be missed here and I wish him tons of success at Washington

[@YoutubeGM206]

Nobody thinks of Arizona when it comes to football. Just Lute Olsen and basketball

[@Stinkinbadgez]

Dawgs played Az early and I was so impressed that I watch all their game after that. I hope you get to keep your qb and wr

[@tracylawrence3748]

I'm a UW fan and think Fisch will do well. I really hope the Arizona players stay put. They have a chance to win the Big12 if they stay together. Would make no sense to transfer for a coach. UW will find players to fill the gaps and be ready to compete for the playoffs in 2025 or 26

[@sontewong9935]

Some people inside the Huskies program had a feeling DeBoer wasn't committed to UW beyond this season. The contract extension was left on the table for a reason. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@tpatrickl9539]

Dead Fish is using W as a stepping stone. He’s off to the sec soon.

[@ZephraFPS]

@@tpatrickl9539 Not with a 40m buyout next season lmao

[@jordanmerchant8757]

Hey, same with Fisch. The UofA offered home somewhere around 3-5m/year for i think 5 years. Can't compete with Washington's offer though.

[@brianmyers4444]

He was under contract already thru ‘28…..

[@sontewong9935]

@@brianmyers4444 yes sir you're correct. AD Troy Dannen got busy soon after the first win vs Oregon. DeBoer left the offer on the table because he knew ahead of time that Saban was retiring. He had inside information ℹ️ sharing the same agent as Saban. Sexton his clients what they wanted. Smart business.

[@thetruth1816]

Jedd fisch back in the big 10.. interesting....

[@jamesdylandean614]

Here is a list of Huskies that have entered the transfer portal after DeBoer moved to the SEC: Tre Watson, TE, senior (signed with Texas A&M) Taeshaun Lyons, WR, sophomore (signed with Utah) Dylan Morris, QB, redshirt senior (signed with James Madison) Jaivion Green, CB, junior (signed with Stanford) Austin Harnetiaux, LB, sophomore Austin Mack, QB, redshirt-freshman Nate Kalepo, OG, redshirt-senior Dyson McCutcheon, DB, redshirt junior Asa Turner, S, senior Will Rogers, QB, senior Ethan Barr, LB, senior Jabbar Muhammad, Sr., cornerback Mishael Powell, S, redshirt senior William Haskell, QB, redshirt junior Jakson Bermon, S, redshirt sophomore Griffin Waiss, TE, redshirt-junior At least four athletes who previously committed to Washington announced their intention to decommit over the weekend after DeBoer's exit. Noah Carter, DE, Centennial HS, Peoria, Ariz. Dominic Kirks, DT, Riverside HS, Painesville, Ohio Zaydrius Rainey-Sale, LB, Bethel HS Keona Wilhite, DE, Salpointe Catholic, Ariz. The recent upheaval comes as the Huskies will lose receivers Rome Odunze, Ja'Lynn Polk and Jalen McMillan and running back Dillon Johnson to

[@sontewong9935]

The list isn't totally accurate. Some guys already entered or planned to enter the portal before DeBoer signed with Alabama. Dom Kirks never signed his NLI. I'm interested in the list after Jedd Fisch has settled in.

[@jamesdylandean614]

@@sontewong9935 There could be some significant reenters, with the announcement of our new coach.

[@sontewong9935]

@@jamesdylandean614 I understand. I played youth, middle school and high school football in the state of WA. I have now coached at the middle school and high school level. I agree with you regarding the re-enters. I wish DeBoer & his family the best. Troy did the best with what was available.

[@CRMdrifter]

Some of these guys were already transferring beforehand but still, the roster is being gutted.

[@WhatThang]

Remember that Odunze, Polk, and McMillan were in the portal too when Deboer took over. I'd say Fisch has to do some real convincing to get the players back, but if he can get FIfita and McMillan from AZ, it'd be a good start.

[@TheSkyline5467]

Ba pa, this is the sound of settling, ba pa, ba pa

[@georgejonson9463]

I was thinking maybe Pete Carol might've been a good look...

[@tylergoswick4536]

For Arizona Jamey Chadwell would be huge Ryan Grubb Garrett Riley Jason Candle Worst case they keep Brennan Carroll and try to save some of the offensive talent from transferring

[@sontewong9935]

Brennan Carroll is probably headed to UW with Fisch. He can be closer to his dad that is 72 years old.

[@brianmyers4444]

Grubb going to Bama

[@abhi5ingh]

Great analysis like always

[@tommackay7433]

I’m getting more excited about the possibilities for Washington now. But if he does well, he will probably jump ship like DeBoer did.

[@cben86]

With big10 and SEC separating from the other power 5, Washington is a very good HC opportunity. I don’t think DeBoer would have left for anything outside of Alabama.

[@chasesteele]

He will take the Florida job next year

[@turneryoung905]

Beat Oregon twice after beating them in Autzen in 2022**

[@ricobrown2127]

Arizona is a Basketball School! They don't use the resources for Football. So it makes sense for him to leave. Arizona going to Big 12 (Kansas, Oklahoma State and Baylor). I get it! Time for changes! Arizona is left in a better place because of Coach Jedd!

[@garthcasper3955]

Happy day in Tempe .

[@TMats100]

So, be happy for Fisch and Washington? Struggling with that. Arizona alum

[@ZacharySkipworth]

DeBoer owes Washington nothing. You don’t turn down a top five job to stay at a top 30 job. I think it’s safe to say Fisch looks like he will fail at Washington.

[@DionMckissack]

Wasnt he there for 1 year? Whatxhu mean such a successful run? U mean he had a 1 year run. The great story in college football he left them high and dry in AZ. Great story 👏

[@rocketman1090]

Teams now under 30 day transfer rule will replace HC departures with other HC's who will bring players in portal. Washington needs the players Jedd has as much or more than they need JF. The transfer rule needs amending after a HC is hired away. Washington now dangling a couple million in front of AZ qb or top receiver. They are not done with the poaching process. Arizona will hire within or get Johnney from Texas to keep players from transferring or they go the HC route and poach players to fill spots leaving for Wash or elsewhere.

[@someguy6212]

Fisch should've stayed at Zona. Had a loaded team going into the Big 12. He would win there, get in the playoff and get the Florida job down the road. Now he goes to a depleted Washington team that has to navigate the Big 10.

[@AZWldctFan]

Fisch backstabbed the University that gave him a chance. His agent is trying to save face but Fisch lied to Arizona over and over again. Funny thing is if De Laura did not get hurt Fisch would have gone 6-6 instead of 10-3. Fifita saved him.

[@augustinrocha7548]

He'll be there for a yr. Florida will buy him out

[@YoutubeGM206]

​@@willr1796bingo kiddo didn't know the contract clause and Alabama are breaking their pockets with Deboer.

[@PvtPooter]

It's 20 mil

[@Stinkinbadgez]

Where did you get this info?@@PvtPooter

[@augustinrocha7548]

For Florida 20 million is nothing. They'll as uw, "hey you want that venmo or cash app?"

[@PvtPooter]

@@augustinrocha7548 😂😂😂

[@cyspec63]

As an Arizona fan for over 50 years I have lost my respect for Jedd Fisch. Larry Smith did the same thing when he left Az to go to USC. No loyalty or integrity.

[@clean1566]

As a Washington fan, I can say the same for Deboer. That was probably my wake-up call to the upheaval in college football. It’s all about the $, unfortunately:-(

[@fabio4805]

Yeah we just did to AZ what bama did to us lol

[@cyspec63]

@@clean1566 I suspect Fisch won't stay long at Washington either. Rumor has it he wants to get to Fla. To me, taking a team from, obscurity to a National power would be far more rewarding than jumping from team to team to get to the top.

[@prestondow8797]

@@cyspec63yep but they gotta buy him out for 25 million lol so if they want him and he wants to go to Florida uw will get hella money

[@NothingButSilicone]

I think what DeBoer did to Washington is worse. Has there ever been a time where a coach goes to the national championship and leaves 3 days later? At the same time I can also say that I’m more shocked about Fisch leaving. Arizona has (or at least had) 18 starters returning after going 10-3 and finishing 11th and joining a Big 12 that no longer has Texas or Oklahoma. With the 12 team playoff, I would have bet money that Arizona would have been in next season. DeBoer doesn’t rebuild. Never has as a division 1 head coach, and I question whether he ever will. Lot of players from Washington are graduating or leaving to the draft, and DeBoer didn’t exactly do a fantastic job at recruiting. If I were Arizona, I’d hire your offensive coordinator as the new HC, even if it isn’t the best hire. Just for retention alone. I’m excited to see what transpires with the rest of Arizona’s coaching staff and roster during the transfer portal. My guess is, Jedd gave UW some promises that he would bring over not only coaches, but players as well. If my team were in the ACC and Big 12, I’d be very afraid. I have a feeling teams from those conference are going to be seeing a lot of this. It’s now the Power 2, mid 2, and g5. I do not like the current landscape of college football, and I’m going to greatly miss the PAC 12. I’m afraid the only chance the Big 12 and ACC have is if they merge and can keep FSU and Clemson.

[@johnsonspark171]

Jedd Fisch should have been UM's next head coach, but instead Harbaugh is going to drag his feet and UM is going to be left scrambling and sifting through scraps. What an absolute disaster. How selfish can he be?

[@LindleyVI]

Sherrone Moore will get the Michigan job.

[@Xzrohrh]

Moore will obviously get the job

[@SarkDawg]

Selfish enough to make decisions that will place his alma mater on sanctions and jeopardize the credibility of the victory over Washington. When you dance with the devil, the devil doesn’t change, the devil changes Michigan.

[@TheKaoticivory]

The coach that coached wen he was suspended should get the job

[@zubrickadvisors6742]

LOL. Outsider.

[@thepowerg9394]

Who cares…Go Dawgs

[@PvtPooter]

You guys realize you started calling yourself dawgs in 1956 and Washington has been dawgs since 1922. So we know who the real dawgs are. It ain't Georgia.lol😂

[@Bryan-L]

Hahaha😂

[@smaimmigrationlawfirm]

You mean the Dawgs that made the cfp FINAL. You guys are the dawgs, no capital :)

[@FrankHowell-if8pl]

Fisch is just the next temporary in the hop scotch money grab. I'd hate to be a young man trying to make a good commit. I'll bet Fisch will be renting on a short term lease when he finds a home in the Seattle area.

[@joshuagarner1654]

If you put money on arizona to win the big twelve....ooof

[@phildirt3]

College football is dead to me . All greed no loyalty players are all free agents. Pac 12 gone f it i m done

[@JimBobson-r4y]

Tennessee Jed is a more popular name. Who the F is Jed Fish? anyone?

[@wp5224]

I’ve been to Tucson a few times. Not many people would want to be there any longer than necessary. UW in Seattle is a very nice place in comparison.

[@zonatucson]

Seattle is a trash can city. Jedd will find out soon.

[@joshdye4893]

Seattle is overrated some people like to see the sun once in a while. Hope Fisch fails miserably at UW he deserves it!

[@brianpeel1944]

Joel, why don't you cover the other side too? You just praise UW and Fisch but completely ignore the fact Fisch left Arizona out to dry after stating time and time again that Arizona was his dream school and he wasn't going anywhere. The whole thing optimizes the sad direction of college football. I know you're a fan of where it's going but this is not supposed to be the pros. College football has lost any semblance of purity.

[@A1Googler]

Jedd Fisch has not coached everywhere. He has only been a HC once

[@brianmyers4444]

Better look at his resume…..

[@Jason-lk9yi]

​@@brianmyers4444 He was an interim head coach at UCLA for a couple of games. I wonder why UCLA didn't extend him as the official HC after the season.........

[@donusmc1]

Him going to Washington makes a lot of sense because Washington has next to nothing. Cupboards bare, complete rebuild

[@LunaScopeJustin]

Jedd Fisch is a used car salesman

[@tpatrickl9539]

Dead Fisch gives the Arizona players 3 minutes of false platitudes. Take the money and run🏃‍♂️ No respect for the guy

[@genehope4881]

Does this guy owe someone money or something? Hes relocated more times than someone in the witness protection program. I give him two, maybe three years tops before he bolts yet again. TERRIBLE hire.

[@losthighway4840]

Leave it to this B10 propagandist to not even mention Arizona and what a joke this sport has become.

[@_JEBUS]

Hes not a very good coach. Hes unproven and really the only success he had was behind the coat tails of noah fifita. The joke is on Washington. A desperate hire is rarely a good one. 7 years at 7 million for 1 winning season at his firat HC job? Have fun firing him in 4 and having to pay him to not coach for the remaining 3 😂😂😂

[@frankdamiano8523]

College football was usually more enjoyable than the pros to me because less ego and the stability. That’s gone now. Probably won’t be a fan anymore, like usual, big money has ruined it.

[@harveyharveyness8773]

Too many players scrambling to the porta- Huskies will be 2 or 3 years away-plus a suspect defense who are poor tacklers and don't like contact-The new coach just stepped into a mess

[@RickHorejsi]

Washington huskies were overrated last year there record could of well been 7 and 5 too many close games

[@Stinkinbadgez]

But it wasn't was it Blanch. It was 14 and 1. Eat your heart out. Knowing you are miserable about that , makes it that much sweeter.