Washington athletic director Jen Cohen issued a statement in the aftermath of a sideline incident in which coach Jimmy Lake appeared to make physical contact with redshirt freshman linebacker Ruperake Fuavai during the team's 26—16 loss to Oregon.
"We are aware of an interaction between head coach Jimmy Lake and a student-athlete during the first half of Saturday's game," Cohen said in a statement. "We have high expectations of the conduct of our coaches and we are working to gather more information on this matter."
In the first half, Lake rushed to break up a skirmish between Washington and Oregon players and in doing so appeared to hit Fuavai in the facemask.