While the excitement surrounding Washington’s Big Ten arrival grows, all eyes in Seattle are on the quarterback competition, pitting Mississippi State transfer Will Rogers against true freshman Demond Williams.
Only one quarterback in the history of the SEC has logged more passing yards than Rogers, while Williams boasts explosiveness as a dual threat. The widespread opinion is that Rogers will be QB1 when the Huskies open the season.
If Rogers lives up to expectations and captures the starting job, time will tell whether or not Williams sees the field as a freshman. While some coaches enjoy packaging a backup mobile quarterback in ways to utilize their skillset, Fisch explained to Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain on KJR 93.