Back to the Washington Huskies Newsfeed

Kalen DeBoer takes the reins as head coach at Washington

SEATTLE (AP) — At some point during the whirlwind of the past few days, Kalen DeBoer grabbed the phone and for the first time in his coaching career had a conversation with Chris Petersen.

One of DeBoer’s big questions for the highly successful former coach and someone he admired from afar: How best to make the transition from coaching at a Mountain West school to being the head coach at Washington?

“I think his experience moving from Boise (State) here, I think is very relatable to my situation. ... I’ll pick his brain as well as others on what’s been successful here and how to attack it.