Jimmy Lake’s first priority as Washington’s head-coach-in-waiting is to maintain the program’s 21 2020 verbal commits ahead of next Wednesday’s early signing day.
But it’s not his only priority.
Besides beating Boise State in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 21, and sending head coach Chris Petersen out with his first bowl win since 2015, Lake will also look to add to the aforementioned 2020 class — which currently ranks 12th nationally by 247Sports and first in the Pac-12. It’s an already impressive Husky haul — featuring three four-star offensive linemen, two four-star wide receivers, a four-star quarterback in Ethan Garbers and a local five-star outside linebacker in Kennedy Catholic colossus Sav’ell Smalls.