{"id":86200,"date":"2026-03-31T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/?p=86200"},"modified":"2026-03-31T08:57:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:57:02","slug":"jedd-fisch-uw-coaches-open-spring-practice-at-presser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2026\/03\/31\/jedd-fisch-uw-coaches-open-spring-practice-at-presser\/","title":{"rendered":"Jedd Fisch, UW Coaches Open Spring Practice at Presser"},"content":{"rendered":"
Jedd Fisch has made Spring practice open to fans, students, and the media for five seasons. This will be the sixth, and it begins for Washington Football on Tuesday, March 31st. \u201cThe best part of Spring practice when I was a college student was the opportunity to go watch a Florida Gator practice on my way home from class,\u201d Fisch described on Monday. The third-year Washington head coach studied at Florida before becoming a graduate assistant for Steve Spurrier in 1999. Fisch has made it a point to repay that opportunity to his program’s fans and students. His 2026 roster at Washington will look a little different, with several starters off to the next level. There are also some changes to note regarding position group skillsets and position changes as a whole. <\/span><\/div>\n

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Player Availability <\/span><\/h3>\n
Of the 94 players on the roster, 12 will either be unavailable until the Fall or limited in some capacity this month. Among that list are four returning players. <\/span>Buddah Al-Uqdah<\/a><\/span>, <\/span>Rahshawn Clark<\/a><\/span>, Russell Davis, and Kade Eldridge are each rehabbing injuries and will be unavailable until the Fall. Transfer <\/span>running backs Jayden Limar<\/a><\/span> and Trey Cooley are also out the entirety of Spring, along with defensive tackle Kai McClendon. True freshman and early enrollee receiver Blaise LaVista is also sidelined for the month.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The other four players are CJ Christian, Landen Hatchett, Justice Williams, and transfer offensive tackle, Kolt Dieterich. Fisch noted that each of these guys will be available at some point throughout the Spring, but not immediately. <\/span><\/div>\n
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In place of Hatchett at center, Fisch said that Geirean Hatchett will be the team\u2019s starter at center to begin the month. The older Hatchett was granted an additional, seventh year of eligibility. In his career, Hatchett has played 71 career snaps at center. Forty-one of those were at Oklahoma in 2024 before his injury that year. The other 30 were as a Husky in 2022. Lowen Colman-Brusa, Parker Cross, and Jake Flores will also be in the rotation at center this month.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Running Back Depth<\/span><\/h3>\n
The running back position is expected to have eight players available and healthy to begin practice. Even after the departures of Jonah Coleman and Adam Mohammed, and with injuries to Limar and Cooley, this position room is loaded with talent. Among that group will be <\/span>D\u2019Aryhian Clemons<\/a><\/span>, originally a defensive back for the Huskies. \u201cWe had him here as a DB,\u201d Fisch said on Monday. \u201cAnd with both Jayden Limar and [Trey] Cooley being out for Spring, we wanted to make sure that we would have good competition at running back.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
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Clemons played running back in high school. At Spanaway Lake High School, he had 17 touchdowns and over 1,800 rushing yards on 288 carries. Said Fisch, \u201cWe wanted D-Clem to be rewarded for how hard he\u2019s been working, and give him an opportunity to compete at that running back spot.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
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Overall, this group of runners will differ in terms of its skill set from recent years at Washington. \u201cThey\u2019re extremely fast,\u201d running backs coach Scottie Graham said on Monday. \u201cWe could probably win the 4×100 NCAA\u2019s with our running back room.\u201d Graham pointed to the 100-meter speed of Jordan Washington (10.2 seconds), true freshman Brian Bonner Jr. (10.4 seconds), and redshirt freshman Quaid Carr (10.5 seconds). \u201cThey\u2019re different,\u201d Graham continued, \u201cBut one of them will step up just like Jonah stepped up in the past.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n

New Voices of the Locker Room<\/span><\/h3>\n
Demond Williams<\/a><\/span> will still be the leader and voice of this team. But outside of the rising two-year starter, Fisch pointed to <\/span>the offensive line<\/a><\/span> as a strong source of leadership in the locker room. \u201cJohn Mills has certainly elevated his voice. For another young player, he has done an incredible job in leading.\u201d Fisch continued, \u201cThat offensive line group in general has been elite in leadership. Elite.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
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Earlier this offseason, Mills mentioned the position group\u2019s goal of winning the Joe Moore Award at the end of the season. The trophy is awarded annually to the nation\u2019s top offensive line. Four of Washington\u2019s five starters return from last season, with a total of 2,552 snaps played in 2025. It\u2019s the most experienced group Fisch has had in his time at Washington. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Offensive line coach Mike Switzer confirmed that they identified it as a position group goal back in January. But this Spring, he\u2019s focused on the now. \u201cAll we can worry about is getting better each day. Obviously, having a goal in sight, but that\u2019s far, far off.\u201d Switzer said the priority is getting better as individuals and as a unit throughout April. \u201cI love that they have that thought and that goal, and that\u2019s fantastic,\u201d Switzer said on Monday. \u201cBut our real focus is how do we continue to be as good as we can be, as fast as we can be this Spring as a group.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
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Spring practice at Washington begins in the afternoon on March 31st, and runs Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday until the last week of April. It will be capped off with the Spring Game, \u201cDawgs After Dark\u201d on Friday night, May 1st.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Main Photo: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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