Washington is heading back to the Midwest again, and this time the trip comes with a little extra on the calendar. UW is making its third Midwest journey in the last four weeks, and the hope inside the program is simple: keep the road results rolling.
There’s also a bigger scheduling note hanging over the program. Washington and Notre Dame have agreed to a home-and-home series, with the Huskies set to play in South Bend on September 27, 2031.
The Irish will return the trip to Seattle on November 11, 2034. UW hasn’t faced Notre Dame since 2009, and the Huskies are still looking for their first win in the series after eight meetings.
Christian Caple also noted that a Husky coach was fired the Monday after the last matchup with Notre Dame in Husky Stadium in 2008. The timing lines up with the College Football Playoffs’ announcement that teams need to play at least 10 Power-4 opponents, or Notre Dame, as part of the expanded playoff setup.
Washington is also discussing the possibility of keeping the Apple Cup on the schedule beyond the current agreement, which runs through 2028.
The Huskies met with the media yesterday, and there was plenty to unpack from both sides of the ball. On defense, Coach Walters walked through the 12-men-on-the-field penalty late against Penn State and said he took responsibility for it.
He said he and the rest of the staff need to be more detailed so it doesn’t happen again. Walters also echoed what Coach Fisch had said earlier: there weren’t really halftime adjustments, just reminders for players to stick to their assignments.
On offense, Coach Switzer talked about the growth of Kodi Greene and Kolt Dietrich, while also stressing that Washington wants to get the run game going early so it can open up the rest of the offense.
Derek Colman-Brusa and Darin Conley handled the defensive player side of the availability. Conley spoke about heading back to the Midwest, close to home, while Colman-Brusa discussed what it has meant to play in the Big Ten in his first season. Dawgman has a transcript.
The offensive players who spoke were Demond Williams, Geirean Hatchett, and Jayden Limar. Hatchett said he had hoped to “play side by side with” his brother in his final season of college football. Dawgman has a transcript of that interview as well.
Lars Hanson pointed out that Jayden Limar flashed against Penn State, though Coach Fisch said Limar was still limited as he continues working back from his injury in the Apple Cup. The expectation is that he can handle more snaps this weekend and keep building from there over the rest of the season.
There was another milestone worth noting, too: Hunter Green set a UW record with seven punts of 60 or more yards in a single season.
And on the honors front, Husky great Olin Kreutz was inducted as the 13th UW player into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Around the athletic department, several members of Washington’s women’s tennis team are headed to the NCAA tournament, which begins November 17. On the soccer side, UW men’s soccer plays Rutgers in the Big Ten semifinals tonight at 6 PM at Husky Soccer Stadium. The Huskies beat Rutgers 4-1 there back in September, and if they win again, they’ll move on to the conference title game on Sunday, either at home or at Indiana depending on the result of the other semifinal.
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