Elijah Brown may be in line for his first Husky start on Friday in West Lafayette, and that decision could give Washington a badly needed jolt as it chases its first Big Ten win of the season.
Brown’s possible promotion is the biggest storyline coming out of Wednesday’s notes, but it wasn’t the only one. Washington’s coaches and players all spent time talking through what went wrong last week and what has to change before Purdue.
Ryan Walters pointed to a messy performance against Iowa, saying there were a lot of “uncharacteristic mistakes” in the game and calling the tackling “Awful”. He added that the defense was “focused wanting to get the taste out of their mouth from last Friday”. That intensity will matter against a different kind of Purdue offense, and Dawgman has a ($) transcript of the interview with the media.
Coach Cummings also met with reporters and said he liked the way the receivers attacked the ball in the second half. Even so, he said the group has to be more physical if it wants to help the run game. Dawgman has ($) a transcript.
On the defensive side, Derek Coleman-Brusa and Buddah Al-Uqdah spoke with the media. Derek stressed the “importance of doing your job”. Dawgman has ($) a transcript.
Offensively, Champ Taulealea and John Mills took questions as well. John called the situation “very frustrating and angry but we have to push on”. Dawgman has ($) a transcript.
There’s also a closer look from Dan Raley at how Elijah Brown has earned the chance to start for UW. The piece lays out Brown’s college game-by-game numbers, including his four starts at Stanford - one in 2024 and three games in 2025.
Elsewhere, Sports Illustrated put together a list of nine major programs that have badly underperformed so far this season, and Washington made the cut. Penn State, Oregon, and Michigan were the other Big Ten teams included.
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