At the Sugar Bowl, Jalen Klemm spoke about his UW future.
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00:00 >> Well, how'd your first year go here?
00:03 How'd it fit?
00:03 >> It's been awesome.
00:04 I think that this is definitely the right decision for me.
00:06 I've loved all the players, all the staff, they welcomed me with open arms and
00:10 stuff like that.
00:10 So it's been really good so far, I've enjoyed it.
00:12 >> There's gonna be job openings it looks like.
00:14 >> Yes, sir. >> So are you kinda ready to move up if
00:17 that's the call?
00:19 >> Yes, sir, 100%.
00:20 Just I'm excited for this winter to get in an off season with the strength staff,
00:23 Coach Mac.
00:24 And so kinda got a plan laid out to put on some more weight, get stronger, and
00:27 kinda get ready for the spring compete.
00:29 So it's gonna be good.
00:30 >> Now, why'd you pick Washington?
00:31 You could have probably gone anywhere.
00:33 You got a dad that's an NFL connected coach that probably has connections to all
00:36 the universities too.
00:37 And just being the son of him, an NFL player, is a lot of cache for
00:41 you, even despite who you are and what you do.
00:44 But why Washington?
00:46 >> Coming in high school, Coach Ruff recruited me and I had been up here on
00:48 a visit.
00:49 And I liked it a lot then and then I've got a lot of family on the West Coast.
00:53 So Seattle being a place that's easier to get access to,
00:56 that was the biggest part of my decision.
00:58 Because at K State, my family wasn't able to come see me a ton or
01:01 anything like that.
01:02 So that was a big decision.
01:03 And then just the relationship with Coach Huff, I like him a lot as a coach.
01:06 And he's somebody that my dad has a lot of respect for too, so.
01:09 >> Yeah, and last thing, when we see you on the field in a regular role,
01:13 what are we gonna see?
01:15 >> Somebody that's really athletic, physical, smart.
01:18 I think I got a really good football IQ, so somebody that loves the game.
01:21 This is, football is everything for me, so.
01:23 [BLANK_AUDIO]
01:24 Yes, sir.