Fisch on Leadership and Players

Washington football coach Jedd Fisch speaks about which players have stood out in training camp after the second scrimmage.

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00:00Yeah, he was rested today.

00:02He should be back, good to go for the game, or for practice.

00:05Is there a player, maybe on each side of the ball, one or

00:07two players that you've been most impressed with, or stood out to you this fall?

00:11It's hard to right now, at the end of these last couple weeks,

00:15I'll probably look back and digest it.

00:17But there was some great leadership out there.

00:21It was great to see guys like Durfee being back, it was great to see Hatchett back.

00:26It was great to see Memolard back.

00:27It's great to see the control that Will Rogers has in the offense.

00:33It was great to see the amount of plays that our backs can make.

00:36I think DeMond is continuing to show that how quickly he's grown up.

00:43So all those things have been really good and exciting.

00:45You mentioned the play calling.

00:47Do you always handle all your offensive play calling?

00:49Yeah, but as a staff, we do a major focus on game planning.

00:55Everybody has their own area, and we all work together extremely well.

00:59This is our fourth year together, in terms of our preparation.

01:03But there can only be, I guess, one play caller on Saturday.

01:06And you've had callings for plays like that.

01:08How much input are you getting from Jimmy?

01:09Can you talk a little bit about that relationship with him up in the box when

01:13you're down on the field?

01:14Yeah, Jimmy and I have been together since 2016.

01:17This is our fourth team we've coached together at.

01:20I have unbelievable respect for him.

01:22We have a great trusting relationship.

01:25We talk all week long about what the quarterbacks are comfortable with.

01:30But then when it's go time, the call sheet's ready to go, and

01:34then we call the game.

01:36And that's kind of the way we've done it for years now.

01:39And we really built a great trust and relationship that anything that comes up,

01:45I always ask him.

01:47He's the guy that I speak with during the game.

01:49Yeah, two real different quarterbacks.

01:51Can we see a kind of a switch throughout the season with you changing things up

01:55just to keep the difference off the line?

01:58Now, why would I answer that question?

02:00Yeah.