Washington Huskies vs. Weber State | FULL GAME 1st | Aug 31 ,2024 | NCAA Men's College Football

[Applause] the dogs are [Applause] loose Thursday with ruers now to be a part of the Big 10 for Washington well ever since I wore these colors as these guys are wearing down the football field it's been a fight for respect this team was playing for a national title earlier this year comes back in not even ranked in the top 25 so I know there's a lot of new is around going around college sports but it's a pleasure to be here with the big 10 and more importantly it's a pleasure to Showcase this wonderful University to a national audience well lincol just talked about it Jake this is a team that finished runner up to Michigan last year for National Championship they bring two people back just two but the guys that they brought in have a ton of playing experience yeah that's been the headline all off season is Washington only returns two starters but I think that's a bit deceiving and we could look at just the offensive side of the ball for example Jeremiah Hunter is a new receiver LED Callen receiving last year Jonah Coleman new running back one of the best backs in the country and you replace Michael Pennock with real Will Rogers and I look at Washington as one of the most underrated programs in college football it is a short list of teams that have been to the playoffs twice in a national championship once so yes there is newness but the standard does not change the standard is to be competitive and win a ton of football games let's go downstairs to Brook Fletcher Jed fish a new opportunity for H against Weaver State yeah you know first impression well that's what been has been Jed fish's message to his team leading up to their big 10 debut here tonight you guys touched on the massive turnover fan base here is [Applause] in got new players night game here to open up ready to kick it away for the Huskies and off we go lence Butler is back to return he'll take a knee and we will see the Weaver State off defense go to work preseason number 22 in the FCS their quarterback Richi Munoz finished on such a high not last year and leads what is a young team but he did get value valuable experience late last season like you said Jeff played in the final five games helping them win their final three asked coach Mickey Manel what he likes so much about him he didn't hesitate said one he's a competitor but more importantly takes care of the football pass on first down goes out to the corner incomplete second down and 10 starting lineup for Weber State start with deont Bankston they really like this junior out of Katy Texas and they've got a bunch of skill guys on the edge that if they get in space it can be a problem right you mentioned the RPO system that's the big piece of this and you look at number 14 Jacob Sharp a guy that they want to get the balls into the hands early talk about nness well this is a brand new offensive line this was effectively their second unit last year now they're getting their chance to start Bankston tail back he gets it on second and 10 over the right tackle big gain and he's near a first down pick up of nine brings up third down and short and that's that big play ability you talk about coming out of the backfield Jake you talk about that Bankston has that ability that Breakaway speed and it was a nice hole that the offensive line opened up against that husky defense ran behind Zoom Espin the 68 sophomore out of Southern California third down and one bankson gets the give runs into a wall of purple it'll depend on the spot looks like they've got the first down so they pick up a first down and move the chains the defensive alignment for Steve bellich in his first year in Seattle get a couple of guys coming back the ward brothers and Zack dery I mean he is a monster that finally gets an opportunity on that front line yeah they're excited about him they're really excited about this entire D line of course it is new but Jed feels coach head coach jet fish feels they're too deep at every single position sling it out to the outside catch made by jayen recard and picks up four on first down look to see this tonight guys if that's a theme out out of Weaver State when they want to go trips especially in the bounds rate the way it stresses this defense it takes a would be defensive end Isaiah Ward even though he's listed as outside linebacker puts him into space makes him have to cover or cover screens like that Leber State playing fast trips on the bottom side of your screen little bit of a different look to the field you see how the Huskies are playing trip to the field versus to the boundary the give Bankston has to reverse field he's got a crease and he's going to pick up another wild cat first down right to Midfield awfully close to see if they called it short again haven't given him the first down yet signal yet there no still short just by inches so third down and very short see look at this initial he gets to that 50 yd line and then Buzz down to change the spot that should be a first down no call yet they put cter May the fullback in motion third and short Bankston gets it for sure this time second effort leans forward for a first down for Weber State two for two on third down yeah good good play that time by deshun Lynch making a tackle it looked like there was a hole a crease that was opening up for Bankston that if Lynch didn't make that tackle even though he did get the first down could have been a bigger yard bigger [Music] game one of those big transfers for jetfish fouryear player at sack state in the Big Sky Conference so he knows Weaver State well 65 295 out of fome [Applause] California Bankston right side he's got plenty of room to run and driven out of bounds just outside the 30 yd line Mikel Easton on the stop after a gain of 18 River State's doing some real good things formally there it was Cameron fulan and the safety which ended up being the edge Setter and they're pulling guards in to that that's an advantageous States offensive line and they were able to take advantage of it putting together a nice drive Bankston again gets the carry and runs into a wall again of husky Defenders yeah Jake you typically on that last play that Breakaway play you don't see it having success running into a blitzing safety but that time the Weber State Wildcats did a good job of picking it up and it sprung them for a nice little game Bankston with 35 yds on the ground already I think it's worth mentioning also guys that the starting defensive line has been rotated out this is their second unit that's on this series we're only in we just started the game you want to see a good dose of rotating those guys in and out all night long Adrien Cormier checks into the back field now for Weber State play fake to amuno out to the corner and a drop they had record in space but he could not make the catch third down and long for Weber State second-year head coach Mickey mentle six and 5 last year a program that has been ranked in the preseason for eight consecutive years he has been on the staff at Weaver State for a long time originally in the quarterback room as an offensive coordinator Weaver State putting together a nice drive third and nine Munoz to the edge incomplete and the huskys hold it'll bring up fourth down Fus Dixon on the coverage it started by winning the try from Kyle Thompson kick is up and it is wide right so the Husky D holds we'll see his running back tight end they have stability at the most important position and Jed fish said why he named Will Rogers the starter was ultimately the command he had of this locker room basically finishing each other's senten is by the time this one rolled around tonight that's a good sign give the ball to the belly Jonah Coleman the Arizona transfer he's past the 40 and he's into Weber State territory welcome to husky Nation Jonah Coleman well how about that nice little breakout run as we look at the replay look at Jonah look at the size of that hole that's good blocking downfield of course Jonah breaks that the last tackle before he get knocked out of bounds good job way to start the offense out right gain of 25 on the first play from scribbage broke out of the tackle of trevan trible free safety for Weber State plus side of the field from the [Applause] 44 play clock at five they get it away Coleman again goes right flag down Coleman down the sideline he's gone but the flag is down yeah unfortunately I think this one's going to come back guys what's always what's always difficult for blockers downfield as we look at the call holding for 88 of the offense 10yd penalty for first down going to get the tight end Quinton Moore on the hold on the outside right here and just all play called back but I know he knows better for next G he negated a 44 yd touchdown run from Jonah Coleman Cameron Davis checks in get it to the outside and incomplete he's trying to get it to Denzel Boston second down and 20 here the offensive starters in Lincoln this offensive line they are a patchwork but they're trying to find their way yeah playay particularly close attention to number 75 D'Angelo TTI Ali the reason why is because he's the general of that offensive line now when you watch these guys break the hudle they're going to come to the line of scrimmage there's going to be a lot of pointing because you've got all new members of this offensive line communication is key and D'Angelo is the first one who's calling out number he's calling out assignment to tell who's the offensive line responsibility give up the gut short gain on second down Cameron Davis on the carry picked up three here's the Weber State Defense Braden Wilson is the guy to watch for the Wildcats no doubt about it Braden Wilson is someone and I also want to pay particular attention to number 13 Garrett Beck the linebacker because this is a tackling machine finds himself always around the football and he's a big part of their Blitz package uh so don't be got to find out where number 13 is at all times 64225 the senior Garrett Beck from midfield for Washington empty [Applause] backfield deep drop get it to the outside Boston on the catch and he gets to the 40 39 yd line pick up on 11 third and manageable now for Washington four fourth fourth down oh excuse me without hesitation wide open space to run towards Midfield and pushed out of bounds gain of 11 Carson Bruner knocked him out well when you look downfield you see good coverage you see the sort of slant and go not falling for the double move that's a good job by pry but what you have to remember guys you got to be Lan disciplined look at the hole that opens up over the B Gap the left side of the offensive line Muno just takes it and gets a first down a good job by Weaver State's offensive line too picking up that pressure absolutely Steve belich sent some extra bodies and they handled it with ease which allowed M munes to break open there empty set bringing bodies knocked down second down and 10 well experience they got Weber stayed off schedule [Applause] brought heat on first down go to the outside knock down Zack dery almost had a pick six you remember how I said the Huskies had trouble in that first series playing tricks to the boundary with their saf the defense now when you thr the quarterback and he just Co short of having a pick six reading that little bubble screen good play by derky like just one final against Texas bunch of transfer issues could man he is a Difference Maker on the edge getting loud to dog pound now this place to get rocking guys play clock got to zero and have a 5yd penalty game offense 5yd penalty third down let's go downstairs for Brook Fletcher more on Zack dery yeah you were just talking about his journey here how he sat out last season but his team teammates man talking to them this week they just praise him uh and his roommate Carson Bruner especially saying he's been one of the most impressive guys coming into the season just his resilience and his leadership pushing guys to be the best they can be this defense is better when he's out on the field started his collegiate career at Montana's then ended up going to sou Falls where he actually played football never played at Montana third and 15 dog showing pressure handed off Bankston goes left Edge gets to the 50 yd line brings up fourth down I think that was a classic case Jacob Micky mental saying you know what we're probably not going to be able to convert this first down because of this third down and long against this defense it's been a try so far I don't want to get my quarterback killed so let's just put line up and you know play defense Alonso tatala ended up making the tackle for Washington sets up this punt from Oscar Doyle The Freshman from Brisbane Australia Denzel Boston is back deep for Washington he's standing in his own five good kick fair catch called for and secured at the 8 yd line 42 yd punt Huskies get the ball again he's definitely a general and he's a good player they hurry up up sling it outside in space Giles Jackson trying to get to the edge maybe got to the 9yd line of pickup of one new offensive coordinator in Washington Brennan Carroll son of Pete Carroll comes back with Jed fish he was an Arizona with him time and Tucson these two also coached together back in the early 2010s with Miami so long history between those two Jed fish and Brennan Carroll also the offensive line coach you know he's tasked with getting this unit to play as one give goes to Coleman bullying his way across the 10 yd line brings up third down Jake you Coleman is a is a back that I respect a lot of brwy smaller stature not a big long guy but he likes to hit the hole when he gets downhill he's decisive I appreciate his vision more importantly I app appreciate his tenacity as we saw in that little that last play only got about three yards but still was able to make it an impact almost average seven yards a car last year in Arizona also a good catcher out of the back field third and seven 5 1/2 minutes to go in this first quarter Rogers to pass he's got Boston a first down for Washington across the 25 and out to the 29 yd line third down completion a gain of 17 Weber State was trying to bring some pressure there but that is a double-edge short all of a sudden when you pressure like that there's a big gap in the middle of the field we stay right now I didn't mean to cut you off they're calling for the ball they're saying the ball came out no replay not yet the officials are now stopping play may take another look at this referee tonight Francisco varr time out Weaver State we State time the official down on the field was they were arguing with him initially he was quick to say no no no let's move it let's take another look at of here maybe buying a little time does this ball come out please reset the game clock to 5 minutes 3 seconds 5503 Dean blandino is out in La Dean what you see there so what we're looking at here did the officials rule progress or did they rule down if they rule down it is reviewable it looked like the ball was coming loose just tough to tell if the runner was down prior to that and uh they're going to let the play Stand and we're going to move on here thanks so much Dean blandino long day at college football it goes to Coleman over the left side you were just talking about how Compact and decisive he is I mean 59 230 he's a battery like a battering ram right no doubt and his running back coach Scotty Graham said there's a a lot of ice cream on that cone to describe my like that's that's pretty accurate Man true story true story but I but I've always appreciate running backs that were decisive especially in the zone scheme because you're you're blocking an angle as you know Jake and when you get downhill there are times you're going to be able to cut back but you have to be decisive you can't be shifting back in the back field a lot Coleman to the sideline Cameron Davis Senior missed off last year is in Roger Sprints right Boston with another catch a first down for Washington brought down just outs inside the 40 yd line so we're talking to Jed fish and we're saying all right you got all these new weapons who do you got to get involved and you know Denzel Boston came up and he said yeah I think Denzel had five catches on the season last year I would be disappointed if he didn't have five tonight and already you could see heavily involved in this game plan Will Rogers very comfortable throwing it number 12's way he's already got three catches on the night very heavily involved in this passing attack for Washington hand off left side Dropped In The Back Field Cameron Davis is brought down there's Braden Wilson I told you to watch out for him he too has a tackling machine that plays on the other side of the line of scrimmage has been very nice for very good for the Wildcats as I said 16 and half tackles for loss last season he starts this season with one right there 65 255 the junior Braden Wilson second down and [Applause] 12 Rogers has it knocked down third down and 12 learning going forward Rogers playing with this offensive line and has to create a little bit more separation to create a passing Lane he's not a small quarterback by any standard 62 but the fact is is those big guys in front of him especially when you're playing with tackles that are listed at 67 68 you've got to create your own natural passing there third and long for Washington [Applause] Rogers to the outside great Pursuit a tackle in space isan Daniels a loss of two on Third and 12 and here comes the punting unit that's just textbook reading the route Concepts he's out there in no man's land way out on the edge just waiting waiting and then the ball gets dumped out there to the flat look at him trigger come down and make a great form tackle he didn't make that one def coordinators Grant Duff and Joe Dale told us earlier in the week they needed to fly to the ball they were flying there Jack mallister to punt it away good Boot and it's out of bounds inside the 15 yd line 50yd kick from the junior Jack mallister back in a bit to Seattle connections [Applause] Galore Adrien Cormier starts in in the back field get it to the outside Jacob Sharp makes the catch driven out of bounds after a very short gain here's Steve bich his defense has been pretty good since that initial Drive where Bankston ran loose it's a relationship business too right jetfish brings over his entire offensive staff from Arizona including Brendan Carroll worked with Steve belich and Bill bich during his time in New England jet his coached under some Elite coaches throughout his time and I just think about the feeling these players must have having Bill and Pete Carroll on campus and walking around practice certainly valuable second down give it again to Cormier across the 20 pushing forward still on to the 25 yd line and a first down for reer State well good fight that time by Cormier coming up and and getting what he could and more importantly just pushing the pile because it didn't look like there was much there initially Jak yeah well just you look at Richie munz stats at this point he's two for there is nothing through the air right Weber State's having all their success running the football right now so it's just a matter for Washington in this rotating defensive line I love their Lineback they got to find a way to shut down the Run we State's winning that battle in the trenches right now 60 yds rushing so far along that from Bankston Cormier another carry trying to get to the outside and could couldn't get out of the grasp of Sebastian Valdez next Saturday Big 10 tailgate is live from State College set the scene for a full day of football fun begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern 7 Pacific only on the Big 10 Network in the Fox Sports app you know much to your point that you made a while ago a moment ago Jake about Weber State being effective running the football what Washington needs to do is they need to negate those first and second down runs for him in the third and long becomes Advantage defense especially with this crowd here behind the sticks second and 11 almost a one-handed catch by Jacob Sharp good coverage by Elijah Jackson it's just that's an interesting defensive structure there by Steve belich Elijah Jackson's into the boundary one-on-one and there was no safety help at all so mun no pre there he's on the left side of your screen work on one-on-one with sharp there is no safety help showing a lot of trust in Jackson as one of the two returning starters on this entire team and Alonso tatala Carson Bruner played plenty third and 11 bringing heat set up the screen it's busted up there's Bruner oh what a good awareness by Bruner coming from his linebacker spot recognizing in that screen the Husky defensive front was aggressive they were going after Munoz you take a look at him right there just playing he that's his man he knows he's got him following with his eyes slips under the centers block and more importantly gets disrupt that play before he gets started picked up a first down on the first set of [Applause] [Music] plays 5 Seconds To Go in this first quarter Doyle back to punt again fair catch called for Boston secures at the 35 yd line a 41 yd punt huskys on offense when we come back the end of the first