Unsurprisingly, Jedd Fisch declined to name the Washington Huskies' starting quarterback ahead of their upcoming trip to Nebraska on Halloween, and the decision will, in all likelihood, not be known until Saturday.
Fisch cited the competitive advantage of not making coach Matt Rhule's staff aware of who it may have to face, since Demond Williams Jr. and Elijah Brown bring two different styles to the field, as the former provides a dual-threat ability to extend plays while the latter has proven to be very effective at running Fisch's offense efficiently, getting the ball out of his hands quickly.
However, part of the decision may come down to Williams' health after Fisch confirmed that he suffered a fractured rib in the second quarter of Washington's
41-24 loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes.
"I think both guys have been exceptional teammates," Fisch said of the quarterback competition that began during the bye week. "I thought that, throughout the week, any reps that Demond had, Elijah was a great teammate for Demond, so they're continuing to build that bond and putting themselves in a position where both of those guys are making each other better. Rising tides lift all ships."
In Brown's only start of the year, he threw for 302 yards and 3 touchdowns with 3 interceptions as he led the Huskies to a 38-26 win on the road against the Purdue Boilermakers. After Williams struggled through the first half of the year, Fisch stated that he didn't want to base his decision on the past and instead on what the two show during practice this week.
"It goes into who gives up the best opportunity this week to win this football game," Fisch added. "It goes into all parts of it: health of the player; it goes into where the player's best traits are, and does that give us a different advantage? It goes into what gives us the best chance to move the football and score? We take all of those different thoughts and processes into equation, and then when we decide what we think is best to do, and then we do that."
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