There shall be lots of sentimentality for Jap Michigan coach Chris Creighton in Saturday afternoon’s sport at No. 25 Washington, the defending nationwide runner-up.
Creighton grew up in Seattle and performed quarterback at Roosevelt Excessive Faculty, so it is going to be a homecoming for him.
In his eleventh season at Jap Michigan, Creighton mentioned he has by no means returned to the realm as a head coach, so this shall be a brand new expertise for him as he relives some childhood recollections.
“I went to Husky video games as a child,” Creighton mentioned. “We really have been shut sufficient the place I bought sweatbands and soiled socks from guys as they have been leaving the locker room. I believed I used to be hitting the treasure chest.”
Creighton hopes his return house will lead to a win in opposition to a Washington crew that did not expertise any slip-ups final week in its season opener.
In its first sport underneath first-year head coach Jedd Fisch and a number of new faces who transferred into or signed with this system as freshmen, Washington earned a 35-3 house win over Weber State.
Fisch mentioned he’ll proceed to throw youthful gamers into the combination after enjoying 9 of the 18 true freshmen on his roster final week.
“We do not actually discuss an excessive amount of about redshirting,” Fisch mentioned. “That is probably not a part of our program. Our program proper now could be about enjoying the perfect gamers proper now and seeing if we are able to develop them.”
As for Jap Michigan, Fisch mentioned he was impressed by the play of its line of defense in a 28-14 win over UMass, a victory that may put Washington quarterback Will Rogers and the offensive line on excessive alert this week.
The Eagles recorded six sacks in opposition to the Minutemen in Week 1.
“They play lots of post-I protection, so anticipate lots of effort to cease the run, and we’ll see how we reply to that,” Fisch mentioned.
One Jap Michigan participant who needs to be accustomed to Washington is linebacker James Djonkam, who was named the Mid-American Convention’s Defensive Participant of the Week final week after registering 13 tackles and one sack.
Djonkam is a switch from Arizona State, which performed Washington final season earlier than convention realignment took each groups out of the Pac-12.
–Subject Stage Media
