Still, that didn’t sound convincing from the veteran signal-caller, who had his worst day as a Husky with a 59-yarder.

Fisch also wasn’t shy about telling everyone that Williams was the future Husky quarterback and that he wanted to release him.

Frisch stated that he used Williams on all 31 offensive plays in the last two quarters and said, “This was an opportunity to give Demond a chance to play half the football.” “He hadn’t had that opportunity yet. I thought it was important for him.”

Williams was able to catch a dazzling 43-yard scoring catch on UW’s final series, beating his personal record by 23 yards, but he and the Huskies ran out of points at the Penn State 11. He led the attack to three. He made red zone trips, but he and his team had to settle for a pair of Grady Gross field goals.

On a first-half play, on a double pass that returned to Williams’ hands, the freshman quarterback missed a wide-open snap by freshman tight end Decker DeGraaf for a 34-yard touchdown pass and overthrew the ball. under intense anxiety.

Fisch also acknowledged that Williams’ ability to mix it up still gives the Huskies a chance to move the ball when the patchwork offensive line breaks down, as it did numerous times against Penn State. The quarterback actually led UW in rushing with 38 yards on 10 carries, but he had three of his team’s five sacks.

“I thought he did a really good job,” Fisch said. “Honestly, I would have liked him to throw the first pass to Decker. It would have been a nice goal to start the second.”

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