The Washington Huskies have reportedly locked down a alternative for Kalen DeBoer following his transfer to the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Arizona Wildcats coach Jedd Fisch has reportedly accepted Washington’s head teaching emptiness on Sunday, in response to Brett McMurphy of the Motion Community.
Fisch, 47, emerged as a candidate for the Huskies’ job after DeBoer departed for Tuscaloosa earlier within the week. Fisch was the one candidate to “have interaction” with the crew after their preliminary dialog in regards to the head teaching function, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
Fisch has spent the previous three seasons at Arizona, the place he’s helped flip round a program that had 12 consecutive dropping seasons and went 1-11 in his first 12 months in 2021. In ’23, the Wildcats posted a 10-3 report, their finest mark since 1998, and capped it off with a victory within the Alamo Bowl.
Previous to his stint at Arizona, Fisch was briefly the interim head coach for the UCLA Bruins in 2017, and likewise frolicked within the NFL as an assistant for the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots.
He’ll inherit a Washington crew set for its first season within the Large Ten, recent off a nationwide championship look.