Earlier today, Washington head football coach Jimmy Lake met with local Seattle media via a Zoom webinar to discuss their 31-26 defeat against the Stanford Cardinal this past weekend. Lake spoke about how his team never quit but needs to start games a lot faster. He also took the time to talk about their first road game against the Oregon Ducks and what that challenge will present for the Huskies this Saturday afternoon.
Here are things of note that Coach Lake said…..
Washington head coach Jimmy Lake said, “we want to get started a lot faster.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
Lake said, “I was pleased with our offense to be able to score on almost every possession.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
Coach Lake said, “every year our goal is to win the Pac-12 Championship and our goals are still right there in front of us.” @DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
“We are never heavy one side to the other,” Lake said about the diversity of the offense.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
Lake said, “We feel good with the talent we have there,” about the defensive line.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
“We need to get the ball back into our offense’s hand,” Lake said about the defense.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
Coach Lake said, “we are facing another defense that has come along the last two years,” when talking about Oregon.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
“We’ve always been trying to get him on the field more,” Lake said about DB Kyler Gordon becoming a starter.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
Lake said, “we are excited about what Kyler Gordon can do for this team.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
“For sure it starts up front with the D-Line and the outside linebackers,” Lake said about stopping the run.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
“This is an explosive offense,” Lake said about Oregon.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
“Their run game is still very powerful, still very explosive,” Lake said about the Oregon Ducks.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
“Washington is also dealing with those issues,” Lake said when asked about injuries and dealing with the pandemic.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
Coach Lake said “we definitely miss Husky Nation for sure,” with Husky Stadium being empty.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
“It’s our job as coaches to put our team in the best position to make plays, and then it’s on the players,” Lake said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
Coach Lake said, “however many we lose, we want to replenish to have 85 players,” when asked about recruiting and scholarships.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
“We have to get better,” Lake said when asked about the kickoff coverage performance.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
“I said Cade Otton is one of the best in the country because I know what the NFL is looking for,” Lake said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
“There is no question we want to get the ball in his hands as much as possible,” Lake said about TE Cade Otton.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
Lake said the Huskies currently lead the conference in turnover ratio.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
“Our whole culture here is Team, Unit, Me,” Lake said when asked about the RB’s sharing reps.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
“We can not allow a team to go 77% conversion rate on third downs. That was the difference,” Lake said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
Coach Lake said “no” when asked if anyone else has opted out.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
Lake said, “we are always telling the truth with our guys,” when asked if the coaches are playing up the fact that they are playing Oregon for a Pac-12 North Division title and a berth into the Pac-12 title game.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
“Elijah Molden has been a bigtime leader for us,” Lake said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
Lake points to QB Dylan Morris as another guy developing into a true leader for the team.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 7, 2020
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