Head coach Chris Petersen held his weekly press conference today on Sunday instead of his usual Monday timeframe. It took place on Montlake and Petersen talked about how the Huskies fared against the Utah Utes in the Pac-12 Championship this past weekend. He also took the time to discuss their upcoming Rose Bowl matchup against the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Here are things of note that he said…..
Petersen said the team is excited to play against an awesome Ohio State team.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 2, 2018
He said it’s a big time matchup.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 2, 2018
Petersen said there was definitely 40 less bowl games and the Rose Bowl is the one you grew up watching.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 2, 2018
He said he hasn’t watched Ohio State but Urban Meyer always does a great job and has great teams.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 2, 2018
Petersen said it’s tough to decide the final teams in the CFP.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 2, 2018
He said Wazzu is a heck of a team and things are hard with bowl selections.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 2, 2018
Petersen said you can only control what you can control.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 2, 2018
He said you just have to go play and try and win.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 2, 2018
Petersen said the team has so much to do in this month. The month will fly by before the game. Football, finals, recruiting, etc.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 2, 2018
He said this is not time to relax!@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 2, 2018
Coach Pete said the next two weeks is all about school for the players with some lifting weights.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 2, 2018
He said playing at the Rose Bowl is great with recruiting and awesome for the fan base.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 2, 2018
Petersen said this isn’t a one time thing. The program has gotten to some big time bowl games. It’s why they came to Washington as a coaching staff.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 2, 2018
Coach Pete said the team will be extremely focused going forward.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 2, 2018
He said he knows Urban Meyer very well and has great respect for him.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 2, 2018
Petersen said the team has played very well all season long and the team is very confident!@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 2, 2018
He said you put the tape on and see that the offense is so close and you just need to finish a couple more plays in the red zone.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 2, 2018
It’s all about finishing drives on offense he said!@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 2, 2018
Petersen said he will continue to educate the players on the bowl experience and having fun and staying out of trouble, etc.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 2, 2018
Below is the actual video of Chris Petersen’s press conference today…..
