Head coach Chris Petersen held his weekly Monday press conference today on Montlake, to talk about how the Huskies fared against the Oregon State Beavers this past weekend. He also took the time to discuss this weekend’s Apple Cup matchup against the Washington State Cougars.
Here are things of note that he said…..
Petersen said it was a great Saturday with great weather and sending the seniors out.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
He said Myles Gaskin has been the same since he got here in a good way! Superstar player without that mentality with his teammates.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
Petersen said Gaskin is a rare person!@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
He said that WSU’s offense hasn’t changed much. Just a few tweaks. Petersen said their O-Line is really good and QB Minshew is great.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
Petersen said it’s all about style and if you have the players to operate it then you will be good.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
He said there is not advantage to playing good against them the last four years.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
He said Minshew is more mobile than Luke Falk and he creates space.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
Petersen said Minshew is going through his progressions well.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
He said WSU is unique because they play 10-11 receivers.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
Petersen said they are not overthinking against WSU from the past. He said they will get points but they have to slow them down.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
He said now the team is on a normal schedule in regards to the short week. Petersen said they have been planning for the short week for a while.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
He said Thanksgiving can put a kink in the week.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
Petersen said being healthier is “cyclical” this time of year and they are happy.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
He said WSU has a new defensive coordinator and have picked up where they have left off last year. Their defense is a penetrating type of defense and improved.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
Petersen said the Apple Cup Rivalry is typical rivalry and he doesn’t like seeing the red color in Seattle.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
He said in this rivalry, there are players on both teams from the state of Washington and everyone knows everyone.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
Petersen said, the past success against the Cougs has no bearing on the game this year.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
Petersen said the last time he ran into Mike Leach he was 30-minutes late to a coaching meeting with an In-N-Out Burger. 😂@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
He said that Kyle Whittingham is Yoked and wouldn’t dispute him winning in a fight against any other Pac-12 Football Coach. 😂@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
He said Mike Leach really believes in his system and sticks to the script!@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
Petersen said WSU has been through a lot and have a special team over there.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
He said when he first heard about the Tyler Hilinski thing happened he was very shocked and started to pay closer attention to his players about depression, anxiety, etc. Petersen said they are much more aware of it now!@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
Petersen said there is a lot of precision to the WSU offense. He said their offense is very simple but they do it at a high level. Lots of detail and sophistication to it at the same time. They don’t have a ton of new plays.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
He said the simplicity of the WSU offense is appealing from the outside.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
Petersen said the Huskies have improved since September but it’s been sporadic. @DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
He said the Kickoff game has taken a big step forward.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
Petersen said WSU can throw the ball 40 times in half. He said it’s all about focus to defend them!@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
He said when coaches watch other games they are only studying schemes. You forget about the emotion that comes with changing the next play.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
Petersen said it’s about getting more reps when bringing back injured players. They try not to bring them back too fast.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
Petersen said Trey Adams said after the game that coming back was “Aweeeeeesoooome”! 😂@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
He said Hunter Bryant has got more of his legs back now and they need to get him more involved.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
He said Joe Tryon is progressing well but needs to see more plays.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
Petersen said he didn’t even know that Tryon had started in the game. He has come on slowly but surely!@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
He said Ariel Ngata is a quick twitch player that they have to get bigger.
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
Petersen said they are not getting a lot of sacks but they are moving guys off spots with pass rush.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
Petersen said it’s hard to get graduate transfers into school and it’s different at each school.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
Petersen said he likes standard for everything! He thinks everyone should be playing on the same playing field.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
He said he has had discussions with the University of Graduate Transfers.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
Thanksgiving day is practice, eat quick and then head to Pullman. He wishes it would be a Potluck dinner with Tacos, Pizza, etc. Eat until you can’t move! 😂@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
Petersen said they will have Turkey and Tacos! 😂@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 19, 2018
* Here is the official Husky Football Depth Chart for this week…..
Below is the actual video of Chris Petersen’s press conference today…..
