Newly appointed head coach Jimmy Lake held a press teleconference today over the phone with the media, to talk about the Huskies 2020 recruiting class he just signed today during the “Early Signing Period.”
Here are things of note that he said…..
“We are extremely excited about this class!” Lake said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 18, 2019
“What I really like about this class is the core GPA, which is 3.06,” Lake said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 18, 2019
Four guys enrolling in the winter. Four guys enrolling in the spring.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 18, 2019
“It was a big we matrix of getting around to see who we needed to see,” Lake said about recruiting the past two weeks.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 18, 2019
Lake said they game planned for Boise State while being in-flight while recruiting.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 18, 2019
“The message was what they already previously committed to,” Lake said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 18, 2019
“Playing a tough physical brand of football in all three phases,” Lake said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 18, 2019
“It’s part of the business and part of the deal,” Lake said about other school’s trying to steal their commits after Petersen stepped down.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 18, 2019
“Those guys get really tight into each other and become friends,” Lake said of recruits making bonds with other recruits on social media.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 18, 2019
“They come from a football and athletic family,” Lake said about the (Ethan) Garbers family and the talent they have.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 18, 2019
“It’s all going to come down to competition! I’m going to tell the team that I’m an Equal Opportunity Employer,” Lake said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 18, 2019
“He is a difference maker!” Lake said of DB Elijah Jackson.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 18, 2019
“Extremely instinctive!” Lake said of DB Makell Esteen.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 18, 2019
“Long and fast corner. Really showed his athletic ability”, Lake said of DB James Smith.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 18, 2019
“His family really held it together,” Lake said of getting DB Jacobe Covington to recommit.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 18, 2019
“He will be a running back for us. Big pounding, bruising running back!” Lake said of RB Sam Adams II.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 18, 2019
“No, it really doesn’t. It all comes back to the film,” Lake said of whether he gives special consideration to legacy kids like Carson Bruener.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 18, 2019
“These young men get twisted sideways and get so much thrown at them,” Lake said of the recruiting process.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 18, 2019
“High academic, very smart, big time football player!” Lake said of OLB Sav’ell Smalls.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 18, 2019
“Yeah..I think so. There were a lot of phone calls and text messages each days to families,” Lake said about assuring recruits about his philosophy on the offensive side of the ball.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 18, 2019
“The main thing was continuing the foundation that Chris Petersen built here,” Lake said about talking with recruits.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 18, 2019
“Coach Pete and I align very similar to this,” Lake said about evaluating talent and viewing star ratings.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 18, 2019
“It all comes back to the film. If a guy is a big time player then we are going to recruit him!” Lake said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 18, 2019
“I’ll be impressed when we are holding up the Pac-12 Championship Trophy,” Lake said about his thoughts on the class.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 18, 2019
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