The Washington Huskies faced the Oregon State Beavers and earned a hard-fought 27-21 victory at Husky Stadium. Here is what head coach Jimmy Lake and some of the players had to say about it afterward via Zoom.
SEAN MCGREW (Running Back)
Washington senior RB Sean McGrew said, “we want to be the most physical team in the Pac-12 and establishing the run is going to be important every game.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
McGrew said, “when we have 250 on the ground and 170 in the air, it’s a good day.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
“I run through the first hole I see as fast as I can,” McGrew said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
McGrew said, “We knew after the last fall camp game,” that QB Dylan Morris would be starting.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
“We have to be our own energy,” McGrew said with no fans in the stadium.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
McGrew said, “we want to be the best running backs group in the country.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
“After that run and that hit he took he is definitely part of the stable,” McGrew said about QB Dylan Morris.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
ZION TUPUOLA-FETUI (Outside Linebacker)
Washington sophomore OLB Zion Tupuola-Fetui said, “we have a lot of confidence in not only ourselves but each other.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
Tupuola-Fetui said, “the coaches were harping on us to get some juice and get it going!”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
“We were just super happy and super grateful to be on the field,” Tupuola-Fetui said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
“I think I’d rather have a game like this than a blowout,” Tupuola-Fetui said when asked about starting out the season.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
Tupuola-Fetui said, “they make us better, we make them better,” when talking about the Husky offense in practice.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
“Tonight my number got called and I was just thankful for it,” Tupuola-Fetui said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
JIMMY LAKE (Head Coach)
Washington head coach Jimmy Lake said, “it was very close,” when deciding about the starting QB job.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
“He doesn’t make mistakes and I think you guys saw that tonight,” Lake said about QB Dylan Morris.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
“He has a long way to go,” Lake said about QB Dylan Morris.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
“I’m proud of the guys for not flinching through a tumultuous time,” Lake said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
Coach Lake said, “the only juice we have is on our sideline,” with no fans in the stadium.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
Lake said, “I see nothing but positive things going forward,” for long snapper Jaden Green.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
“We have a long way to go – it wasn’t perfect,” Lake said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
Lake said, “we will address some of that stuff on Monday,” when asked about some of the guys not dressed to play tonight, injuries, etc.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
“If we have the ball, most likely they can’t score,” Lake said about the long sustained drives on offense.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
“In training camp, this guy was harassing all of our quarterbacks,” Lake said about OLB Zion Tupuola-Fetui.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
“Eddie, this guy is probably the hardest worker on the team,” Lake said about ILB Edefuan Ulofoshio.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
“How bout’ John Donovan! He did an awesome job today keeping those guys off balance,” Lake said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
“We just try to play to those guy’s strengths and keep them fresh,” Lake said about the running backs group.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
Coach Lake said, “back to work tomorrow with our sights set on Arizona.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 15, 2020
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