Washington football displays depth, talent at first spring scrimmage
During their first scrimmage of spring practice, Washington showed off that despite all its youth, it has plenty of promising talent.
On a perfect day in Seattle for football, Washington took the field inside Husky Stadium for its first scrimmage of spring practice, and ahead of his third season at the helm, Jedd Fisch seemed pleased with the results. "Guys played and competed their ass off," he said after the Huskies ran 120 plays. "That's the type of day we want to have...
We have a lot to work on, but we're excited that today gave us this opportunity. " The 120 plays had a little bit of everything, but the biggest thing the Huskies showed during the day was that, despite the inexperience that Fisch's coaching staff is looking to lean on at several positions, there's plenty of talent littering the roster. The best example of that is sophomore safety Paul Mencke Jr.
, who had his best practice in a Husky uniform after Fisch announced on Saturday that senior CJ Christian is out for the year after suffering a torn Achilles tendon during Tuesday's practice at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center. "Paul's done a great job of competing and being physical and playing fast, and you could see over these three years, he's really grown into understanding now the system, and what's asked of him as a safety," Fisch said. "I think there's a lot of in him that he wants to be like (safeties coach Taylor) Mays.
He sees himself as a tall, linear, big hitter. So when you have your coach that is known for that type of play, I think Paul has done a great job. " Mencke was all over the field.
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