[{"id":4846,"link":"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/setting-the-edge\/","name":"setting-the-edge","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/huskiescentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/D7520172-D4DD-4148-A251-DF229B15D955-e1771219673365.png?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1","alt":""},"title":"Setting the Edge","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"John \u201cGator\u201d McHenry","link":"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/author\/gator\/"},"date":"Feb 16, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-16 05:21:57","modifiedDate":"2026-02-16 17:28:49","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-16 17:28:49","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/football\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Football<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/gator\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Gator's Bite<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/football\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Football<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/gator\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Gator's Bite<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":42},"status":"publish","excerpt":"We can only assume that the Washington coaches feel very good about what the current roster gives them. Coach Fisch only brought in one Edge player\u00a0from the portal\u00a0after losing an\u00a0often enigmatic\u00a0Zach Durfee and a very valuable piece in big Deshawn Lynch.\u00a0"},{"id":4842,"link":"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/demond-williams-jr-breaks-his-silence-fisch-sets-the-tone\/","name":"demond-williams-jr-breaks-his-silence-fisch-sets-the-tone","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/huskiescentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/jan4signingday.jpg?fit=1063%2C673&ssl=1","alt":""},"title":"Demond Williams Jr. Breaks His Silence, Fisch Sets the Tone","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Lance Simons","link":"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/author\/theowner\/"},"date":"Feb 5, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-05 23:42:41","modifiedDate":"2026-02-05 23:42:46","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-05 23:42:46","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/football\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Football<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/football\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Football<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":28},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Demond Williams Jr. addressed the media for the first time since his brief portal stint, calling it a mistake fueled by \u201cbad advice.\u201d Jedd Fisch used Signing Day to talk roster direction, leadership, and what\u2019s next as UW turns toward spring ball."},{"id":4837,"link":"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/defensive-tacklespotential-but-razor-thin\/","name":"defensive-tacklespotential-but-razor-thin","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/huskiescentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPR_defensive-_tackles-e1770321585485.png?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1","alt":""},"title":"DEFENSIVE TACKLES POTENTIAL, BUT RAZOR THIN","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"John \u201cGator\u201d McHenry","link":"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/author\/gator\/"},"date":"Feb 5, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-05 19:54:46","modifiedDate":"2026-02-05 20:00:45","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-05 20:00:45","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/football\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Football<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/gator\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Gator's Bite<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/football\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Football<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/gator\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Gator's Bite<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":5,"sec":49},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Potential. It\u2019s a wonderful word. It gives one hope. A direction. But, that\u2019s all it is. Basically, potential means nothing has been accomplished. As an old coach once said, \u201cpotential only means you haven\u2019t done s^*+, yet.\u201d In a year many felt the UW was pointing towards making a push for the playoffs, a series of departures along the front wall has left us with questions, but potential.\n\nWhere the staff is going with the defensive line is a hard one for me to understand.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know if what they finished with was their entire plan or if there were wrenches thrown into the works half way through the portal season.\u00a0 While we have to be excited for potential of who the Huskies brought into to program, it is the half empty side of the story that has me concerned."},{"id":4765,"link":"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/linebackers-and-rush-ends-the-game-stays-the-same\/","name":"linebackers-and-rush-ends-the-game-stays-the-same","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/huskiescentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/BAE2BA81-E3F1-416B-925E-0198BB8DA938.png?fit=1536%2C1024&ssl=1","alt":""},"title":"LINEBACKERS AND RUSH ENDS: The game stays the same","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"John \u201cGator\u201d McHenry","link":"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/author\/gator\/"},"date":"Jan 29, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-01-29 02:17:51","modifiedDate":"2026-01-29 02:31:59","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-29 02:31:59","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/football\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Football<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/gator\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Gator's Bite<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/football\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Football<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/gator\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Gator's Bite<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":6,"sec":59},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Back in 1986 while I was serving as a young receiver coach at Central Washington University. \u00a0Then head coach Tom Parry pulled an old picture out of his desk, looked at it and chuckled a little. \u201cYou know, football hasn\u2019t changed much.\u201d\u00a0"},{"id":4694,"link":"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/tight-ends-jags-and-difference-makers\/","name":"tight-ends-jags-and-difference-makers","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/huskiescentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6F52644D-76FA-415F-A695-D9E6EB16922B.jpeg?fit=1446%2C980&ssl=1","alt":""},"title":"TIGHT ENDS: Jags and Difference Makers","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"John \u201cGator\u201d McHenry","link":"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/author\/gator\/"},"date":"Jan 24, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-01-24 06:55:16","modifiedDate":"2026-01-24 07:08:19","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-24 07:08:19","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/football\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Football<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/gator\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Gator's Bite<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/football\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Football<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/gator\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Gator's Bite<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":5,"sec":28},"status":"publish","excerpt":"I fully understand the philosophy that Coach Fisch is using to build the roster. Pay the guys that are on your team. You have to take care of your own or somebody else will. If you want to be a front runner, you have to build from within the program, recruiting the high school athlete and developing them for two years, especially the offensive line,\u00a0to be front line contributors.\u00a0However, in order to win at the highest level, you\u00a0still\u00a0have to have playmakers."},{"id":4678,"link":"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/roster-solidifies-and-post-portal-depression\/","name":"roster-solidifies-and-post-portal-depression","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/huskiescentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PPR_O-Line_2.png?fit=866%2C370&ssl=1","alt":""},"title":"Roster Solidifies and Post-Portal Depression","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"John \u201cGator\u201d McHenry","link":"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/author\/gator\/"},"date":"Jan 20, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-01-20 18:42:19","modifiedDate":"2026-01-20 18:55:58","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-20 18:55:58","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/football\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Football<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/gator\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Gator's Bite<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/football\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Football<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/gator\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Gator's Bite<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":39},"status":"publish","excerpt":"As the Transfer Portal begins to slow to a crawl and the Rosters for the 2026 season begins to solidify with contractual ink beginning to dry, we will take some time and look at each of the position rooms. No one other than the Washington staff knows exactly what went on over the past four weeks. But, one is left with a few observations.\n\nFirst, the portal did not make the team better than the Huskies were last year. Any improvement on the 2025 season will have to come from the development of players already on the roster. In many ways, I was left with what I call Post-Portal Depression. Less than impressed with what the Dawgs brought in. It is obvious, most of the Husky NIL soft-funds (outside money) was spent on the current roster."},{"id":4556,"link":"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/washington-adds-transfer-wr-christian-moss-to-bolster-receiver-room\/","name":"washington-adds-transfer-wr-christian-moss-to-bolster-receiver-room","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/huskiescentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Christian-Moss_Huskies-Add-To-WR-Room.png?fit=950%2C534&ssl=1","alt":""},"title":"Washington Adds Transfer WR Christian Moss - Now with Extra Year of Eligibility","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"HC Staff","link":"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/author\/hc-staff\/"},"date":"Jan 18, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-01-18 19:10:03","modifiedDate":"2026-01-18 20:51:32","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-18 20:51:32","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/football\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Football<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/football\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Football<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":37},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Washington dipped back into the transfer portal Sunday with a key addition at wide receiver, landing veteran target Christian Moss from Kennesaw State\u2014a bigger-bodied outside option who brings both proven production and a fresh eligibility boost that strengthens the Huskies\u2019 roster math moving forward.\n\nMoss arrives in Seattle after a productive 2025 season for the Owls. Listed around 6-foot-3 and roughly 200 pounds, he posted 45 receptions for 689 yards and two touchdowns last fall, giving Washington an experienced pass-catcher with downfield juice (over 15 yards per catch) and the kind of frame that typically profiles well on the boundary."},{"id":4543,"link":"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/chris-petersen-and-olin-kreutz-named-to-college-football-hall-of-fame-class-of-2026\/","name":"chris-petersen-and-olin-kreutz-named-to-college-football-hall-of-fame-class-of-2026","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/huskiescentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/huskiescentral_hof_petersen_kreutz_16x9.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1","alt":""},"title":"Chris Petersen and Olin Kreutz Named to College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"HC Staff","link":"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/author\/hc-staff\/"},"date":"Jan 15, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-01-15 17:44:27","modifiedDate":"2026-01-15 17:44:31","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-15 17:44:31","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/football\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Football<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/football\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Football<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":5,"sec":4},"status":"publish","excerpt":"\"The University of Washington is proud to have two inductees in the 2026 NFF College Football Hall of Fame class,\" said Pat Chun, UW Director of Athletics. \"On behalf of all Huskies, we congratulate Olin Kreutz and Coach Chris Petersen, who represent excellence at every level of the game. From dominant performance and longevity to leadership, integrity, and lasting impact, their careers helped set the standard of excellence with Washington Football. We look forward to celebrating their inductions this year.\""},{"id":4537,"link":"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/commentary-a-joint-statement-on-college-football-signals-the-next-big-fight-governance\/","name":"commentary-a-joint-statement-on-college-football-signals-the-next-big-fight-governance","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/huskiescentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5B1B7428-5A47-4DA0-A06F-71007EF6F193.png?fit=1536%2C1024&ssl=1","alt":""},"title":"Commentary: A Joint Statement on College Football Signals the Next Big Fight: Governance","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"HC Staff","link":"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/author\/hc-staff\/"},"date":"Jan 14, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-01-14 01:17:37","modifiedDate":"2026-01-14 01:48:02","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-14 01:48:02","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/football\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Football<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/football\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Football<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":4,"sec":59},"status":"publish","excerpt":"College football is no longer arguing about whether players should be paid or whether movement should be allowed. Those debates are effectively over. The sport has crossed the threshold into a new economic era\u2014one where money, roster churn, and competitive balance are now inseparable from Saturday afternoons."},{"id":4523,"link":"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/williams-jr-is-back\/","name":"williams-jr-is-back","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/huskiescentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-Williams.webp?fit=1248%2C832&ssl=1","alt":""},"title":"QB1 Is Back \u2014 and the NIL Era Just Got a Reality Check","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Lance Simons","link":"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/author\/theowner\/"},"date":"Jan 12, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-01-12 22:15:13","modifiedDate":"2026-01-12 22:27:52","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-12 22:27:52","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/football\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Football<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/football\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Football<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":59},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Williams\u2019 short-lived transfer flirtation lit up the sport because it wasn\u2019t just about a player testing the market \u2014 it was about what happens when a star tries to move after signing a major agreement. The situation escalated quickly, with talk of legal action, conference-level concern about precedent, and a flood of speculation around which programs might be willing to step into a potential mess."},{"id":4477,"link":"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/demond-returns-resilience-of-youth-needed-in-the-locker-room\/","name":"demond-returns-resilience-of-youth-needed-in-the-locker-room","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/huskiescentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-148-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1","alt":""},"title":"Demond Returns: Resilience of youth needed in the locker room","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"John \u201cGator\u201d McHenry","link":"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/author\/gator\/"},"date":"Jan 9, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-01-09 02:08:31","modifiedDate":"2026-01-09 02:12:50","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-09 02:12:50","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/football\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Football<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/gator\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Gator's Bite<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/football\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Football<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/gator\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Gator's Bite<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":32},"status":"publish","excerpt":"If there is one trait that youth possess that seems to evade the rest of us, it\u2019s the ability to move on. The players at Washington will have to call upon that ability to forgive and move on as they begin winter workouts in preparation for the 2026 season."},{"id":4453,"link":"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/qb-emergency\/","name":"qb-emergency","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/huskiescentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3654.jpeg?fit=960%2C737&ssl=1","alt":""},"title":"Washington\u2019s QB Emergency: The Target Board After Demond Williams Jr. Hits the Portal","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Lance Simons","link":"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/author\/theowner\/"},"date":"Jan 8, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-01-08 02:04:12","modifiedDate":"2026-01-08 02:21:33","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-08 02:21:33","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/football\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Football<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/huskiescentral.com\/category\/football\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Football<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":4,"sec":37},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Quarterback is the one position you can\u2019t fake. If UW doesn\u2019t land a viable starter-level option quickly, everything downstream suffers: portal receivers hesitate, linemen think twice, and spring becomes a holding pattern instead of a launchpad."}]