The Washington Huskies held a press conference today with coach Jedd Fisch and a handful of players. Among those players was Demond Williams Jr. It was his first presser since the transfer debacle that left most Washington Husky fans with a sour taste in their mouth about even letting him play for the Huskies again. He was lobbed a few softball questions, and his answers didn't help his case at all.
His answer to what happened was less than 40 seconds, and it was clearly rehearsed, full of cliches, and mostly deflected any of what happened. He referenced right off the bat that he's only 19 and that, "Everybody gets bad advice at times...We're all human; we all make mistakes. At the end of the day, I'm super blessed to be here with all my brothers and my coaches...I'm at the University of Washington and I'm so happy to here...this is where God has placed me. "
Demond Williams Jr. finally spoke at a press conference and it was weak
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I don't know who Williams' PR team is, but that's about as soft and canned an answer as you can get. For a fanbase that needs to hear more from him, that doesn't help, and Husky fans were quick to point out how lacking his answer truly was.
Demond got pressed about 3x with similarly-angled questions. He didn’t apologize once, didn’t take responsibility once, and mainly gave PR trained “I’m blessed.” “I’m happy to be back” “I’m moving forward” responses.
— connor (Deathrow KP) (@keithpricetrut1) February 4, 2026
Zero real accountability, zero apology. @CoachJeddFisch I am begging you to take #2 away from this guy https://t.co/kba8G5E1uW pic.twitter.com/WoYf13BsIR
— JCap (@J_CapStS) February 4, 2026
i've gone to my secret dooging place and i'm happy to report:
— the doogfather (@thedoogfather) February 5, 2026
jedd and demond aren't even pretending to want to win the fanbase back over, but that's a good thing.
if they win, no one will care
if they don't, no one will cry for them while we run them out of town https://t.co/f6bbSr8trN
These aren't the only Husky fans listening to his answer and wondering why it was so weak. In a moment where Williams could have won fans back with a heartfelt response and a raised hand with a "I messed up." He bailed on using excuses like his age and bad advice. And while those are legitimate things, neither takes actual responsibility; it only deflects it.
It's become evident that now the only way Husky fans are won back is when Williams wins on the field. That's the solution, and yet, if he doesn't repair his reputation, even that will feel tainted for many fans. There's still a very real possibility that Williams is booed the first time he walks out of the tunnel at Husky Stadium. He's done nothing to fix that.