The Washington Huskies’ offense hasn’t been what most UW fans have hoped it would be this season. That’s definitely been notable in conference games against Big Ten foes (especially on the road). When Washington went to Penn State, the Huskies’ offense was stymied in a major way. The same happened at Indiana and Iowa.
To some degree, it also happened against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights for much of the first half. Which isn’t great!
Now, as Jedd Fisch and the Huskeis get set to take on the No. 1 Oregon Ducks in Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, UW will need to account for crowd noise and a strong defense and find ways to score. Easier said than done.
Earlier this week, during a press conference, Fisch was asked about how the Huskies performed against Penn State and what lessons they could have learned from their loss to the Nittany Lions (and also how to apply those lessons to their upcoming game against the top-ranked Ducks).
Fisch’s advice? Find ways to finish drives. Especially early in the game.
Jedd Fisch explains that Washington Huskies offense must find ways to score early against Oregon Ducks
“We just have to finish,” Fisch said. “We have to finish drives early in games.”
Which, you know, that seems a little obvious and self-explanatory, but so be it. It might just be that straightforward. Washington, in multiple games, fell behind early and things snowballed out of hand. Here’s to hoping that that doesn’t happen against the Ducks.
“The Iowa game and the Penn State game, both and Indiana - the first drive our offense went out there, we were inside the 30-yard line in all three of those,” Fisch noted.
The head coach of the Huskies then went on to explain all of the different offensive issues that happened once Washington started threatening to score, including a blocked field goal against Iowa, an interception against Indiana, and a missed field goal against Penn State.
“All three games that we started, we could have gone up and taken the lead in all three of those games, and we didn't in any of the three,” Fisch said.
Yeah, let’s just find a way to score points. That seems important here. Get on the board early and create some pressure on the home team. That seems doable, right?