‘We’ve learned a lot’: Jedd Fisch discusses Washington’s struggles in road games

Road games haven’t been kind to the Washington Huskies this season. In fact, they’ve been flat out brutal to watch. The Huskies haven’t had any fun in any of their games away from Husky Stadium. Washington went unbeaten at home this season, but lost in every single game that has either been a true road game or a neutral site contest.

Well, every game up to this point at least. Washington has a chance to change that trend this afternoon as the Huskies head to Eugene, Oregon to meet up with Dan Lanning and the No. 1 ranked Oregon Ducks in Autzen Stadium.

What better time to find a way to win on the road than in a rivalry game? What if I told you that aforementioned rivalry game was against an unbeaten team? Or if it happened to be against the top-ranked team in the country?

That’d make it, essentially, the perfect time to go out and get a road win for the first time this season, right? I think so… So, will that happen?

I don’t know. Neither does Jedd Fisch or really anyone else. But, during his press conference earlier this week, Fisch was asked about the way Washington has struggled in road games this season.

Jedd Fisch address Washington Huskies issues playing in road games throughout the season

“We've learned a lot in those experiences, each one being different, each one having its own uniqueness to it,” Fisch explained. 

As he noted, the Huskies have seen quite a bit in their various different road losses throughout this year. They’ve lost in some pretty incredible and devastatingly frustrating ways. It’s been great and definitely enjoyable stuff to watch, right?

“Being able to start fast and then not finish, being able to finish strong and not start nearly as fast, having a major hiccup at halftime really against Rutgers where it's seven to three, we block a kick and then have to go back on the field,” Fisch recalled.

A lot of things have gone wrong in road games this year. And now Washington has another chance to play in one. 

“This is another opportunity to go into an incredible environment, very hostile environment, probably the most hostile of all the environments, I would assume, on rivalry weekend. It's going to be loud, it's going to be energetic, it's going to be enthusiastic,” Fisch said.

We’ll see how the Huskies hold up in this game. There’s no real pressure on UW to win this one. It won’t drastically change the outcome of this season if this is a loss, but it would be nice to get a win away from Husky Stadium for once this season. 

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