2024 QB Williams following Fisch to Washington
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJan 21, 2024, 03:08 PM ET Quarterback Demond Williams Jr. is following Jedd Fisch from Arizona to Washington, the hire revealed Sunday.Williams, who is ranked No. 227 total in the 2024 ESPN 300 and is the second-best player out of Arizona in the class, made his choice just over a month after signing his letter of intent. A 30-day window started for Arizona players after Fisch headed to Washington on Jan. 14. In 12 games last season as a senior
for Basha High School(Arizona), the 5-foot-11, 170-pound Williams finished 77% of his passes for 3,250 yards and 34 goals with simply three interceptions. He will give Fisch, who was worked with to change coach Kalen DeBoer, a choice under center as the Washington program has been turned upside down considering that DeBoer delegated take over for Nick Saban at Alabama.Editor’s Picks 1 Associated Will Rogers transferred to Washington last month from Mississippi State, only to reenter the portal Jan. 12
. Austin Mack,
a four-star quarterback out of Folsom High School(California)who had actually dedicated to DeBoer with the Huskies as part of their 2023 class, got in the transfer portal Jan. 14 and chose the Crimson Tide on Jan. 18. Williams had at first dedicated to Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss on Dec. 30, 2022, only to reopen his procedure in July and pledge to Arizona on July 31. Fisch guided Arizona to its first 10-win season since 2014, topping an effective three years in Tucson. He managed improvement from one win in 2021 to five in 2022 to 10 in 2023.