Jedd Fisch stresses importance of having a bowl game in Texas for recruiting

Jedd Fisch stressed the importance of recruiting regardless of where you are, but Washington could take advantage of the great state of Texas.

Washington will take on Louisville in the Sun Bowl in El Paso. So, that’s the perfect opportunity right?

Fisch was asked if it’s important to hit Texas recruiting while Washington is in the area for its bowl game.

“And then on top of that, the Arizona staff played in the Alamo Bowl last year,” Fisch said, alluding to his season last year with the Wildcats. “I feel like we’re always in Texas right now for bowl games. Yeah, I think it’s obviously football in Texas. You know, my wife from Texas, it’s Friday Night Lights. She grew up with it. That’s why she asked me questions about the red zone harder than you guys do. That’s why she asked me why we didn’t convert on that third down. 

“People in Texas, they love their football. So for us to be able to go get football players out of there, for them to know us, see us, see our brand, see our program, see our staff down there, is a huge advantage. We’ll continue to use it as an advantage, and we’re excited. This is a new area … you’re talking about playing in San Antonio, Houston, El Paso. So three different areas of the state, three different places where the University of Washington brand can be a focus.”

Fisch made sure to elaborate on the current college football calendar with National Signing Day, preparing for a bowl game and the transfer portal, as it pertains to Washington.

“Welcome to college football in 2024 you know, we have Signing Day three days after the season ended, or whatever was, four days after the season ended,” Fisch said. “I can’t imagine, and I hope to imagine it, or to live it, I should say, preparing for the Big Ten championship game next year, and also having a sign in class on that Wednesday. But that seemed like the teams that played it and were able to sign some good players. So I know that it’s possible. 

“I think that with the portal opening up, our goal would be to prepare for future CFP games, and if we’re going to play in those games, we got to be ready to start playing right away. This game is a little bit different, because we don’t play till the 31st but yeah, with the calendar, the way the calendar is, you’ve got to be able to sign a class. You’ve got to be able to get a portal class going, and you also have to be able to prepare for games.”