Jedd Fisch: 'College football couldn’t be in a better spot'

College football coaches around the country have been open about their frustrations with where the sport is. However, Washington head coach Jedd Fisch has a different view on things. Fisch shared recently that he is pleased overall with the state of college football.

Fisch joined Jim Rome and shared that he feels like college football is in an excellent place.

“I think college football couldn’t be in a better spot,” Jedd Fisch said. “I mean, if you think about it, players are getting paid. Coaches are getting paid more than they’ve ever gotten paid. College ratings are as high as you could ever imagine on TV. If you’re not happy in your locker room, you can leave the locker room. You’re not obligated to stay four or five years any longer. You have the ability to seek certain things if you’re a player. I mean, all of these things are great.”

Some coaches are frustrated by many aspects of the sport that Fisch mentioned, including college football players being able to enter the transfer portal whenever they would like. While Fisch admits that the sport isn’t perfect, overall he doesn’t see many negatives.

“Now there are some things that have to be worked on. We have to figure out how to have a little bit of a level playing field when it comes to understanding contracts or understanding, ‘How are we going to negotiate with kids who don’t have lawyers or don’t have agents – they’re not NFL players?’ We have to figure out how we’re going to make sure that kids are taken care of appropriately and you don’t run into these weird contracts with other universities,” Jedd Fisch said. “But I think college football’s in an amazing spot right now.”

Fisch is entering his first season at Washington, after spending the previous three years at Arizona.

He led the Wildcats to a 10-3 record in 2023, which included an Alamo Bowl win. Now he is leading Washington into the Big Ten, and he couldn’t be more excited about it.

“We’re on national TV, what, Thursday nights, Friday nights, Saturday nights, Tuesday nights. … I just think we’re in a great spot,” Fisch said. “If you’re coaching in the Big Ten, if you’re coaching in the SEC, I think you’re a pretty happy guy.”

Washington will open the 2024 season on Aug. 31 against Weber State. The Big Ten opener for the Huskies will be Sept. 21 against Northwestern.