Jedd Fisch taking entire Arizona offensive staff to Washington: Sources

Jedd Fisch is moving fast to get his staff in place at Washington.

On Monday afternoon, a plane with nine of his former Arizona staffers — including his entire offensive staff — boarded a plane bound for Seattle, according to team sources. Among the passengers expected to join Fisch at Washington on the flight: offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Brennan Carroll, QB coach Jimmie Dougherty, running backs coach Scottie Graham, wide receivers coach Kevin Cummings, tight ends coach/special teams coordinator Jordan Paopao plus strength coach Tyler Owens along with defensive coaches John Richardson (cornerbacks) and Jason Kaufusi (outside linebackers/defensive ends).

Matt Doherty, Arizona’s director of player personnel, is also on the flight to Seattle.

Carroll, the 44-year-old son of former Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, interviewed Monday for the Arizona head coaching vacancy, according to multiple team sources.

The group was the nucleus of helping Fisch turn Arizona from a program that had lost 12 games in a row before he took over to one that by season three, won 10 games and finished No. 11 in the country. Fisch was hired by Washington to replace new Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer on Sunday and agreed to a seven-year deal for an average of $7.75 million per year, according to a person familiar with the search.

Fisch gives the Huskies another offensive-minded coach who has turned around a program. Despite Washington playing for the national championship just a week ago, Fisch will have his hands full, particularly with the roster. Eighteen of the 22 starters from that national championship run have either run out of eligibility, declared for the NFL Draft or entered the transfer portal. That includes star quarterback Michael Penix Jr. and receiver Rome Odunze to the NFL.

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