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What Jedd Fisch said after Washington lost to No. 1 Oregon football

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December 1, 2024

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What Jedd Fisch said after Washington lost to No. 1 Oregon football

EUGENE — No. 1 Oregon beat Washington 49-21 Saturday night at Autzen Stadium.

Jedd Fisch recapped the loss for the Huskies (6-6, 4-5 Big Ten), who await their bowl game destination and matchup.

Below is a transcript of Fisch’s postgame press conference.

No. 1 Oregon (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten) vs. No. 4 Penn State (11-1, 8-1)

When: Saturday, Nov. 30
Time: 4:30 p.m. PT
Where: Autzen Stadium, Eugene
TV channel: NBC
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JEDD FISCH

Opening Statement…

“A tough night, obviously. We did not play our best and we ran into a really, really good football team, the No. 1 in the country and they certainly reflected that today. I think that they don’t really have many weaknesses. I thought we had some moments that I was proud of our guys and how we played at certain times in the game. (The score) was 7-6 in the middle of the second quarter or so, but it got away from us a little bit. I liked how we responded at the end of the half to make it 28-14. I thought we came out and did a decent job in that first drive but in the end, we just didn’t make enough plays. We had too many negative plays. Demond Williams had a lot of good plays, 85% completion for the night. But obviously, we can’t take as many sacks as we took. We got a lot to work on and we have 15 practices to do it. We have Signing Day on Wednesday, we have a portal window opening on Monday. The new calendar is certainly interesting, so we’re going to have to get after it. We’re going to come in tomorrow, grade the film and start scheduling practices for next week and be ready for a bowl game. As I said to our team in there, you have a chance to play in the postseason and you earn the right through 12 games, not through one. When you win six, you get to play in the bowl game and that’s what we’re looking forward to doing.”

On Will Rogers’ response to not starting vs Oregon…

“Will [Rogers] was fantastic, as he has been all year long. I let Will know very early, two weeks ago, that this was the direction we were going and he was an A-plus as he has been all year long. I can’t say enough good things about Will Rogers the person. I am so proud to have had the opportunity to coach him this year. I am going to miss him, and if he ever comes back, he will have a coaching job here.”

On Will Rogers’ availability for a bowl game…

“I expect Will (Rogers) to be around all the time. He is fantastic. He is going to prepare the same way he would as a starter. We talk a lot about being able to help Demond (Williams) if Demond is going to start, which he will. Also for Will to be able to continue on his journey and reach his dreams.”

On the decision to start Demond Williams vs Oregon…

“At this time in the season, after the way we moved the ball in the second half against Penn State when Demond was in…we had three drives where we got inside the 20, two of which were field goals. And then the three drives he had in the second half against UCLA, which led to 17 points. It was time and it is nice to have a full game of film to coach him off of. We are in a situation where now I can sit down with him and go through each play. We had 57 plays that we can now go through. There’s a lot of situations there and he has three years left so we can get him going. We also have 15 practices to get him those starting reps.”

On Demond Williams taking accountability for Oregon’s 10 sacks…

“We trained him well to say that. I would hope he would say that. I would hope that our line would take the same accountability, our running backs would take the same accountability. I think all of it is a learning curve. I’ve always said that all 11 score touchdowns and all 11 take sacks. There’s so much to it. It’s getting open, it’s getting rid of the ball, it’s holding up in protection. There is a lot to learn from that. I think he’s going to learn when to get rid of the ball. But on the same token, there’s probably times where I yelled ‘Get rid of the ball’ and he scrambled around and got a first down on third down. This is what we’re going to have to learn and this is what we’re going to live with and continue to see Demond’s growth throughout this process.”

On defensive performance vs Oregon…

“We would always like to be better and bigger up front and make more plays to push the line of scrimmage. They had way too many yards after contact. Rushing the ball, they were able to do it at their disclosure. They were able to pick and choose the run game. They were getting too many yards from it. We need to be able to get bigger. We need to be able to really handle an offensive line that is built for the Big Ten.”

On reviewing the film vs just moving forward…

“There is too much to learn. We are such a young team and there is so much to learn in many places. For no other reason, we are playing with a true freshman quarterback. We will look at the tape and teach him off of it. There are so many other reasons to learn. For our receivers, when you’re correcting Denzel Boston, he has two more years. When you correct Jeremiah Hunter, Rashid Williams has to learn from that. When you correct Keleki Latu, Decker DeGraaf has to learn from that. Obviously on defense Khmori House has to learn from every correction we make to Alphonzo Tuputala and Carson Bruener. As does Isaiah Ward, continuing to get better, but he gets corrected on every play. As does Ephesians (Prysock), as does Makell Esteen, as does Vince Holmes, Peyton Waters. There’s so many young players on this team, we have to keep learning.”

On Russell Davis’ status…

“We lost him in Tuesday’s practice. He will not be back for the bowl game. He will have to get operated on and we will see him back in about three months.”

On the future of the program…

“There’s part of coming to an end in a regular season where you have emotions. Where you’re giving hugs to guys like (Carson) Bruener and (Alphonzo) Tuputala and you’re building these strong relationships with players who have been here a lot longer than I have. On the same token, there is energy and excitement about what is in the future. We have talked about sending this team out with a winning record, sending the team out with a bowl game championship. Send this team out in a place where they can say ‘we won seven with a team that nobody expected us to do much.’ And then let’s see what it looks like next year with all these young guys and the youth movement that has occurred. I’m really looking forward to what this team can do now and in the future.”

On who will start the bowl game…

“Demond (Williams) will start the bowl game.

— James Crepea covers the Oregon Ducks and Big Ten. Listen to the Ducks Confidential podcast or subscribe to the Ducks Roundup newsletter.

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Stars defeat Capitals to end losing streak at 6 | NHL.com

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January 8, 2026

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Stars defeat Capitals to end losing streak at 6 | NHL.com

Hintz scored into an empty net at 19:41 for the 4-1 final.

“Everybody played hard, did the right things, got pucks in deep, especially in the third period when we’re trying to close out a lead,” DeSmith said. “So, I thought top to bottom, first, second and third, we were really good.”

NOTES: The Stars swept the two-game season series (including a 1-0 win Oct. 28 in Dallas) and are 8-1-0 in their past nine games against the Capitals. … Duchene had the secondary assist on Steel’s goal, giving him 900 points (374 goals, 526 assists) in 1,157 NHL games. … Hintz has 11 points (seven goals, four assists) in an eight-game point streak against Washington. He had a game-high 12 shots on goal. … Thompson has lost six of his past seven starts (1-5-1).

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Bridge collapse on Washington Avenue leaves emergency crews racing to rescue victims

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January 7, 2026

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Bridge collapse on Washington Avenue leaves emergency crews racing to rescue victims

WHEELING, W.Va. — Emergency crews are responding to a major incident at the Washington Avenue Bridge, which has collapsed into Wheeling Creek.

Multiple police and firefighter units are on the scene, working swiftly to rescue those injured in the collapse.

Three injured workers have been taken to the hospital. Officials say one is a serious injury and two are non-life threatening.

Access to the area has been closed to facilitate rescue operations.

The bridge was closed in early December for a replacement that was expected to take nearly a year.

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Dynamite, Floods and Feuds: Washington’s forgotten river wars

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January 7, 2026

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Dynamite, Floods and Feuds: Washington’s forgotten river wars

A look back at Washington’s historic flooding

It’s been a few weeks since the historic flooding hit the streets of western Washington, and if you scroll through social media, the shock still seems fresh. While some insist it was a once-in-a-generation disaster, state history tells a different story.

TUKWILA, Wash. – After floodwaters inundated western Washington in December, social media is still filled with disbelief, with many people saying they had never seen flooding like it before.

But local history shows the region has experienced catastrophic flooding, just not within most people’s lifetimes.

A valley under water

What may look like submerged farmland in Skagit or Snohomish counties is actually an aerial view of Tukwila from more than a century ago. Before Boeing, business parks and suburban development, the Kent Valley was a wide floodplain.

(Tukwila Historical Society)

In November 1906, much of the valley was underwater, according to city records. In some places, floodwaters reached up to 10 feet, inundating homesteads and entire communities.

“Roads were destroyed, river paths were readjusted,” said Chris Staudinger of Pretty Gritty Tours. “So much of what had been built in these areas got washed away.”

Staudinger has been sharing historical images and records online, drawing comparisons between the December flooding and events from the late 1800s and early 1900s.

“It reminded me so much of what’s happening right now,” he said, adding that the loss then, as now, was largely a loss of property and control rather than life.

When farmers used dynamite

Records show flooding was not the only force reshaping the region’s rivers. In the late 1800s, farmers repeatedly used dynamite in attempts to redirect waterways.

“The White River in particular has always been contentious,” explained Staudinger. “For farmers in that area, multiple different times starting in the 1890s, groups of farmers would get together and blow-up parts of the river to divert its course either up to King County or down to Pierce County.”

Staudinger says at times they used too much dynamite and accidentally sent logs lobbing through the air like missiles.

In one instance, King County farmers destroyed a bluff, permanently diverting the White River into Pierce County. The river no longer flowed toward Elliott Bay, instead emptying into Commencement Bay.

Outraged by this, Pierce County farmers took their grievances to the Washington State Supreme Court. The court ruled the change could not be undone.

When flooding returned, state officials intervened to stop further explosions.

“To prevent anyone from going out and blowing up the naturally occurred log jam, the armed guards were dispatched by the state guard,” said Staudinger. “Everything was already underwater.”

Rivers reengineered — and erased

Over the next century, rivers across the region were dredged, dammed and diverted. Entire waterways changed or disappeared.

“So right where the Renton Airport is now used to be this raging waterway called the Black River,” explained Staudinger. “Connected into the Duwamish. It was a major salmon run. It was a navigable waterway.”

Today, that river has been reduced to what Staudinger described as “the little dry trickle.”

Between 1906 and 1916, the most dramatic changes occurred that played a role in its shrinking. When the Ballard Locks were completed, Lake Washington dropped by nine feet, permanently cutting off its southern flow.

A lesson from December

Despite modern levees and flood-control engineering, December’s storms showed how vulnerable the region remains.

“For me, that’s the takeaway,” remarked Staudinger. “You could do all of this to try and remain in control, but the river’s going to do whatever it wants.”

He warned that history suggests the risk is ongoing.

“You’re always one big storm from it rediscovering its old path,” said Staudinger.

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The Source: Information in this story came from the Tukwila Historical Society, MOHAI, Pretty Gritty Tours, and FOX 13 Seattle reporting and interviews.

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