Will it be Will Rogers or Demond Williams Jr. opening against the Bruins?
Down a wieldy 28-0 at halftime and looking absolutely miserable on offense, the University of Washington football team made a quarterback change -- replacing senior Will Rogers with freshman Demond Williams Jr. -- to open the third quarter following a Penn State fumble.While Williams had appeared in every previous game in situational moments, the first-year player from Chandler, Arizona hadn't opened a half before.
"Yes, at this point in time, I'm going into the week thinking he's will be our starter for Friday's night," UW coach Jedd Fisch said of using Rogers against visiting UCLA. "It was an opportunity to give Demond a chance to play a full half of football," Frisch said of using Williams for all 31 offensive plays over the final two quarters. "He hadn't had that opportunity yet. I thought that was important for him."
On his first play of the half, a double handoff that ended back in Williams' hands, the freshman quarterback just missed hitting a wide-open and fellow freshman in tight end Decker DeGraaf in the flat for a 34-yard touchdown pass, overthrowing it under a heavy rush.
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