Well, it’s probably more than safe to say that the first meeting between Jedd Fisch’s Washington Huskies and the Oregon Ducks didn’t go the way any Washington Husky football fan would have wanted.
In Fisch’s first season leading the Huskies, Washington suffered a 28-point loss to the Ducks in Eugene, Oregon. That sort of rivalry loss in Autzen Stadium? Well, it sucked.
And it really wasn’t encouraging seeing Demond Williams Jr. routinely pummeled and sacked with ease in that rivalry game. I, for one, didn’t enjoy seeing that and I’m sure the young quarterback in his first start ever didn’t enjoy experiencing that.
But this coming Washington Husky football season, Jedd Fisch and the Huskies won’t have to go to Eugene to meet up with the Ducks. Instead, Dan Lanning will be bringing the Oregon football team to Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium.
Unless something bizarre happens between now and when UW hosts the Ducks, Washington and Oregon will meet up in Husky Stadium on November 29 to wrap up the regular season.
And Washington will take on a number of tough tests before we even see the Huskies get to play the Ducks during UW’s second season under Fisch’s guidance. Washington also gets the distinct pleasure of playing a schedule that features the Ohio State Buckeyes, Michigan Wolverines, Illinois Fighting Illini, and Wisconsin Badgers. Oh, and the Apple Cup is in there as well.
So, there are plenty of tough tests for Fisch and the Huskies this season. And of course, that regular season finale against the Oregon Ducks. But, well, at least the final regular season game of the 2025 Washington Husky schedule will be in Husky Stadium.
And here’s to hoping that Fisch and the Huskies will be able to find a way to take the Oregon Ducks down in that final regular season game.
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