Husky Spring Football Will Close with a Friday Game

Originally posted on Washington Huskies on SI
By Dan Raley | Last updated Mar 4, 2024 10:05 PM ET

Jimmy Lake wanted to make the University of Washington spring football game a big event, something on the order of what they do at places such as Alabama or Georgia.

Kalen DeBoer simply decided to leave Montlake and head to Alabama to conduct spring practice already accommodating its legions of fans.

Jedd Fisch?

He's been left with something entirely different — closing Husky spring football on Friday, May 3, which is believed to be the first time in program annals that the practice schedule doesn't wrap up on a Saturday.

One reason is the football activities would conflict with the Windermere Cup rowing event and Opening Day Regatta already scheduled for the following day.

On Friday, the UW released the 15-practice spring football schedule late in the afternoon without any explanation.

It's unclear whether the spring game, or possibly a simulated scrimmage, would lead to a Friday Night Lights atmosphere, encouraging fans to join in something different, or finish up in the afternoon before a limited audience.

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The Huskies will begin practice on Tuesday, April 2, and operate on a Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday rotation for four weeks, with practice times still to be determined.

For the final week of spring ball, the UW will change things up and practice on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Fisch earlier said he will open up every spring practice to Husky fans, which wasn't the case for Lake or DeBoer, who permitted access to only selected alums, recruits, players' families and media members before the closing game or scrimmage.

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