Friday Night Lights return to West Lafayette this week. Purdue hosts Washington under the lights at Ross-Ade Stadium in an important Big Ten clash. Both teams are 3-3, but the Boilermakers feel much better about their situation than the Huskies.
On Friday night in the middle of the state of Indiana, Elijah Brown likely will be tabbed to become the University of Washington's starting quarterback against Purdue.
As the Washington Huskies offense was looking for a spark against Iowa, it was Elijah Brown who provided it. Now, that opportunity might turn into another, as Pete Thamel revealed that head coach Jedd Fisch announced Demond Williams Jr. is dealing with a rib injury.
With football roles later reversed, Elijah Brown was a big name in the 2024 recruiting class, the quarterback for the Mater Dei powerhouse in Los Angeles, someone with a lot more stature and offers than Demond Williams Jr.