Washington Huskies had conflict of interest with QB Demond Williams Jr., Jedd Fisch

It's unclear what Hendrickson meant by "philosophical differences" between the agent and quarterback. 

Yardbarker reached out to Hendrickson for comment on this story, but he did not respond by the time of publishing.

There is a philosophical difference at Washington brewing, and that's between Williams and head coach Jedd Fisch, who was interested in the Florida and Michigan head-coaching jobs in 2025. Hendrickson represents Fisch.

There appeared to be a conflict of interest for Hendrickson by representing Fisch and Williams. 

Because of the long-term earning potential of a college head coach, agents have an incentive to side with the head coach over a player. In such a dynamic, how can an agent best represent the player?

It would be understandable that Hendrickson would have frustrations with his client backing out of a signed deal (and making the announcement while many members of the football team were at the memorial service for Huskies women's soccer goalkeeper Mia Hamant).

However, the decision to drop Williams appears to be drastic.

With NIL and the transfer portal becoming a key aspect of college football, situations like these should be expected to pop up in the future. Such conflicts of interest can arise in the NFL, but the NCAA needs to have better rules in place to make sure athletes can have better and fair representation.