Head coach Chris Petersen held his weekly Monday press conference today on Montlake, to talk about how the Huskies fared against UCLA this past weekend. He also took the time to discuss this weekend’s matchup against the Oregon Ducks.
Here are things of note that he said…..
Petersen said the game was a tale of two halves
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said a lot of players were very tired after that game
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen they competed hard and played hard and the coaches are always learning about the team
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said UCLA didn’t do much difference in the 2nd half. Just executed better
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said Oregon’ defense looks the same this year but the offense is way different with the “pistol” influence
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said he didn’t think the team was mentally tired against UCLA. Some missed tackles and some execution issues at certain points of the game
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said road games are not much different except the players miss school earlier
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said missed tackles kept the defense on the field too long and made them tired
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said the “Wildcat” has worked well for them through the years on offense
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said “bulletin board” material is different these days with social media for rivalry games
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said his biggest worry is the players class schedules and tight time windows for them during the days
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said teams pay closer attention to not letting “bulletin board” material these days
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said pregame speeches wear off fast and players just need to go play
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said he feels a rivalry with Dave “Softy” Mahler 😂😭
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said he understands the rivalry with Oregon but every game is about “us”
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said coach Bhonapha is the one who decides who goes in at RB
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said it was good coaching by Bush Hamdan to get the ball to Myles Gaskin
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen says Myles Gaskin is good to go and ready to play this weekend against Oregon 👍🏿
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said Autzen Stadium is an awesome venue to play and the players are excited about it
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said a fast start is always important no matter where you play. He doesn’t talk about it anymore because if he does it never happens! 🤣
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said they tried to recruit Oregon QB Justin Herbert too
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said it comes down to “competitive spirit” when playing football
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said Oregon runs the heck out of the ball which helps their QB
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said he doesn’t know anything about Jake Browning’s “POINT” moment from two years ago. 😎
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Coach Pete not giving anything to the media. Pure gameface on today 😉
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said you just ask players when they are hurt if they are ok to keep playing
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said seeing new wrinkles from other teams in just college football.
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said Oregon’s RB’s run hard and put their pads down. It’s indicative of the “Pistol” hard-nosed downhill running style
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said they pay close attention to guys getting worn out since it’s deeper into the season and maybe some redshirts can help with the new rule this year
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said his back feels better after playing on grass at UCLA 😂🤣
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said the bye week helps tremendously with rest and game planning
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said he thinks the Depth on the offensive line is the same as a couple weeks ago but guys are getting significant reps
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said Jaxson Kirkland is making significant progress but there is a big learning curve for redshirt freshman
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said he thought the pass rush did good getting the ball out of UCLA QB’s hands
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said halfway into the season now they always want more with the pass rush
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said it always fires up the team to see a big Husky fan contingent on the road
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said they don’t have to talk to the team about being extra chippy just because it’s against rival Oregon
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said at this point in the season it’s just one week at a time! He said polls are ridiculous because they never turn out how they are hyped and analyzed
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said he is voting in the top-25 this year in the Polls
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Petersen said it only takes 5 minutes for him to turn in his poll each week 🤣
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) October 8, 2018
Here is this week’s official depth chart for the Huskies…..
Below is the actual video of Chris Petersen’s press conference today…..
