“Altogether, it just seemed like one of those opportunities you had to listen to. So we did that,” he said. “And then I got a call that night from Washington, and they offered me the head coaching job. Sunday morning, they sent over the documents, and it was one of those situations that it was one of those opportunities it was impossible to say no to.”
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REPORT: Former Arizona football Coach Jedd Fisch ‘We were 100% commited’
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Former Arizona football coach Jedd Fisch discussed his contentious exit from the Wildcats in a podcast episode, giving his reasons for quitting to take a job in Washington after three seasons in charge.
In an interview with Ari Wasserman of The Athletic for the “Until Saturday” podcast, which was published on Tuesday, Fisch stated that UW became more interested after former Huskies head coach Kalen DeBoer—who guided Washington to the College Football Playoffs the previous season—accepted the same position at Alabama to succeed legendary coach Nick Saban.
On January 13, Fisch, who guided the Wildcats to an Alamo Bowl victory and a 10-3 record this past season, was contacted by Troy Dannen, the athletic director of Washington, regarding the “intriguing job.”
“Talking about their plans entering into the Big Ten, coming off of a national championship game (appearance), the resources they were referring to regarding assistant coaches and player welfare and what they wanted to do with the players was all pretty intriguing,” Fisch told the Athletic. “Obviously, their commitment to the head coach was very intriguing, as well.
Two days later, Arizona hired Brent Brennan, the former head coach of San Jose State.
After sharing a video of themselves signing the deal in Fisch’s Tucson home on the team’s social media sites, Fisch and Washington came under fire.
“We wanna be done here very soon and we wanna be a part of this program for a long time,” Fisch said.
Fisch noted that the only two schools to get in touch with him with head coaching openings were Texas A&M, which sacked Jimbo Fisher and hired Mike Elko from Duke to lead its program, and Washington. According to the former UA coach, Texas A&M spoke with Fisch via Zoom in December. According to reports, Fisch was contacted by Michigan State about a vacancy in November, but he denied it to the Star. “I have absolutely zero interest in the UCLA job then or now,” Fisch told The Athletic, denying any interest in the position.
“And there was no other job that reached out that I had any interest in or I spoke with,” he said. “And there was really no thought in my mind about going anywhere. There was nowhere to go, there was nowhere that was interesting to me that was available. We loved Arizona. We felt like we were gonna have a great team coming back, although I was concerned about some of the missing pieces from the year before, (leaving) really didn’t cross my mind.”
Added Fisch: “I just think it’s time that everyone understands our commitment at Arizona was 100 percent truthful. And we were committed to making this program great. We made our players better than they’ve ever thought they could be and we were better than anyone thought we could.”
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