EUGENE – No. 1 Oregon defeated Washington 49-21 on Saturday night at Autzen Stadium.

Jedd Fisch recapitulated the loss for the Huskies (6-6, 4-5 Big Ten), who await their bowl game and match.

Below is a transcript of Fisch’s postgame press conference.

No. 1 Oregon (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten) vs. No. 4 Penn State (11-1, 8-1)

• When: Saturday November 30th
• Time: 4:30 p.m. PT
• Where: Autzen Stadium, Eugene
• TV channels: NBC
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EVERY FISH

Opening speech…

“Of course it was a tough night. We didn’t play our best and we came up against a really, really good football team, the No. 1 team in the country, and they certainly reflected that today. I think they don’t really have many weaknesses. I thought we had some moments where I was proud of our guys and the way we played at certain times in the game. (The score) was about 7-6 midway through the second quarter, but it got away from us a little bit. I liked how we responded at the end of the half to make it 28-14. I thought we did a good job on the first drive, but in the end we just didn’t play enough. We had too many negative plays. Demond Williams had a lot of good plays and had an 85% completion rate on the night. But of course we can’t take as many bags with us as we took with us. We have a lot to do and have 15 training sessions to do it. Signing day is on Wednesday and a portal window opens on Monday. The new calendar is definitely interesting, so we have to take care of it. We’ll come in tomorrow, evaluate the film and start planning practice for next week and getting ready for a bowl game. As I said to our team, you have a chance to play in the postseason, and you earn the right by playing twelve games, not one. If you win six, you get to play in the bowl game, and we’re looking forward to that.”

On Will Rogers’ reaction to not starting against Oregon…

“Will (Rogers) was fantastic, as he has been all year. I let Will know very early on, two weeks ago, that this was the direction we were going and that he was an A plus, as he has been all year. I can’t say enough good things about Will Rogers as a person. I’m so proud to have had the opportunity to coach him this year. I will miss him and if he ever comes back he will have a coaching job here.”

On Will Rogers’ availability for a bowl game…

“I expect Will (Rogers) to be there all the time. He is fantastic. He will prepare the same way he did as a starter. We talk a lot about being able to help Demond (Williams) if Demond starts, which he will. Also so that Will can continue his journey and achieve his dreams.”

On the decision to start Demond Williams against Oregon…

“At this point in the season, based on the way we moved the ball in the second half against Penn State when Demond was in the game, we had three drives where we ended up inside the 20, two of them were Field goals. And then the three drives he had in the second half against UCLA that resulted in 17 points. It was about time and it’s nice to have a whole film section to train him. We’re in a situation where I can sit down with him now and go over every play. We had 57 games that we can now play. There are a lot of situations and he still has three years so we can get him going. We also have 15 practices to get him the starters.”

On Demond Williams taking responsibility for Oregon’s 10 sacks…

“We taught him well to say that. I would hope he would say that. I would hope that our line would take the same responsibility, our running backs would take the same responsibility. I think it’s all a learning curve. I’ve always said that all 11 score touchdowns and all 11 take sacks. There’s so much behind it. It’s about getting open, getting rid of the ball, keeping it in protection. There is a lot to learn from this. I think he will learn when to get rid of the ball. But by the same token, there are probably moments where I yelled, “Put the ball away!” and he scrambled around and got a first down on third down. That’s what we have to learn and that’s what we’re going to live with and continue to see Demond’s growth through this process.”

On the defensive performance against Oregon…

“We always want to be better and bigger up front and make more plays to cross the line. They had way too many yards after contact. After kicking the ball out, they managed to do so at their reveal. They could choose the running game. They were too many meters away. We need to be able to grow bigger. We really need to be able to handle an offensive line that’s built for the Big Ten.”

About reviewing the film instead of just moving on…

“There is too much to learn. We are such a young team and there is so much to learn in many areas. We’re playing with a true freshman quarterback for no other reason. We’ll watch the tape and teach it to him. There are so many other reasons to learn. For our receivers: If you correct Denzel Boston, he still has two years left. If you correct Jeremiah Hunter, Rashid Williams needs to learn from it. If you correct Keleki Latu, Decker DeGraaf has to learn from it. Obviously, on defense, Khmori House needs to learn from every correction we make to Alphonzo Tuputala and Carson Bruener. As is Isaiah Ward, who keeps getting better but is corrected on every play. Also Ephesians (Prysock), Makell Esteen, Vince Holmes and Peyton Waters. There are so many young players on this team, we have to keep learning.”

On the status of Russell Davis…

“We lost him in training on Tuesday. He won’t be back for the bowl game. He needs surgery and we will see him again in about three months.”

On the future of the program…

“The end of a regular season is associated with emotions. Where you embrace guys like (Carson) Bruener and (Alphonzo) Tuputala and build strong relationships with players who have been here a lot longer than me. At the same time there is energy and enthusiasm for the future. We talked about sending this team home with a winning record and a bowl game championship. Send this team to a place where they can say, “We won seven with a team that no one expected us to do much of.” And then let’s see what happens next year with all these young guys and the youth movement that has emerged. I’m really excited about what this team can do now and in the future.”

Who will start the bowl game?

“Demond (Williams) will start the bowl game.

— James Crepea covers that Oregon Ducks and Big Ten. Listen to this Ducks Confidential Podcast or subscribe Ducks Roundup Newsletter.