> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Huskies Start Spring Football in ‘Completely Different’ Spot Entering Jedd Fisch’s Second Season - URL: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/huskies-start-spring-football-from-completely-different-spot/ - Published: 2025-04-01T00:59:33.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-08T05:59:57.000Z - Author: Aaron Coe - Tags: Huskies, Washington Football, Jedd Fisch, Denzel Boston, Ephesians Prysock, Ryan Walters, Spring Football, Jimmie Dougherty \[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="3413"\] ![ University of Washington head football coach Jedd Fisch listens to a question at a press conference prior to the start of spring football on Monday, March 31, 2025 at Husky Stadium. Credit: Aaron Coe, Emerald City Spectrum ](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1d/f2/1df2f77b-83dd-4bc0-a6d2-6d1bb5df89a3/content/images/2026/10/fisch-250331-pc-format-original-1.jpg) University of Washington head football coach Jedd Fisch listens to a question at a press conference prior to the start of spring football on Monday, March 31, 2025 at Husky Stadium. Credit: Aaron Coe, Emerald City Spectrum \[/caption\] SEATTLE, Wash. - Spring is officially here. No, not the official equinox that occurred on March 20\. For Washington Huskies football fans, spring arrives with cherry blossoms in the quad on campus and football practices down the hill at Husky Stadium and Dempsey Indoor Center. It’s a time of new beginnings, optimism for the upcoming season, and soon, the first look at the 2025 Huskies wearing pads. “Lot of excitement in the air when it comes to our team, when it comes to our current players, our new staff, recruiting, all the things that are happening in college football,” said UW head coach Jedd Fisch, who begins his second season at the helm after going 6-7 in 2024\. Things are considerably different than last spring, when Fisch dealt with a depleted roster due to draft declarations and transfer portal entries. When [practices begin Tuesday](https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/home/washington-huskies-set-to-begin-spring-football-tuesday), Fisch expects approximately 76 of 86 scholarship players participating, “plus another 15-20 walk-ons.” Players will be padded up for 12 of the 15 practices, including the May 2 “Dawgs After Dark Spring Game.” Last season, Fisch entered spring ball without full two-deeps on the offensive line, and his eventual center and left tackle weren’t on the team yet. “Just the idea of seven scholarship offensive lineman \[last spring\] to 16 scholarship offensive lineman \[this spring\] is an enormous difference,” Fisch said. “The fact that we’ve got guys going into the second year in our offense rather than our first year makes a huge difference. …We’ve got players that have returned in their second year on defense — even though it’s a little bit of a different scheme, it’s not completely different — will make a huge difference. “ Sometimes spring isn’t all sunshine and rainbows, however. A few players will be unavailable to practice as they recover from last season’s injuries. Junior Denzel Boston, the team’s leading returning receiver with 63 catches, 834 yards, and nine touchdowns, is expected to miss most if not all of spring ball, as will senior Ephesians Prysock, who started at cornerback last season. Both had what Fisch deemed “clean-up” surgeries. Linebacker Jacob Manu, a senior transfer from Arizona, remains out as he continues to recover from a torn ACL. Zaydrius Rainey-Sale, Fisch revealed on Monday, also had ACL surgery and is out. Senior edge rusher Zach Durfee (foot), junior edge Russell Davis II (triceps), and junior defensive tackle Jayvon Parker (Achilles) will also miss as they recover from surgeries. Redshirt freshman tight end Charlie Crowell will be limited. Though that may seem like a lengthy list, it’s still relatively short for a college football team starting spring ball. The goal will be to keep that list as short as possible throughout practices. All sessions are open for fans to attend. Practices are currently scheduled to run Tuesdays (3:30 - 6 PM), Thursdays (3:30 - 6 PM) and Saturdays (11:30 AM - 2:00 PM) from April 1-26\. The schedule shifts to Monday and Wednesday for the final week, with practice times tabbed for 3:30 to 6 PM before the “Dawgs After Dark Spring Game” at 6:30 PM on Friday, May 2\. Admission for the spring game is free, but tickets are required. [Tickets are available here.](https://gohuskies.evenue.net/events/SGT?ref=emeraldcityspectrum.com) According to the UW, the practice schedule is subject to change. [Click here for practice day and time updates.](https://gohuskies.com/signingday/football/football/222/?ref=emeraldcityspectrum.com) While Fisch, who calls offensive plays, and Jimmie Dougherty — promoted after the season to replace departed offensive coordinator Brennan Carroll — know most of what they have to work with this spring, new defensive coordinator Ryan Walters is still learning about his new players, making the four weeks of spring ball incredibly critical. “New staff, new scheme, new players — everybody’s sort of starting with a blank slate in terms of learning the verbiage, learning how we want to do things in the center that we operate,” said Walters, the former Purdue head coach who replaces Steve Belichick as the defensive play-caller. “So the competition is going to be pivotal.”