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Williams Deemed Probable for Nebraska, But No Word on Role

SI Feed·Dan Raley·1 day ago
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Demond Williams Jr. went from questionable to probable on Thursday for this weekend's University of Washignton football game at Nebraska, but that still didn't answer the big question.

The Big Ten availability list didn't reveal what everyone wants to know: will the Huskies return Williams to his starting quarterback role or make him watch Elijah Brown lead the offense for the second consecutive game?

Eariler in the day, UW coach Jedd Fisch spent a few minutes on a media conference call, but he wasn't pressed about his decision after telling everyone he would keep this information sealed until game time for Saturday night's match-up in Lincoln.

After suffering a rib fracture against Iowa, Williams hasn't taken a UW game snap in 20 days.

He sat out the second half of the Iowa game, dressed but watched Brown lead the Huskies past Purdue 38-26 the weekend before last and he and his teammates lately have dealt with their bye week.

Washington’s Thursday availability report: QB Demond Williams Jr.’s…

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