Washington upgraded junior quarterback Demond Williams Jr. (rib) from questionable to probable on its Thursday availability report, potentially paving the way for his return after missing UW’s 38-26 victory against Purdue on Oct. 16.

“We feel good about what direction we’re going to go Saturday night,” head coach Jedd Fisch said Thursday. “From that point in time, we’ll figure it out after that. But our goal is to put our team in the best possible position to win this week and then each week after that and then we’ll make our decisions.”

Williams, who Fisch revealed sustained a fractured rib during Washington’s 41-24 defeat against Iowa on Oct. 9, was a game-time decision to serve in a reserve role against Purdue, though he was eventually ruled out.…