Why Washington coach Jedd Fisch’s views on non-conference scheduling mirrors Indiana football
Washington coach Jedd Fisch told reporters at Big Ten Media Days he isn’t interested in scheduling any future Power Four non-conference
LAS VEGAS — Indiana football’s scheduling strategy has found plenty of detractors down south, but it became increasingly clear at Big Ten media days the program won’t be the only team in the league to avoid future Power Four nonconference games.
“I’m not interested in scheduling anybody in the Power Four if we don’t have to,” Washington coach Jedd Fisch said.
Washington has the second-fewest games scheduled against Power Four nonconference opponents among Big Ten teams through 2029. Indiana doesn’t have any after canceling a series against UVA and the Huskies have one, the start of a home-and-home series against Tennessee that was agreed to before Fisch took over as coach.
Fisch went a step further by boosting a video on social media of Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti’s speech at the podium from Big Ten media days explaining why the Hoosiers were simply adopting the “an SEC scheduling format.”
Washington’s coach doubled down on his support of Cignetti’s argument while speaking to reporters Wednesday afternoon.
“I thought Curt Cignetti was dead on right,” Fisch said. “The fact of the matter is, we are playing nine conference games and the other conferences are going to play eight, then why would we every continue to keep adding a 10th game that you are going to have to another FBS team unless everyone is doing it. You don’t want to be one game behind ever.”
Penn State coach James Franklin is also among the coaches that doesn’t have a problem with anyone in the Big Ten avoiding an additional Power…
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Publish date : 2025-07-24 22:30:00
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