Ohio State enjoyed a 24-6 victory over Washington at Husky Stadium, also known as the Greatest Setting in College Football, keeping the Huskies at arm’s length for much of the second half to claim the win.
Following the loss, Washington head coach Jedd Fisch met with the media, in which he lamented several key plays that bounced in the Buckeyes’ favor. Fisch was also complimentary of his team’s effort against Ohio State, while passing along credit to the Buckeyes' red zone defense.
“When you play the number one team in the country, they know how to win, they've won a lot, they win every year. And if you're going to be able to finish the game and be able to win those games, those penalties can't happen, those sacks can't happen. The mistakes that were made can't happen, and we're going to learn from that.”– Jedd Fisch
Despite three red zone trips on Saturday, Washington was unable to find the end zone against the Buckeyes, finishing a pair of those opportunities with field goals. Fisch pointed to Ohio State defensive coordinator Matt Patricia’s background coaching at a high level in the NFL, and applying those concepts to the college game as a catalyst for the Buckeyes’ success in the red zone.
“That red zone defense has been tried and true for the last 25 years up in New England, and there are a lot of challenges there, a lot of different coverages.”– Jedd Fisch
A major turning point of Ohio State’s victory came early in the second quarter, with Washington clinging to a 3-0 lead. While the Buckeyes’ offense sputtered early, the Huskies entered the red zone with a chance to extend their lead.
Ultimately, the Ohio State defense held, forcing Washington to attempt a field goal. However, Fisch dug into his bag of tricks and put the ball in kicker Grady Gross’s hands on a fake. Gross passed the ball to tight end Decker DeGraaf, who appeared to be blocking for a run play.
FAKE!!
— CBS Sports College Football (@CBSSportsCFB) September 27, 2025
Washington's fake field goal attempt is snuffed out by the @OhioStateFB defense pic.twitter.com/zqq1JJnkSE
“We thought we had a look all week of how they were going to play. How they were going to rush when we were on the right hash, and it didn't get executed well.” – Jedd Fisch
Although Ohio State left Seattle with a double-digit victory, Fisch was ultimately proud of his team’s effort against the nation’s top-ranked team.
“We don't have moral victories, but they also know that we went toe-to-toe with them. We were physical. We could stop them on short yardage. We were able to move the football. We were able to have drives down the red zone. We were able to keep it a one-score game, a four-point game at half. You just need that confidence sometimes too, that it's real, that you're there.”– Jedd Fisch
