Ryan Walters opens up on Washington's defensive strategy vs. Penn St.
The Washington Huskies gave up a season-high 28 points in the first half in their 28-25 loss to Penn State, but not because of schematic deficiencies. According to head coach Jedd Fisch, trailing 28-6 at the half, the Huskies didn't make any schematic adjustments during the break on either side of the ball as they came out and outscored the Nittany Lions 19-0 in the second half. While that wasn't enough to complete the comeback, the Huskies have shown, on both sides of the ball, but especially on defense, the ability to tighten up in the second half. In the second half, Walters' unit allowed just 46 yards outside of the final drive, 36 of which came on a one-handed grab by wide receiver Chase Sowell, but was still able to catalyze Fisch's team and keep the game from getting out of hand. "Throughout the course of the first half, with the iPads now, where you can look at plays between series and see what the issues and problems were, and it was literally just...we didn't have success on a down; you could usually point to a technique error, or eyes in the right spot, or not dominating their responsibility,"
