Special Guest: Washington Head Coach Jimmy Lake
Until Saturday: A show about college football
The Athletic
4.6 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2020
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Andy Staples is joined by new Washington Head Coach Jimmy Lake. Coach Lake talks about taking over for Chris Petersen and how his former boss prepared him for the job. He also shares why his time in the NFL was paramount to his development as a coach. Lake tabbed John Donovan as offensive coordinator after getting the job. What will the Huskies look like on offense?
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| 0:33.8 | Hey, this is Andy. |
| 0:35.6 | Thanks so much for listening. |
| 0:37.3 | We got a great show for you today, but some news breaking on Wednesday morning. Mel Tucker is the new Michigan state head coach. He was interviewed before Luke Fickle, Luke Fickle turned down the job. Mel Tucker had said he was flattered by the interest, but he was staying at Colorado. |
| 0:55.2 | But guess what? |
| 1:06.3 | When someone backs up the brink's truck, doubles your salary, doubles your assistant coach salary pool, doubles your strength staff salary pool, you're going to take the job. |
| 1:11.0 | So Mel Tucker, after one year at Colorado, is headed to Michigan State. |
| 1:17.5 | But today, we're going to talk to a guy who was the product of a much less chaotic coaching search. |
| 1:18.9 | Chris Peterson stepped down from Washington at the end of last season. |
| 1:23.3 | They didn't go on a national search. |
| 1:24.7 | They didn't need to. |
| 1:25.5 | They had the right guy right in the building. |
| 1:28.4 | His name is Jimmy Lake. |
| 1:29.6 | He was the defensive coordinator. |
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