Morrell on Jacob Lane

UW co-defensive coordinator Chuck Morrell sizes up the game of Jacob Lane.

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00:00 You guys have never hesitated to put a freshman out

00:02 in the field with the game still on the line,

00:04 and Parker and Green last year.

00:07 Did I see Jacob Lane out there at the end of this game?

00:09 Yeah, absolutely.

00:11 Was that because Sakai got banged up?

00:13 Yeah, well, and I think Jacob's been making

00:15 some fantastic progress.

00:16 I mean, we are very, very pleased with him.

00:19 I think he is going to be, you know, the next -

00:22 he's got a chance, but if he continues to develop,

00:24 is going to be one of the next dynamic edges at UW

00:28 and has been playing extremely well in practice.

00:31 And, you know, obviously we got short

00:33 on a couple of guys out there on Saturday,

00:35 and he's taken a lot of practice reps

00:37 to the point that we're getting to trust him

00:39 and know that he's an elusive pass rusher.

00:41 And critical situations, like, okay,

00:43 let's go get the quarterback, young pup.

00:46 And there's - and he's on a fantastic track,

00:49 upward trend right now for us.

00:50 Goforth was really familiar with everybody on that team.

00:53 How much help was he pregame,

00:54 or was he able to snip anything out?

00:57 You know, we got a little bit of tidbits

00:58 throughout the course of the week.

00:59 Obviously, he's gone against that offense,

01:00 you know, daily in practice for, you know, some time.

01:03 And so, it got a little bit of a feel.

01:04 And, you know, but really leading up to -

01:06 I know it was a really emotional game for him

01:09 and wanted him to, you know, focus on just taking care of,

01:12 you know, what he needed to handle.

01:13 But had some good insight on a few things for us,

01:16 that, you know, just some small, detailed things

01:19 that were good things for us to know.

01:22 But at the same time, it was kind of a -

01:23 it was a great day for him, you know,

01:24 obviously being able to - I'm so excited for him.

01:27 That third and five, the end of the game,

01:29 he gets to make the tackle on their sideline.

01:30 What a cool - what a cool deal for him.