Bill Belichick’s role with Washington Huskies, explained

Shortly after the Washington Huskies hired Jeff Fisch to replace Kalen DeBoer, the former Arizona coach went to work assembling a coaching staff with some incredibly recognizable names.

First there’s offensive coordinator and OL coach Brennan Carroll, the son of longtime Seahawks and former USC head coach Pete Carroll. Then there’s Luke Del Rio, Washington’s offensive quality control coach and son of former NFL head coach Jack Del Rio.

Finally there’s defensive coordinator Steve Belichick, of course the son of longtime Patriots head coach and football legend Bill Belichick.

Bill, Pete, and Jack have all spent time around the Huskies this summer, giving coach Fisch a trio of legends to bounce ideas off of as he prepares to lead this team into the Big Ten and in the post-DeBoer era.

Belichick made an appearance on ESPN’s Pat McAfee Show on Monday, finally addressing what exactly he does at UW practices:

“I’m just here to watch, and sometimes they ask me to look at something or what I think about this or that or whatever,” Belichick said. “Really, it’s been great.”

Belichick said he’s not leading drills or anything of that nature, but he enjoys getting to spend time around football and his son, and is looking forward to the upcoming Huskies season.

“It’s nice to just get back and and watch some action going on in the field,” Belichick continued. “Being around Steve, being around Jedd, they do a great job here at this program and it’s just fun to watch what’s going on and sitting in on some meetings and watch the players work…(I) look forward to following them during the year.”