Huskies wide receivers coach Kevin Cummings shares his thoughts on the expectations of his room in 2024.
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00:00 >> I've never coached on a field with him, but it was always funny,
00:04 cuz in the past few years, the top receiver, receiving course in the Pac-12 has
00:08 been us over there at Arizona and then the receiving court here at Washington.
00:11 So our receivers always watched Washington's receivers and
00:16 they always watched it the same.
00:17 So I've talked to Coach Shep a few times.
00:19 He's a fantastic coach.
00:20 I've seen him on the road.
00:22 He's a relentless recruiter.
00:23 And so I got some shoes to fill for sure.
00:26 But we produce at a high level at the places I've been with Coach Fish.
00:29 So we'll keep that going.
00:30 >> And what you're teaching, how much different is it to what these guys
00:33 have been doing for the past couple of years?
00:35 >> Yeah, I think for the most part, all receiver play.
00:37 There's just a couple little things here, different philosophies here and there.
00:39 But for the most part, what you wanna see is guys go out there and compete and
00:43 make plays, and that's my expectation for the guys.
00:45 >> What are your thoughts on Giles so far this spring?
00:47 >> Yeah, Giles has been really good.
00:48 He's been really good.
00:49 He's got great speed, and we all know that.
00:53 But the thing that actually has shown up to me the most with him is his ball skills.
00:56 Very, very strong hands.
00:58 He's made a bunch of tough catches,
01:00 especially in the slot where you got linebackers come here.
01:03 Sorry about that.
01:03 Linebackers come in here, safeties come in there.
01:05 And so the confidence that he has in his hands has been real special.
01:08 >> Is he still a return man?
01:10 >> Yeah, mm-hm, yeah, yep.
01:11 >> He kinda lost that duty with his injury last year.
01:15 And he's got 95 and 97 yard kickoff returns on his record.
01:19 >> Yeah, yeah, no, I mean, he's a fantastic elite, I would call it, returner.
01:23 He's got the running back background from his days in high school.
01:26 So he's got great vision, and I think that's why he's so elite at it.
01:29 And so for sure, we'll get him out there this year.