Uncertainty and instability have defined the last year in the world and in UW sports. From Chris Petersen’s shocking departure in December, 2019, almost nothing that has happened in the last 14 months has gone according to plan. Even with uncertainty at an all-time high, Defensive Coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski seemed to be the rock of stability, the connective tissue across generations of head coaches. Even that stability was upended this week when Coach K accepted the Defensive Coordinator job at Texas under new coach Steve Sarkisian.
There are countless stats and anecdotes that support Kwiatkowski’s resume as one of the best defensive coordinators in the sport.