Overview
- Williams said he is staying with the Huskies, reversing a portal announcement made two days after signing a one-year deal reportedly in the mid-$4 million range.
- Washington signaled it would enforce the contract through legal channels, declined to place his name in the portal and engaged the Big Ten on the dispute.
- School officials collected and shared alleged tampering evidence with the conference, according to multiple reports.
- Agent Doug Hendrickson cut ties with Williams earlier Thursday, citing philosophical differences.
- Reports had linked LSU as a potential landing spot and indicated a planned do-not-contact tag, while Washington leaders now emphasize contract compliance and relationship repair.