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Demond Williams Jr. Reverses Course, Will Stay at Washington After NIL-Portal Standoff

Washington casts the outcome as a test case for enforcing NIL contracts in the transfer era.

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.