We knew Demond Williams would cause a legitimate quarterback controversy at some point. What happens next after Saturday night’s win over UCLA shouldn’t cause much of a stir.

As supportive, energetic and professional as Will Rogers has been during his lone season at Montlake, it’s time for head coach Jedd Fisch to turn over the keys to the heralded dual-threat passer.

Things teetered on the brink of disaster when a UCLA defender went unnoticed by Rogers, prompting him to throw a pass that was intercepted. What followed was another great sequence from Washington’s defense with Fisch making a switch at quarterback. Suddenly, UW’s offense took on new life as the Williams-led offense generated points on consecutive drives as Grady Gross scored a 41-yard field goal and later Williams connected with tight end Decker DeGraaf for a one-yard score.

Before its near collapse, Washington had gotten off to an impressive start. Jonah Coleman kicked off the scoring with a 15-yard touchdown run. UCLA scored on the ensuing attempt to cut UW’s lead to 7-3.

Later in the half, the Huskies sounded the siren again when Rogers connected with Keleki Latu. A score that was again answered by the Bruins when Ethan Garbers threw a one-yard score to cut UW’s lead to 14-10 just before halftime.

Disaster almost struck in the third quarter. Rogers was intercepted, giving UCLA great field position. The result was a Bruins field goal that cut UW’s lead to 14-13. On the ensuing ride, Rogers’ demise arrived – from there you know the story.

There has been a lot of complaining this season about Fisch’s use of Williams. There were times when Fisch could have used him more to spark the offense but either didn’t or sent Williams into the game, disrupting Rogers’ rhythm.

Now that is all a thing of the past.

Now assured of bowl eligibility, Washington will enter hostile Eugene after the bye with nothing to lose and a chance to pull off the most substantial disruption of the college football season. Leading them should and likely will be the talented young quarterback.