SEATTLE – After discussing his quarterback situation in Seattle last month, Kalen DeBoer emphasized that “Austin Mack has been amazing this year. Head#039; has been everything and then some that we’ve hoped for and expected. The guy is playing big ball for us in this program. andquot;He just had a great fall, he got a lot of reps even in team sessions and he didn’t just spend time on the scout team. He was with us and it’s easy to see what the head is capable of. So weand#039;re very excited about him.andquot; This is becoming more and more obvious. On Thursday, Mack — a redshirt freshman quarterback from Loomis, Calif. — announced his commitment to Alabama, following DeBoer and offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb. He has four years of eligibility remaining. A 6-foot-1, 226-pound pitcher, Mack graduated from Folsom High School a year early to spend the season under Grubb and UW quarterback Michael Penix Jr. He was called Huskiesand#039; Well. 3 quarterbacks this fall, behind Penix (who is in the NFL) and senior Dylan Morris (who previously transferred to James Madison). andquot;I and#039;ve grown a lot this year – especially with Coach Grubb, especially with Mike and D-Mo,andquot; Mack said before January 1st Sugar Bowl. andquot;Itand#039;s something and I’m very grateful for that.andquot; Before signing with Washington, Mack was rated by 247Sports as a four-star recruit, the No. 8 quarterback in the nation and the No. 73 player in the 2023 class. He completed 70.4% of his passes and threw for 3,498 yards with 40 touchdowns and five interceptions in his final season at Folsom in 2022. UW could lose five scholarship quarterbacks this offseason with Penix entering the NFL draft and Mack, Morris, senior Will Rogers and junior William Haskell all moving to the hiking portal. (Rogers — UWand#039; an expected starter next season who transferred to Washington for the winter quarter — and Haskell are uncommitted elsewhere and could technically return.) So far, the Huskies have one scholarship quarterback, four-star freshman Dermaricus Davis. , an early entrant. But help may be on the way. Arizona four-star commit and early enrollee Demond Williams has been released from his national letter of intent and will take an official visit to Washington this weekend, according to 247Sports. The 5-9, 174-pound freshman (and former Ole Miss tight end) signed with new UW coach Jedd Fisch and running backs coach Jimmie Dougherty in Tucson, Arizona, and could move to Seattle quickly. For UW, the transfer portal gives and takes away. But it is better to start giving soon..