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The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - were at Husky Stadium Friday night to watch the Washington Huskies go through their 15th and final spring practice, one they call 'Dawgs After Dark'. It was a full tackle scrimmage that lasted roughly two hours and about 85-90 plays, according to Washington Head Coach Jedd Fisch. He split the teams up, ran the number one and number two quarterbacks out there for the first half, and then the backup quarterbacks did the same for the second half. In the first half of the recap podcast, the guys broke down what they saw on offense, specifically from true freshman receiver Raiden Vines-Bright. RVB unofficially caught 8 passes for 131 yards and one touchdown, dwarfing the production from the rest of the receiver group combined. After a quick break, the talk turned to the defensive side and two players were singled out not just for how they played Friday night, but all spring; EDGE Jacob Lane and CB Rahshawn Clark. Scott gave an update on the prospects that were at the Spring Game (you can see the full list HERE), and also provided a quick note on what the coaches are going to be doing in recruiting now that spring football is over (hint: it involves a lot of frequent flyer miles). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, Scott Eklund, and intern Jakob Spielholz - talk about what they saw on Day 13 of UW Spring Football, and there wasn't much to report on during their two hour workout inside the Dempsey Indoor Facility on Monday afternoon. It was the shortest practice of the spring to date, and Wednesday's practice will likely be about as long as the team cleans things up and prepares like they would for a game, which is obviously happening Friday night. The guys did have some observations, and Scott breaks down who he thinks is going to have the most carries, most catches, and most tackles during 'Dawgs After Dark'. After a quick break the talk turns to recruiting, where Scott offers his thoughts on how things went with this past weekend's official visitors. And that conversation turned into a bit of a stroll down Amnesia Lane, complete with some old recruiting war stories. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, Scott Eklund, and intern Jakob Spielholz - had a lot to talk about after the Washington Huskies went through a very long Saturday scrimmage under a beautiful spring Seattle sky, a scrimmage that was roughly around 120 plays in all different types of scenarios. From goal line to red zone, to coming out of the end zone, to overtime, to 2-minute - the Huskies covered a lot of ground. Who stood out? Was the offense able to continue to make headroom, or was the defense once again the side of the ball that showed the most dominance? There were some standout performances, and we go through all of the ones that we saw, and on both sides. Because it was a scrimmage and the defense was tackling, there was some things to definitely talk about in terms of the running game.  After a quick break, the talk turned to recruiting and Scott offered up a quick update on all the prospects that he saw. The Huskies are hosting four official visitors this weekend - RB Brian Bonner, OL Sam Utu, OL Aaron Thomas, and WR Denairius Gray. There were also a number of unofficial visitors on hand, and Scott talks about them too. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - were out on the east field next to Husky Stadium on another glorious Chamber-of-Commerce day in Seattle, this time for Day 11 of Washington's spring football campaign. What did they see? Did they see the offense take some steps toward evening things up in their never-ending battle with the defense? Some of the things that were scripted for practice, like red zone and goal-line situations, should favor the offense, and they were able to take advantage of some things. With Rashid Williams not participating today, it was time for other receivers to step up and be heard. And a couple of them made their return to some team periods, namely Penn State transfer Omari Evans and true freshman Raiden Vines-Bright. On defense, it was Arizona transfer CB Tacario Davis that made his triumphant return to the team periods. The guys talk about their returns and how successful they were in quickly getting back into the swing of things. Scott also provided his take on the biggest news of the day, the flip of top 2026 OL Kodi Greene from Oregon to Washington. Was it expected? Will the former Eastside Catholic lineman stay committed all the way to Signing Day in December? And will his commitment spur on a number of other players to commit to Washington, especially knowing the Huskies have a host of official visitors coming in this weekend? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was a picture perfect day in the Emerald City as the Washington Huskies got after it on Day 10 of their spring football campaign. The guys from Dawgman.com - Scott Eklund and Chris Fetters - offered up their thoughts on a day where the players weren't in full pads - just shells and shorts - and they were coming off a 110-play scrimmage just two days prior. That meant a ton of cleanup work, more install for the offense and defense, and also a chance for some of the players that haven't been able to scrimmage - like Denzel Boston and Omari Evans on offense and Ephesians Prysock and Tacario Davis on defense - to run around a bunch and get back to doing some actual football. The highlight of the day was the final team period, one where the offense was given 80 seconds to go the length of the field. They had to score, as the defense was ahead 26-21. The number-one offense, led by Demond Williams, got all the way to the 5-yard line with 1 second left on the clock but couldn't find the end zone on their final play. The second team, however, found success through a Kai Horton pass to a diving Jace Burton in the corner of the end zone over safety CJ Christian. The entire offense went nuts and sprinted over to Burton to celebrate the big play. Scott and Chris talked about the ending team period, as well as a couple players on both sides of the ball that stood out to them during the day. They also remarked on some of the things that caught their eye during the individual periods. Those periods are a great time to watch the coaches really get to work on proper technique. Scott gave an update on the one recruit that was at practice today - 2027 Puyallup OL Gecova Doyal - before finishing the podcast with their final thoughts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - had a little bit of a debate over which side of the football had the best of it on Day 8. One thought it was a day for the offense, while the other two thought the defense was still on top as they have been for all of spring ball. The main talk in the first half of the recap pod was about the offense, and especially the receivers and running backs. And then after a quick break they moved over to the defensive side of the ball to talk about some of their standout performers. Scott then offered a quick update on who the Huskies are planning to host this weekend for unofficial visits to coincide with Saturday morning's practice, and then talk turned to the transfer portal. Only long snapper Cameron Warchuck has publicly put his name in; we expect to see more before the portal window closes on April 25. It means a lot of UW players that are unsure about their future will be faced with making a decision without as much information as they would like, considering spring football doesn't end at Washington until May 2. And, as Scott reveals, there's another aspect to the portal and those potentially entering it that may throw an unforeseen wrench into the whole works. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Scott Eklund and Chris Fetters - got together to offer their thoughts after Day 7 of UW spring football. It was a day for the purists as the Huskies went through a 2.5 hour practice under beautiful Seattle spring skies. There wasn't much to chew on from a fan's perspective as there was a ton of individual work and installation on both the offensive and defensive sides, but the team saved their best work for the last half hour of practice. It was there where they went through a two-minute drill for the both the first and second teams, and the offense was able to score both times. Scott and Chris talk about what they saw during those two-minute drills, including standouts on both sides of the line of scrimmage. For the offense it was freshman receiver Chris Lawson, and for the defense it was defensive backs Rahshawn Clark and Caleb Presley. After a quick break the talk turns to the offense, specifically the offensive line and how they lined up today. There were a few tweaks to the basic lineup Michael Switzer has been using for his number and number two lines, and two true freshmen - John Mills and Champ Taulealea - featured in those tweaks. To finish the podcast out, Scott breaks down the news that 247Sports entered in a couple of crystal balls for Washington earlier Tuesday. The prospect? 2026 QB Derek Zammit from DePaul Catholic HS in Wayne, NJ. Zammit unofficially visited UW recently, and Scott wrote up a trip report that you can see HERE. Scott and Chris also talk about what a commitment from a quarterback at this point in the recruiting cycle can do for a program, especially with Washington set to host a ton of official visitors here in the coming weeks and months. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dawgman.com's Jack McCauley was joined this week by former UW Hoopers Noah Dickerson and Jason Crandall to offer up their thoughts on how Washington has attacked the offseason and how successful Danny Sprinkle has been to date in terms of upgrading talent and balance between the front court and back court. It has been a while since the end of the season, and we'll talk about portal additions that've been made and also some potential portal targets in a little bit, but first there's some talk about last season, including their overall thoughts and what went wrong. The guys then transition into the offseason and the team addressing needs via the transfer portal window, which opened up roughly three weeks ago. They talk about some of the additions, including Lathan Sommerville from Rutgers, Quimari Peterson from East Tennessee State, Hannes Steinbach, a forward from Germany, and then the return of shooting guard/wing Wesley Yates. After a quick break the guys then go into remaining needs, and the targets that have been publicly talked about so far, including Darrion Williams from Texas Tech, Cedric Coward from Washington State, Jacob Dar from Rice, and Bradley Ezewiro from UAB. Then they ponder the question: If you were Danny Sprinkle, would you take another big? And then to wrap up this 50-minute portal update pod, the guys offer up their Way Too Early starting five for the 2025-26 season. NOTE: Jack's connection ended up dropping out a couple of times over the course of recording the podcast. We've tried to knit together things to make the conversation run as smoothly as possible, but we apologize for the dropouts and any possible confusion. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds and Chris Fetters - were at Husky Stadium Saturday afternoon to watch the Washington Huskies go through their paces during Day 6 of spring football. The day started out under beautiful Seattle skies but finished with rain. That didn't dampen the enthusiasm of the team, however, as they took part in a scrimmage to end practice that lasted at least a half an hour. On offense, the running backs continued to show out, and because of a lack of available bodies at tight end it was Kade Eldridge, the USC transfer, that got plenty of turns to make his mark today. Kim and Chris talked about his day, as well as the day had by receiver Justice Williams, the redshirt freshman from Oaks Christian. After a quick break the guys turn to the other side of the ball, and on defense it was once again a case for Elinneus Davis making some big plays, Utah transfer Simote Pepa getting the most work he's seen so far this spring, and also the emergence of Northern Arizona transfer safety Alex McLaughlin as a sure tackler as he singlehandedly brought down Jonah Coleman, Adam Mohammed, and Julian McMahan, UW's three big running backs. Before the podcast ended, the guys had to talk about the run Danny Sprinkle and the men's basketball staff are having on the recruiting trail. In the last few days they got Wesley Yates III to return to Montlake after a year at USC, and then on Friday they received a commitment from Jasir Rencher, a wing from the Bay Area who had signed with Texas A&M but got out of his letter after Aggies Head Coach Buzz Williams left for Maryland. How will the Huskies finish out their recruiting class? Does Sprinkle still have a trick or two up his sleeve? And will Quincy Pondexter come back to coach at UW? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - break down what they saw from Day Five of UW Spring Football, held Thursday afternoon at the Dempsey Indoor Facility next to Husky Stadium. And it was definitely a day for work in the Dempsey because the weather in Seattle couldn't make up its mind. Half the day was sunny and breezy; the other half was flat-out stormy. The guys talk about their standouts on both sides of the ball, starting with the offense and then moving to the defense. With so many players limited or out, it certainly has given opportunities for the younger players, like true freshmen OL John Mills and Champ Taulealea and true frosh WR Chris Lawson. And on defense there were a number of cornerbacks that didn't participate today, which meant guys like Caleb Presley, Rahshawn Clark, D'Aryhian Clemons and Rylon Dillard-Allen were taking even more first and second team reps than normal. After a quick break Scott talks about three unofficial visitors that were spotted at practice and also hints at some news coming down the pike soon in regards to UW's recruiting efforts. And Kim talks a little bit about today's news regarding the return of shooting guard Wesley Yates to Montlake after a year at USC. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman give their thoughts and observations from the third practice of spring for the Huskies. They break down why they believe the defense had the better day and some areas that need work on the offensive side of the ball. They also threw in some recruiting talk as well. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman discuss day two of Washington's spring practices with a focus on the defense and what they were up to on the east practice field on Thursday. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Chris Fetters and Recruiting Editor Scott Eklund - break down Washington's recent Junior Day and the news coming out of it. Below is a list of the prep prospects we confirmed were at UW's Junior Day. QB Brady Smigiel QB Caden Jones '27 QB AJ Tuivaiave '28 RB Deshonne Redeaux RB Brian Bonner, Jr. RB Ansu Sanoe WR Mason James WR Terrance Saryon WR Vance Spafford WR Daniel Odom WR Madden Williams WR Luc Weaver TE Landen Miree TE Caleb Tafua TE Zach Albright '27 TE Tytan McNeal '28 OL Esun Tafa OL Samuelu Utu OL Ah Deong Yang OL Gecova Doyal '27 EDGE Derek Colman-Brusa EDGE Max Meier EDGE Landon Barnes EDGE Fa Siale EDGE David Schwerzel EDGE Shaun Scott EDGE Anthony Jones DL Bott Mulitalo DL James "Tank" Carrington DL Khary Wilder DL Dakota Dickson DL Malik Brooks LB Wassie Lugolobi LB Ramzak Fruean LB Liufau Loumoli '27 LB Ezaya Tokio CB CJ Lavender CB Elijah Durr CB Ksani Jiles CB Joshua Holland CB Jeron Jones CB Maurice Williams '27 S Chace Calicut S Markel Newell '28 K CJ Wallace After a quick break the guys come back and talk about next steps for UW in the 2026 recruiting cycle, including prospects that have already announced their intent to take official visits to Montlake, starting at the end of April during spring football. The Huskies even plan on hosting a number of top prospects the same weekend as their Spring Game, Dawgs After Dark. Chris and Scott also talk about Washington's recent commitments that came out of UW's Junior Day, and also who might make decisions in favor of the Huskies during the summer. They also talk about the two players that recently de-committed from UW. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - got together to record a quick recap of the things they saw and heard during Washington's Pro Day, the annual event where NFL scouts and coaches convene in Seattle to watch draft-eligible UW players, and sometimes players from other schools that get invites. And in the case of today's Pro Day, it was 14 Huskies plus one former local prep star - Rainier Beach's Orin Patu, who played collegiately at California, Arizona, and Bethune-Cookman. Here are the 14 Huskies that competed. DL Jacob Bandes DB Cameron Broussard LB Carson Bruener DB Kamren Fabiculanan WR Jeremiah Hunter WR Giles Jackson TE Keleki Latu RB Daniyel Ngata QB Will Rogers OL D'Angalo Titialii DL Voi Tunuufi LB Alphonzo Tuputala DL Sebastian Valdez OL Enokk Vimahi We spoke about the standout performances, namely from DL Sebastian Valdez and WR Giles Jackson, and also offered up some snippets of what the players told us about their performances after Pro Day was done, how they feel they left things at UW, who they expect to emerge this spring as players to watch, and more.  After that, Scott provided a quick but pretty thorough breakdown of what took place this weekend on Montlake when it came to their Junior Day, the verbal commitments of Ksani Jiles and Elijah Durr, the most recent update with Bott Mulitalo's de-commitment from Oregon, and more. Look out for a recruiting blog from Scott breaking down what he learned about the Junior Day in detail. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Jack McCauley and former UW Basketball players Noah Dickerson and Jason Crandall - are back with another hoops podcast. It's been a minute since they last spoke together, and in that time Washington has gone 3-2, including road wins over Minnesota and Penn State. The guys talked about the turnaround and specific things they saw during the last five-game stretch they hadn't seen before up to that point. A big part of the turnaround has been the inclusion of Franck Kepnang in the lineup and the emergence of Mekhi Mason, as well as Great Osobor continuing to do Great Osobor things. What did Noah think of Great's unique double-double at Penn State, as well as threatening to become Washington's first-ever player to tally a triple-double? And not to be outdone, Jason talks about his near quadruple-double in high school. After a quick break, the guys come back and talk about tomorrow night's game against Rutgers, their true freshmen pheoms, how much of a win over the Scarlet Knights is needed in order for UW to secure a Big Ten Tournament berth, and also what they expect to see when the Huskies hit the road again for games at Iowa and Wisconsin. Both Noah and Jason had experience at Washington playing with really talented freshmen, and Noah also talked about the one time he worked out with current Rutgers true frosh Ace Bailey, who is being touted as a potential number-one pick in the upcoming NBA Draft. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Chris Fetters and Scott Eklund - wanted to take this time to really dive deep into the transfer portal now that the Washington Huskies are basically done dipping their toes, barring a 'monumental' event. They go position-by-position, starting with the quarterbacks, and talk about how each room has been reshaped over the winter by portal outgoings and incomings, whether or not those position numbers will change after spring, and how each group is being affected by Head Coach Jedd Fisch's decision to stay at 85 scholarships. Scott offers his opinion on which position groups will still see movement in terms of outgoings. And as they go position-by-position starting with the offense, they also talk about some of the side stories impacting these decisions, like who might be in line to retire due to medical issues, the storyline with Tacario Davis and Thaddeus Dixon, some of the true freshmen that might be able to make an impact having already enrolled in time for winter conditioning, having two scholarship long snappers currently on the roster, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - dumped out the mailbag this morning and got after all the relevant UW topics right now. First is the transfer portal. Has the time come and gone for UW players to officially enter their names into the portal? And what is the latest with cornerback Thaddeus Dixon, especially now that former Arizona CB Tacario Davis has announced his intentions to become a Husky? Talk then turns to staff changes, especially with regard to the NFL. With Pete Carroll recently interviewing with Chicago, what does that mean for Brennan Carroll? Could we see the son go back to coach with his father, like we saw with Steve Belichick? And could that open up another spot for a former OL Coach like Scott Huff? After a quick break the talk turns to the playoffs, starting with the coaches with UW ties that are still playing. Notre Dame's Mike Denbrock, along with Texas's Steve Sarkisian and Pete Kwiatkowski are still alive and well. And what to make of the quarterbacks that are playing in the semifinal games? Former Georgia QB Carson Beck is heading to Miami; should he be getting the most NIL money? Because of the quarterback talk, the guys also talk 2025 NFL Draft. Who is the most draftable UW player right now? Opinions certainly vary. And opinions also vary when it comes to former Rainier Beach star Josh Conerly. Will the Oregon left tackle be a first or second-day pick? Kim and Chris then get to the painful stuff, Washington's 34-point loss to Michigan State last night in East Lansing. Was it avoidable, or was it inevitable? And there was a silver lining, as French forward Dominique Diomande got his visa and joined the team in Michigan. What can UW fans reasonably expect from him before the season ends? Scott offers up one more recruiting update, with a focus toward 2026, and then the guys give their final thoughts on the pod before wrapping things up. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - were quick to hit all the main talking points in Washington's 35-34 loss to Louisville in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, a game that eventually hinged on a two-point play by the Huskies to win it all. After setting the scene in El Paso, the guys went right into the main takeaway of the day; Demond Williams is the real deal. The true freshman quarterback threw for 374 yards and 4 scores, while also giving up a pick-six, perfectly summing up the highs and lows that come with having a prodigious, but inexperienced, talent running the show at quarterback. After talking about Williams and his special day, the guys also talk about the mystery that was Jonah Coleman. He finished with just 9 carries on the day. Was he limited? Was he just not as big in the game plan as would have been expected? And that led right into the discussion of physicality and how Louisville was able to impose their will, especially on the offensive line of scrimmage. Both of their true freshmen running backs went for over 80 yards apiece. After a quick break, the talk stays along the line of scrimmage, but with a twist... what is Washington going to do with their defensive front? They didn't bother Louisville QB Harrison Bailey at all in terms of pass rush. The guys also talked about the fourth quarter, and especially the call by UW Head Coach Jedd Fisch to go for two and the win at the end of the game. The play was there, but Williams wasn't able to put enough air on the ball to find Jeremiah Hunter in the back of the end zone. It was also a phenomenal play by Louisville LB Antonio Watts to swat the ball away after coming off his primary read. Was the call to go for two the right decision? Before the guys offered up their final thoughts, Kim was able to get to the bottom of the Eric Bieniemy-to-UW rumor. Suffice to say, it's exactly what we thought it was. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds in El Paso and Chris Fetters and Scott Eklund back home in Seattle - got together to talk about today's Sun Bowl game between Washington and Louisville. In setting the scene, the guys talk about Louisville, the players that will not be playing in the game because they have opted-out - like QB Tyler Shough, DL Ashton Gillotte, WR Ja'Corey Brooks, and CB Quincy Riley - as well as who will be starting at QB for the Cardinals, Harrison Bailey, and their talented freshman running back duo of Isaac Brown and Duke Watson. Talk then turned to Demond Williams getting his second start as Washington's quarterback and the opportunities made available for some of the younger players because of a number of contributors entering the transfer portal. With Cameron Davis leaving UW for Minnesota, will that mean more carries for freshman RB Adam Mohammed? After a quick break, Kim offers his first-hand thoughts from down in El Paso about who he thinks wants to be there more. The guys also talk about how the portal has affected both teams and who should step up for the Huskies in some key areas along the offensive line? There's some quick chat about future coaching changes happening at Washington after the game. It's already been reported that Steve Belichick will be joining his Dad at North Carolina, and it's also been reported that UW has already lined up his replacement in former Purdue Head Coach Ryan Walters. How quickly will these moves be made? And will they be the only moves made? Then there's some odds and ends that get tied up, including Michael Penix's end of season work, a quick men's basketball update, and Scott updating us on the latest UW portal additions, including some talk on former Texas WR Johntay Cook. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Dawgman.com interns - Jack McCauley and Luke Mounger - got together late this holiday season, but just in time to give UW fans the inside scoop on this New Years Eve matchup between Louisville and Washington, the first time the two teams have ever met. But before they get into the various matchups they expect to see on both sides of the ball, the guys give their thoughts on the crazy transfer portal, the players the Huskies have gotten commitments from and also players that have left for other schools. Then the talk dives straight into the matchup of Louisville's offense, led by quarterback Harrison Bailey, against Washington's defense. And then they turn the tables and look at Washington offense, led by quarterback Demond Williams, and how the Huskies expect to do against Louisville's defense. After a quick break, it's time for Jack and Luke to give their Bets to Bark - players they expect to see do well on Tuesday - and then they give their Sun Bowl picks, as well as some bonus picks on the playoff games that also start on Tuesday with Penn State and Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl. And to finish off the preview pod, the guys offer up their confidence levels, meaning how strongly are they convinced of a Washington win over Louisville? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - are back heading into the last recruiting weekend before the dead period hits for the holidays, so that means another chat about the transfer portal, the players that are coming and going, and who the Huskies have targeted to get in the boat now so they can enroll in time for winter quarter, which starts in early January. They start with the positive news, which is the transfer players that have committed to play for Washington next season, including a local player in former Lynden Christian star TE Kade Eldridge, who left USC for the portal and just announced his verbal commitment to the Huskies right before the start of our broadcast. Talk then moves to the UW players that have recently moved into the portal, with specific talk about Elijah Jackson and Khmori House. Were the guys surprised by those moves, and specifically with House - how much of his portal entry was dictated by the idea of Steve Belichick leaving UW to reconnect with his Dad Bill at North Carolina. Or does it also assume his position coach, Robert Bala, is also out the door? And then there's a little side detour with regards to former juco star Thaddeus Dixon, who may end up with more eligibility if the recent Diego Pavia decision means former juco players can get those junior college years back. It's certainly not a sure thing. After a quick break the guys come back to talk about recent visitors and those the Huskies are targeting now ahead of the dead period, which starts Monday, December 23 and goes through Sunday, January 5. And could there be a straggler or two that make decisions at that time but won't be able to enroll until spring? Scott talks about that. Also don't forget the fact that now players who play in college football playoff games get five days from after their last game to enter their names in the portal too, which they couldn't last season. Will that potentially mean UW holds back a spot or two if they've targeted players from those playoff teams? Kim also spoke this week with some UW players, who gave some candid thoughts on their own experiences with the portal, getting recruited behind the scenes, and how they've dealt with the attention. Jonah Coleman, Denzel Boston, and Demond Williams certainly had thoughts about it all. After that, Kim and Chris delve into Washington's 89-73 win over cross-state rival Washington State (is a basketball game between UW and WSU an Apple Cup game? The debate rages on...). And before final thoughts from the three, Kim brought up a somewhat humorous encounter he had pre-game with notorious Cougar-backer Jim Moore. It's worth listening to the end to get the whole story. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - have been very busy since the end of the regular season for football, because that's when the mid-year signing period for high school players and the beginning of the transfer portal for current college players happens. Chris and Scott already talked at length in the previous podcast about the 29-player high school recruiting class that Washington signed back on December 4, but they haven't talked about the transfer portal yet - until today. As of today (Friday 12/13), nine current UW players on scholarship have entered their names into the transfer portal (OL Kahlee Tafai, DB Curley Reed, OL Gaard Memmelaar, RB Cameron Davis, DB Tristan Dunn, RB Sam Adams, EDGE Maurice Heims, EDGE Lance Holtzclaw, and LB Bryun Parham). And also as of today, Washington has two portal commits (Oklahoma OL Geirean Hatchett, and Kansas State OL Carver Willis). There's seven portal visitors expected on campus this weekend, as well as a visitor Scott alluded to in the podcast that has since become known via his social network accounts, and we posted that information HERE.  After nearly 40 minutes of portal talk, the chat turned to the other big college football story of the week, former New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick taking over as the new head coach at North Carolina. This new has obvious connections to Washington, as Bill's son Steve is the Huskies' current defensive coordinator. Is it a done deal that Steve is going to join his Dad in Chapel Hill? At the very least it seems like $1.2 million things need to happen before January 1st if Steve plans on joining his Dad. That's the number of his buyout if he left Montlake now before the end of the year. But is that the only thing holding him back? And then before offering up our final thoughts on the beginning of an eventful post-regular season for UW Football, Kim and Chris had to offer some thoughts on what's going on with men's hoops, especially with the Washington State game coming up next Wednesday. What's working well for UW, what needs improvement, and just how much are they missing Franck Kepnang? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Chris Fetters and Recruiting Editor Scott Eklund - caught their breath after Washington signed 29 players in their mid-year signing class for the 2025 season, slept on it, and then came back refreshed to talk about the class. For those hoping for a breakdown of every single signee, you're out of luck. We wanted to keep this podcast at a reasonable length, but included here is the official press release, which gave biography information on every prospect signed. To start the podcast out, Chris and Scott broke down the top storylines that immediately stood out. Were the UW coaches able to adequately address need? Did they get bigger, something UW Head Coach Jedd Fisch has talked about constantly since coming to Montlake in January? Fisch spoke at Washington's Signing Day press conference along with UW Football Director of Player Personnel, Matt Doherty. Including Doherty signals just how much has changed in recruiting, because now you not only need to scour the country for the best prep talent out there, but you also have to recruit with the transfer portal in mind. After setting the scene, Chris and Scott broke down some of the players mentioned in Scott's Signing Day Superlatives piece, including who he thinks are undervalued, instant impact players, the top recruiting battles, and then we also had to talk a moment about the first signing of the class, Adelaide, Australia punter Dusty Zimmer. And that lead into talk about the transfer portal, which opens up this coming Monday, December 9. We broke down the current numbers, including the 29 prep signees and all the players recently lost to graduation. But the X factor is the expected attrition, as current Huskies will enter the transfer portal. And there needs to be a lot of attrition if Fisch sticks at the current number of 85 scholarships as he wants to (NCAA rules now allow teams to scholarship as many as 105 players starting for the 2025 season). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It wasn't pretty, and it wasn't expected to be. Given their massive talent gap on both sides of the ball, as well as their coaching continuity and ability to reload at key positions - like quarterback - No. 1 Oregon was able to brush Washington aside with relative ease en route to a 49-21 shellacking Saturday night in Eugene. For Kim Grinolds, who was on site at Autzen Stadium, as well as Chris Fetters and Scott Eklund back home in the greater-Seattle area, the result was hardly surprising. It was the expected outcome given how their offseason took place, as well as the divergent they took when it came to how their seasons unfolded. One program ran the table en route to being the No. 1 team in the country; the other had to scrape by on the second-to-last game of the season just to get bowl-eligible. But the biggest talking point, and the first thing discussed tonight, was the move from UW Head Coach Jedd Fisch to have true freshman Demond Williams make his first start of the season in Eugene. Without doing an exhaustive look at the record books, we have to believe this is the first time in UW history a true frosh quarterback made his first start ever on the road against the No. 1 team in the country. And he performed really well, all things considered. He finished with a higher passer rating than his Oregon counterpart, Dillon Gabriel, and also led UW to 21 points against a Duck defense that was surrendering less than 16 points a game. However, it was the inability of Washington to muster anything on the ground, coupled with Oregon's ability to pick and choose the kind of running game they wanted all night long, that proved to be the difference in the game. Gabriel really didn't have to test Washington's defense because their best offense was handing the ball off to Jordan James and Noah Whittington. And defensively, Oregon was able to wreak a ton of havoc with their base attack, eventually forcing 16 tackles for loss and 10 sacks against a Washington offensive line that was outmatched at every turn. Most of the night, Williams had little to no time to look downfield, let alone go through a progression. Now that the game is over, what does Washington do going forward? Signing Day is this coming Wednesday, and the transfer portal window opens up the following Monday. It's safe to say the UW coaches have their hands full, as well as their plates because right around when the portal opens is the same time the team will learn which bowl game they will be playing in. And before the guys gave their final thoughts on the game and what UW needs to do moving forward, they talked about what bowl game the Huskies will likely go to. There were Independence Bowl reps in Eugene Saturday night, so is it a done deal that the Huskies will be heading to the Bayou? Kim has been hearing about another bowl that could be a possibility, and this destination is much closer to home. And lest we forget, Dawgman.com is running our biggest sale of the season: 75 PERCENT OFF a yearly subscription, and just in time for the holidays! Consider it a great stocking stuffer for the UW sports fan in your family. They'll love you forever. You can get details on the sale HERE. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds and Chris Fetters - get together to offer up their thoughts on the Washington-Oregon game as Scott Eklund works his way back from the east coast. If there was ever a game where Washington would have a free roll to do what they wanted to try and upset the No. 1 team in the country, today's game would be the day. It's doubtful a loss would change where they end up as far as a bowl is concerned, but that doesn't mean there isn't a ton of intrigue about this game. For starters, who will Jedd Fisch start at quarterback - Will Rogers or Demond Williams? Fisch already said this week that he knows what his plan is for using both players, and Kim and Chris have slightly different takes on who should start and how each should be used. That talk morphs into a general conversation about what Washington needs to do in order to have success against Oregon's defense, one that should be getting DL Jordan Burch back. How will the OL deal with Matayo Uiagalelei? After a quick break the sides are switched. How can Washington's defense cope with a powerful Oregon offensive attack led by Dillon Gabriel, Jordan James, Terrance Ferguson, and Tez Johnson? Getting Johnson back is a huge deal for UO OC Will Stein. And the question is asked; since Oregon is already guaranteed a Big Ten Championship Game berth, will Dan Lanning and the Ducks be looking ahead with one eye toward that game? Or will Lanning try and exorcise demons from the past two seasons of losing to Washington with one aim only; to run up the score and leave no doubt? A win over Washington doesn't really do much when it comes to Oregon's ultimate aims, but what about preparing for the Big Ten Championship and everything that comes with that win, including a bye week in the 12-team playoff? Kim and Chris finish off the pregame show with some thoughts on Washington's Acrisure Invitational Tournament win this week in Palm Springs. First year head coach Danny Sprinkle won his first hardware for the Purple and Gold, beating Alcorn State, Colorado State, and then Santa Clara for the title. They also talk a little about Washington's latest 2025 commit, Prolific Prep F Niko Bundalo, a commitment that literally came out of nowhere this week. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dawgman.com's Jack McCauley and Luke Mounger get into the holiday spirit this week with their Thanksgiving game week preview, but it's not the Apple Cup! Now that both Oregon and Washington are in the Big Ten and Washington State is in the college football wilderness, it's time to turn the page and look at the rivalry between UO and UW as the true big Pacific Northwest rivalry game. But before they go into the meat of the game against the No. 1 Ducks, the guys recap the UCLA win at Husky Stadium that got the Huskies to bowl eligibility. And that chat folds right into one of the big conversations for Washington fans this week; should Demond Williams start at quarterback instead of Will Rogers? The conversation then merges into a breakdown of Washington's defense and what they can try and do to stop a potent Oregon attack, and then the tables are flipped. What can Washington's offense do against Oregon's stout defense, especially their pass rush? After a break, the guys go into the players they expect to shine in their Bet to Bark segment, and then go into their Betting B1G talk where they look at other conference games and compare their season-long predictions. And then to finish up they go into their Confidence Intervals, which measures just how good they are feeling about a Washington win in Eugene. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - caught up Friday morning as the Washington Huskies rested up ahead of next weekend's game at No. 1 Oregon. And while the final football game of the regular season is over a week away, there is still a ton of news to catch up on. For starters, will the Huskies get anyone back in a substantial way ahead of the Oregon game? Does that include EDGE Zach Durfee? And could the Oregon game also provide a springboard for players that are just starting to show their potential, like Deuce Davis? They also talk about other relevant football topics, like the coaching carousel and more as the season moves one week closer to the 12-team playoff. Who do they think will eventually win it all? After a break to pay some bills, the guys come back with a big recruiting update, courtesy of Scott. They talk about recent commit, RB Quaid Carr, as well as the current status of committed players elsewhere, like Andrew Marsh and Donovan Olugbode, who recently visited UW. They also talked about the impending decisions of 2025 OL Peter Langi and 2026 OL Esun Tafa. Talk then turned to the men's basketball news, as Mady Traore, arguably the No. 1 juco prospect in America, signed with Washington this week. And what does that mean for other big that is expected to enroll at some point - forward Dominique Diomande from France and the Ivory Coast. Will the increase in scholarships from 13 to 15 take care of a potential numbers crunch for first-year head coach Danny Sprinkle. To wrap up, the guys give their final thoughts heading into the weekend, including the debate on who should start at quarterback next Saturday in Eugene - Will Rogers or Demond Williams? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - wax lyrical over Washington's 31-19 win over the UCLA Bruins, a win that put the Huskies at 6-5 on the season and secure in the knowledge that they'll be bowling come December. The guys talk first about Washington's defense, and specifically the ability of UW's front 7 to shut down UCLA's run game and force Ethan Garbers on the run all night long. They held the Bruins to 52 yards on 33 carries, and it was mainly due to the work of defensive tackles like Sebastian Valdez, as well as edge players like Russell Davis II. The man they call 'Deuce' only played in his third game as a Husky, but the former Arizona product finished the night with three tackles, three tackles for loss, three sacks, a forced fumble, and a recovery of that same fumble. After a quick break the talk turned to the other side of the ball, and mostly it revolved around Jedd Fisch and his decision to pull UW starting quarterback Will Rogers after Rogers threw interceptions on back-to-back possessions. True freshman Demond Williams came in the final three series of the game for UW and led the Huskies to 17 points, including touchdowns on their two fourth-quarter drives. Now that UW is bowl-eligible, where are they going to go bowling? Los Angeles? San Diego? Las Vegas? El Paso? Shreveport? A lot of names have already been thrown out there. Before the guys wrap up the post-game podcast, Scott provides a quick recruiting update on who was in the stands for the game, and there's also talk about a few of the former players that were also there, like the two Legends of the Game - Mason Foster and Roy Lewis. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - got together for a rare Friday morning recording session because the Washington Huskies happen to be playing tonight. And they're hosting the UCLA Bruins with bowl eligibility riding on the result. And it's an interesting promotion tonight with World of Warcraft, so if you're going to the Greatest Setting in College Football you might see some gaming branding and other things to signify the partnership. But before the guys go into the details of tonight's game, they went back to quickly recap Kim's Happy Valley experience, both getting to the Penn State game, what he saw, and also how he got back. And like the game itself, none of it was pretty (or happy). Then the talk turned to tonight's Senior Night, one where 26 UW players are expected to walk. And some of them with eligibility left could absolutely return. After a quick break the talk moved quickly to tonight's game against UCLA, starting with the return of quarterback Ethan Garbers and what a win for UW would mean compared to a loss. The stakes in this game couldn't be more straightforward for both teams. They also talk about UCLA's season and how well they've bounced back from a rough five-game losing stretch to win their last three - two of them on the road at Rutgers and Nebraska. And with UW coming off a long trip home to face the Bruins on a short week, how will the home team be able to mitigate that? Or will it even matter this late in the season where a lot of key players are spending more time in the training room than the practice field? And a question is asked; given UW's inability to pressure upfield, will they sit back and spy Garbers and try and contain his scrambling ability? And Friday's weather forecast - mid-40's and a low chance of rain - affect the team from SoCal? Scott offers up a recruiting report for tonight's game, and the Huskies are hosting a few top recruits for the 2025 and 2026 classes. And the guys also offer up some stories with today's Husky legends - Mason Foster and Roy Lewis. The guys finish up the show with their final keys to the game, and Kim and Chris also talk a little bit about men's basketball signing day, UW getting guards JJ Mandaquit and Courtland Muldrew, and what UW fans might expect from the Huskies moving forward based on the players Danny Sprinkle has brought to Montlake. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - interns Jack McCauley and Luke Mounger - are back on a short week with their game preview. As with every preview podcast, they go back and take a quick look at UW's White Out road loss at Penn State (the quicker the better) before digging deep into this week's opponent, the UCLA Bruins. They first start with the battle between Washington's offense versus UCLA defense, and then they switch sides and look at UCLA's offense versus Washington's defense. After a quick break the guys then go into their special segments, starting with their bets to bark - the players they expect to impact the game - and then their thoughts on the other Big Ten games this weekend before finishing the podcast preview with their confidence intervals when thinking about a potential Washington victory. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Scott Eklund and Chris Fetters - do their best to break down the key moments in Washington's 35-6 loss at Penn State Saturday night, and one of the biggest moments happened during the Nittany Lions' first drive of the game. After going the length of the field only to get denied by the right upright, the Huskies then lost one of their top defenders in cornerback Thaddeus Dixon to a targeting call. In our opinion it was the play of the game because it set the tone for UW's defense the rest of the way, it also took a key player out of the Huskies' arsenal, forcing them to go to their already thin bench. After a break, the guy broke down their thoughts on arguably the biggest move of the game from Washington's standpoint - the move to Demond Williams and away from Will Rogers at quarterback. Jedd Fisch wanted to give the opportunity to the true freshman, but also understood that the Huskies needed something that Rogers wasn't able to give them. In the first half Washington totaled 71 yards of offense, 50 through the air. UW came up with 122 yards of total offense in the second half, as well as six points. But Scott and Chris also discuss why this game was pretty much a loss from the start. The first two drives told the story of how Washington has struggled to finish drives and keep teams out of the end zone, and it didn't get any better as the game wore on. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Scott Eklund and Chris Fetters - got together early Saturday morning while Kim Grinolds was en route to Happy Valley to talk about tonight's game between Washington and No. 6/7 Penn State. But to start, Scott and Chris offer a quick USC recap, and then get right to the guts of what they expect to see tonight, starting with the matchup of Washington's offense versus Penn State's defense. This will be a tremendous test for all 11 players, but most certainly along the offensive line and the receivers, who have a chance to win some 1-1 matchups against Tom Allen's 1-high safety scheme. After a quick break, the tables are turned. Scott and Chris offer their thoughts on Penn State's offense and area where Steve Belichick could attack. And in some ways, especially with personnel groupings, Washington and Penn State are similar. Will that work to UW's advantage? Or will the Nittany Lions be the team to capitalize? The pregame show finishes off with Scott and Chris's final thoughts on the game, as well as a quick update from Scott on the recruiting front and any fallout from the big recruiting weekend UW had against USC. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Dawgman interns - Jack McCauley and Luke Mounger - are back to dissect Washington's weekend opponent, and this week it's the Penn State Nittany Lions. But before they get into the game preview, they recap Washington's 26-21 win over USC this past weekend. Then they look ahead to UW's opponent this weekend, the Penn State Nittany Lions. After a quick break, Jack and Luke come back with their Bets to Bark, which is the players they expect to impact the game, as well as their Betting B1G segment. And they finish their game preview with their confidence interval of a Washington win. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Guys from the Dawgman Husky Hoops Pod, Jack McCauley, Noah Dickerson, and Jason Crandall, are back with another episode before The Danny Sprinkle era on Montlake tips off. Jack leads things off by getting a pulse from Jason and Noah on how the scrimmage vs Western Oregon and went and if there are any inclinations that what was shown last Tuesday, we can see throughout the season. After talking about the scrimmage, especially how they thought guys like Zoom Diallo, DJ Davis, and Great Osobor played, they transitioned to talking about a UC Davis team who's had back to back 20 win seasons. Noah and Jason talk about if there's any first game jitters for guys. Then Jack steers the conversation towards the Nevada game this weekend and why this is not only a critical matchup for the Huskies early on, but could look great come end of the season. After diving into their roster, Noah tells some stories on why it's tough to play at elevation as well as the importance of getting off to a good start on a road trip. Jason and Noah also share some of their memories as roommates together on the team. The guys then wrap up the pod with some "x" factors on who they think needs to have a good week in order for Washington to start 2-0 this season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - talked post-game about the fact that Washington was able to defeat USC 26-21 after losing all the momentum they built up at halftime. How did they do it? How did they build a 20-7 lead going into intermission, give up 14 points to lose that lead, and then come back late and not only get the score to put them back ahead, but also had two red-zone stops by their defense - including one goal-line stand - to preserve their win and get them just one game closer to bowl eligibility? In short, it wasn't easy. But the home team used some timely USC turnovers and they also bowed up after it looked like Trojans Head Coach Lincoln Riley had finally gotten out of his own way and decided to use the run game to their advantage. He must have looked at Indiana Head Coach Curt Cignetti and his decision to ram the ball down UW's throat in the second half of their win over the Huskies and said hey! We can do that too. And at the same time, the Huskies went away from what gave them success in the first half, running for only 12 yards in the third quarter. And this was done despite some horrific special teams play that basically handed the Trojans their first two offensive possessions in UW territory.  The guys talk about the ups and downs of the game, with UW jumping out to that 13-point halftime edge, how the Huskies lost their lead coming out of the locker room, and how they were able to get the lead back and keep it, including amazing defensive plays by Carson Bruener, Khmori House, and Lance Holtzclaw. Kim also offered up some of the key stats in the game, like USC QB Miller Moss's three interceptions, Jonah Coleman going for a season-high in carries with 23, and Washington losing the total offense edge for the first time all season. To finish up the podcast, Scott offers up a quick recruiting update and we also talk about the importance of the win over USC with two extremely daunting road games on the horizon, including next week at Penn State for their annual 'White Out' game. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - did not hit the snooze bar early this morning. In fact, it was just the opposite. They got up with the roosters because today's game between USC and Washington couldn't be more important for the Huskies. And that's a strange feeling for a game that historically would have so much more going for it. But this is the first time since 1998 that neither the Trojans or Huskies are ranked going into this game. But it's always an important game when UW and USC get together, and Washington's push to get to bowl eligibility is arguably the biggest reason why it's so important this season. Hopefully the USC fans traveling up from California brought their rain ponchos with them, because today's forecast is for rain and then some more rain. How is that going to affect the away team? And then the guys go into some of the reasons they think - from afar - the Trojans are struggling under Lincoln Riley. Then there's some injury talk on both sides, but specifically about Jedd Fisch announcing Thursday that EDGE Zach Durfee and TE Quentin Moore won't be ready to go today. With Durfee being out, how is Washington going to generate a pass rush that frankly has been anemic their last two games? After a quick break the guys go into some of the game matchups and key players, starting first with USC's offense versus Washington's defense, and then they flip it. And then there's the ever-crucial special teams aspect, one that has not been good for Washington all season long. If it comes down to a made kick or a big return to get an edge in a tightly contested game in bad weather? That edge doesn't feel like it's going to go the way of the home team, if history is a guide. The guys also revisit the debate about Demond Williams. Could UW fans see Demond starting a game before the end of the season? Scott offers a compelling argument in favor of this. Scott also drills down with a complete recruiting update, with a focus on all the prospects from the 2025, 2026, and 2027 classes that are expected on Montlake today. The pregame show wraps up with the guys' final thoughts on the game, as well as some quick UW Hoops updates. The Washington men start their season Tuesday against UC Davis, and on Friday it was announced that Kelsey Plum's No. 10 jersey will be officially retired in a ceremony on January 18th when the UW women host Purdue. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Dawgman interns - Jack McCauley and Luke Mounger - are back to dissect Washington's weekend opponent, and this week it's the USC Trojans. After their loss at Indiana, the Huskies are back to the drawing board to try and figure out a way to get past their current losing streak. And usually when the USC Trojans come into town, that would a recipe for another loss. But these aren't your mother's Trojans. Under Lincoln Riley, they've been downright average the last season-and-a-half. Both Jack and Luke break down the game in general and offer their thoughts on what UW can try and do on both sides of the ball to help slow the Trojans down. How big will Jonah Coleman be in this game, especially after everyone saw Dillon Johnson run wild at USC last season and their run defense hasn't really improved all that much considering opposing offenses are also throwing the ball pretty well against the Trojans. And can UW slow USC down to give the offense enough chances to score touchdowns instead of field goals? USC is currently 16th in the country when it comes to passing offense, and they'll be going up against statistically the best pass defense in the country. Can Washington continue to show they do have one of the best pass defenses in the country, especially when you start to list all the weapons USC quarterback Miller Moss has to throw to? After a quick break, the guys offer up their Bets to Bark - the UW players they expect will impact the game the most - as well as their Betting B1G segment. And then to wrap up the game preview, Jack and Luke offer up their Confidence Intervals. It's how strongly they believe in a UW win. Needless to say, this week's confidence intervals aren't quite at the same level as they have been most of the year, but they do feel a little bit more confident about a home win compared to the last two weeks when the games were away from the friendly confines of Husky Stadium. The guys then quickly give a nod to the UW Men's Basketball team, whose season starts this coming Tuesday against UC Davis.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Scott Eklund and Chris Fetters in Seattle - were joined by Kim Grinolds, who was en route from Bloomington to catch a flight back to the Emerald City from Indianapolis - to break down Washington's 31-14 loss to the No. 13 Indiana Hoosiers. Starting with the first couple of offensive series, it was clear Indiana wasn't going to mess around with their front. They were averaging 3 sacks and over 6 tackles for loss per game and that's exactly what they got Saturday against the Huskies. And the pick-six from IU's D'Angelo Ponds really put Washington behind early in many ways. But to Washington's credit, they were able to keep things close and finished the first half strong with a fantastic goal line stand to hold IU to a field goal and a 10-point halftime edge. The guys talk about Will Rogers and his game, which was definitely a rough one when it came to decision-making and also staying in the pocket against a fierce IU rush. It didn't help matters that Washington had to mix and match as best they could along the offensive line, and a lot of it didn't work out that well, as the Huskies finished a combined 4-14 on third and fourth down. After a quick break the guys get back after it and talk about the unreal start UW had via Jacob Bandes' pick to set up an eventual Demond Williams 8-yard scamper for six. At that point the Huskies were only down three. But give Indiana Head Coach Curt Cignetti credit. He knew they had the horses up front and the running backs to wear Washington's defensive front out, and that's exactly what the home team did. Including the last drive of the second quarter, three of the last six IU offensive drives went for over 6 minutes, and two of those drives went for over 7:30 to put the game out of reach. And that also doesn't account for arguably the biggest play of the game, a 65-yard punt return IU's Myles Price to give Indiana the ball inside of Washington's 15-yard line. The subsequent touchdown with just under 9 minutes to play gave the Hoosiers a three-score lead, effectively putting the game out of reach. Before the guys end the podcast, they debate a question that was immediately asked during and after the game; should Demond Williams be handed the keys for the rest of the season? Two of the guys said no, one argued it might be the thing to do. Which way are you leaning? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Scott Eklund and Chris Fetters - got together Friday to put together their Indiana pregame show, and like what they did ahead of Washington's game at Iowa they wanted to give UW fans a chance to get acquainted with UW's opponent well ahead of time because of the early start time Saturday morning in Seattle. To start, they go back and talk about the things that both Jedd Fisch and the UW Coordinators - Brennan Carroll and Steve Belichick - worked on during the recent BYE week, and given the current 4-3 record and how the season has evolved, they took deep dives into basically every aspect of the program. They also talked about the recruiting work put in, as Fisch said the coaches hit a combined 75 high school football games during the BYE week. Then after a quick break, it was time to talk about UW and Indiana. The Hoosiers are hosting College Game Day for the first time ever, and there's also going to be a 'Red Out', so there is no question the partisan UI fans are going to be beyond hyped for this game. The guys went into what has made Indiana's defense one of the top scoring defenses in the country. A big part of it has not only been the continuity of bringing former James Madison DC Bryant Haines with him to Bloomington, but also a number of experienced, productive players with him. That theme continued on the other side of the ball when talking about the Hoosiers' top scoring offense in the country, even though they won't have the services of starting quarterback Kurtis Rourke. Tayven Jackson came in the second half of their 56-7 whitewashing of Nebraska to lead four touchdown drives, so there wasn't any letup from UI after losing Rourke to a thumb injury. It coincides with Washington getting top EDGE Zach Durfee back. Can UW's front make enough noise against the top-graded OL in the B1G (according to Pro Football Focus) to force Jackson off his spot and make him try and complete some ill-advised throws against statistically the top pass defense in the country? The guys wrap up their pregame show with their thoughts on not only what it's going to take for the Huskies to pull out an unlikely win against the unbeaten Hoosiers, but also an update on 2025 TE commit Vander Ploog, who is taking an official visit to Oregon this weekend after unofficially visiting Eugene for the Ohio State game. What does that mean for his commitment to UW, and what has Washington been doing during the BYE week in terms of offering players that are currently committed to other programs? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Dawgman interns - Jack McCauley and Luke Mounger - are back to dissect Washington's weekend opponent, and this week it's the Indiana Hoosiers. But before they take a deep dive into everything IU Football, they also provide a quick update into their College Football '25 dynasty mode endeavors. After a bye week, UW goes back on the road to square off against the No. 13 Indiana Hoosiers, but the Hoosiers will be without starting quarterback Kurtis Rourke. How do the guys see Rourke's absence affect the game? What can UW do to try and slow down backup QB Tayven Jackson? The bye week also had to have helped get some Huskies back for this game, including EDGE Zach Durfee. Both Jack and Luke break down the game in general and offer their thoughts on what UW can try and do on both sides of the ball to help slow the Hoosiers down. After a quick break, the guys offer up their Bets to Bark - the UW players they expect will impact the game the most - as well as their Betting B1G segment. And then to wrap up the game preview, Jack and Luke offer up their Confidence Intervals. It's how strongly they believe in a UW win. Needless to say, this week's confidence intervals aren't quite at the same level as they have been most of the year. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

About everything that could have gone wrong for Washington did go wrong in their 40-16 loss to Iowa in Iowa City Saturday morning. The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - break it all down from the opening UW drive. When breaking things down on offense, the analysis appears pretty straightforward; it all went south on the offensive line. Starting left tackle Maximus McCree left the game with a hand injury during UW's first series of the game, and it went downhill from there. Iowa was able to do everything they wanted by just bringing four linemen, allowing the Hawkeyes to play UW straight up and use their normal bend-but-don't-break philosophy and simply wait for UW to blow up. And they did plenty of that. The guys break down exactly how Washington blew up, starting with a blocked field goal on their first drive of the game, adding to it turnovers, including an interception on UW's first drive of the third quarter when the game's result still hung in the balance. They also quickly addressed any idea that there might be an actual QB competition between Will Rogers and Demond Williams, but here's a hint; there isn't. They also go into how Iowa was able to ball control behind their experienced offensive line, Kaleb Johnson doing whatever he wanted running the ball, and Cade McNamara offering enough of a passing threat to keep Steve Belichick and the Huskies off-balance defensively. After a quick break, Kim goes down the stats, including a couple of very telling numbers when it came to field position, the breakdown of the drives, and how a game that was well within reach starting the second half quickly went Iowa's way after the Huskies gave up the ball via downs on three-straight drives. And to wrap up the game review, the guys give their final thoughts as the Huskies limp home to Seattle with a huge L and two weeks to heal up before they have to find a way to go back on the road and travel at least two more time zones to square off against an unbeaten Indiana team under first-year head coach Curt Cignetti. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - break all the rules to get their pregame show to you early...Friday afternoon, to be exact. And that's because Washington is playing arguably the earliest game they ever have Saturday morning when they square off against Iowa at 9 am Seattle time (that's 11 am Iowa City time). So we wanted to make sure you could listen to our pregame show now instead of having to wait until literally the crack of dawn to check us out. And there's another good reason for that; we've got a lot to talk about. We set the scene with the early start and also talk about how travel has definitely affected not just Washington, but the Big Ten teams that have had to go at least two time zones to play a game of football. How much will that impact the Huskies, especially since they suffered a lot of self-inflicted wounds in their 3-point loss at Rutgers. Then they quickly move to the Michigan game to give their thoughts on what they learned about Washington as the Huskies move forward to this game at Iowa City. Are they slowly building the program in Jedd Fisch's image? Are they slowly cleaning up the penalties and other self-inflicted nonsense that cost them two wins so far this season? Then the preview moves to Washington's Saturday opponent, the Iowa Hawkeyes. They talk about Washington's offense versus Iowa's defense and can UW ball control and find enough run game to utilize their play-action game and take advantage of a Hawkeyes secondary that has appeared susceptible to some chunk plays in a way you wouldn't normally expect from a Phil Parker-led defense? And how does Demond Williams factor into tomorrow's game plan? After a quick commercial break the guys come back and flip the script. They talk about what Washington can do to try and limit Iowa's high-powered run game, led by running back Kaleb Johnson. Can they turn the tables and force the Hawkeyes into having to try to win the game via Cade McNamara's arm? And then they also spend a couple minutes talking about the special teams battle. Now that Grady Gross hit his last two field goals to help Washington beat Michigan, is he fixed? Scott offers a recruiting update (there is also a great podcast with Scott and Brandon Huffman recapping the big recruiting weekend for the Michigan game), and Kim also talks about Washington's newest men's basketball recruit - SG Courtland Muldrew from Oak Hill Academy in Virginia. And then the show is capped off with the guys' final thoughts on what they expect to see tomorrow at Kinnick Stadium. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Dawgman interns - Jack McCauley and Luke Mounger - move on to this week as the Washington Huskies travel east one more time, this time to face off against Iowa with an 11 am local start Saturday morning - 9 am Seattle time. But before they delve into the matchup between the Huskies and Hawkeyes, they start the show off with their thoughts on Washington's 27-17 win over Michigan at Husky Stadium. After putting that game to bed, they then turn their attention to Iowa and what they expect to see at Kinnick Stadium Saturday morning. Is their offense just running back Kaleb Johnson and that's it? And then they move to the Hawkeyes' defense, what scares the guys about that side of the ball and what they think the UW offense can do about it. After a quick break they turn their attention toward their betting segments - Bets to Bark and Betting B1G. And to finish off the show, both Jack and Luke offer their confidence intervals, which is how confident are they feeling about a Washington win? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

247 National Recruiting Editor Brandon Huffman joins Dawgman's Scott Eklund to talk about Washington's big recruiting weekend, the 2025 class and what prospects might be on "flip watch". To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - broke down the main talking points and storylines that came out of Washington's 27-17 win over No. 10 Michigan Saturday night at Husky Stadium, one that fans will rightly claim as the best win so far for the Huskies, but was it their best-played game? Under the circumstances, there's a lot of evidence to suggest so. After all, they were able to gain over 100 yards on the ground against a Michigan front that had been incredibly stingy giving up yards that way. Washington quarterback Will Rogers threw for 271 yard, albeit with his first interception of the season to go with two touchdowns. And Jonah Coleman, conspicuously absent at the end of the Rutgers loss, was right there when the Huskies needed him most in the fourth quarter, scoring the go-ahead touchdown with 6:22 left in the fourth quarter on a throwback play where the running back leaped over defenders to get to the end zone. And finally in the first part of the show the guys talk about the changing that took place along Washington's offensive line, namely along the inside of the OL with D'angalo Titialii, Landen Hatchett, and Gaard Memmelaar. After a quick break, talk turns to one of Washington's biggest contributors - Voi Tunuufi and the fact that he actually played a little offense against the Wolverines, coming out to play a little fullback early in the game. Did he lobby for that, or was there something that Fisch, Brennan Carroll, and others on UW's offense staff saw in Voi that he could impact the game on that side of the ball too? They talk about the real impact moments of the game, starting with the moment Michigan decided to bench starting quarterback Alex Orji and go to Jack Tuttle, a move that paid immediate dividends and forced Washington Defensive Coordinator Steve Belichick to quickly re-evaluate UW's game plan after Michigan scored. But there were no bigger moments for UW than in the fourth quarter, when they came up with two huge turnovers via a Logan Sagapolu fumble recovery of a forced fumble by Tunuufi, and a pick by Kamren Fabiculanan. Grady Gross, who missed one kick in the first half and had another one blocked, came up massive with two made field goals, the last one to salt the game away with just a little over a minute left. To finish the recap, Scott talked about some of the many recruits that were at the game, including the lone 2025 official visitor, OL Peter Langi from Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco. And then the guys ponder what the game will mean as the Huskies move forward with preparations for their next game, at Iowa. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Scott Eklund and Chris Fetters - break down the key talking points on both sides of the ball as the No. 10 Michigan Wolverines travel to Seattle to play Washington at Husky Stadium today with a 4:30 pm scheduled kickoff. In setting the scene, the guys talk about some of the lessons learned from Washington's last game, a 21-18 loss at Rutgers, including their takes on some of the things UW Head Coach Jedd Fisch said about the game and what they took from it. Then it's time to check out the matchup between Washington's offense versus Michigan's defense. Both teams lost so much from the teams that played in January's National Championship game, but the Wolverines were able to keep some continuity, especially on defense - starting with their defensive front. How will Washington attack the visitors, knowing Michigan is statistically one of the best teams in the country at stopping the run? Will they pass to set up the run? And how much will they be able to get out of Jonah Coleman, now that Fisch explained that UW's leading running back was on a bit of a snap count versus Rutgers? After a quick break the guys turn the tables and look at Michigan's offense going up against Washington's defense. Statistically, Michigan is already pretty one-dimensional under new quarterback Alex Orji; can the Huskies under first-year DC Steve Belichick make Michigan even MORE one-dimensional? Chris offered one big statistic with regards to the Wolverines' run game that offered a key that, if Washington can match that key, will give them a huge boost toward that goal. The Michigan Insider's Alejandro Zúñiga also helped us out by giving us some inside intelligence on Washington's opponent. You can read it HERE. The other big piece of this game, other than being the first-ever regular-season matchup of the two teams that played in the previous National Championship Game, is recruiting. According to Scott, the Huskies will likely host over 100 recruits from multiple classes today, with nearly half of them noted as having heavy interest from UW and at least 15 currently committed prospects for the 2025 recruiting class. Arguably the biggest visitor from that committed group is tight end Vander Ploog, who has recently earned scholarship offers from schools like Oregon, Texas A&M, and Alabama. Has that turned Ploog's head? Or will his unofficial visit back to Montlake this weekend be a reminder of all the reasons why he committed to UW in the first place? The other notable recruit on campus will be the Huskies' lone 2025 official visitor, offensive lineman Peter Langi. The 6-foot-5, 330-pounder from Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco, Langi is the highest-rated uncommitted offensive player in Northern California for 2025. To wrap things up, Scott and Chris give their final thoughts and keys to this important matchup with so much riding on the line on the field for UW and off the field in recruiting. In many ways with a Washington win, this game could hold the same kind of importance that the first Oregon win did last season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The interns from Dawgman.com - Luke Mounger and Jack McCauley - are back this week to quickly lick some fresh wounds after Washington's 21-18 loss at Rutgers last Friday night, but then flush that game from the system and focus on UW's opponent this weekend, the Michigan Wolverines. And it's just as painful for the guys to call Michigan the National Champions, as they sounded defeated the Huskies back in January 34-13 to win the biggest prize in college football. But just like this Washington team isn't anything like the team that lost to Michigan almost 9 months ago, this Wolverines team barely resembles the team that won that game over UW in January. They were able to retain more players from that game than UW, but they lost more players to the NFL Draft than Washington, and both teams both lost their head coaches. The Wolverines did keep a couple key players on each side of the ball, and the guys start out analyzing the matchup of Michigan's run game versus Washington's run defense. The loss of Jayvon Parker looms large along the UW front, but UM has become worryingly one-dimensional on offense if you are a fan of theirs. Can Washington really force Alex Orji into a situation where he has to win the game? And how does he compare with other quarterbacks UW has faced that are more lethal as a run threat compared to what they can do via the air? And what are the other keys to a successful evening for the UW defense? And how big will the partisan fanbase at The Greatest Setting be when trying to take the Wolverines out of their game in their first road trip of the season? Turning the tables, Luke and Jack then look at Washington's multiple offense versus a stout Michigan defense. Given how the Huskies have lost a couple of rough games to things like unforced errors, penalties, and red zone inefficiency, they hit on the things UW can't do against a disciplined program like UM. But what can they do to have success? The guys offer up some things they think UW could do in order to loosen things up and put Michigan on their heels, as well as some Wolverines to avoid when UW has the ball. And finally, do they think UW can use the switching of Will Rogers and Demond Williams to their advantage? Have they gotten to the point where a player like Williams could have some breakout moments? And Luke breaks out a stat derived from one of Michigan's recent opponents that might provide some hope when looking at UW's run game. After a quick break, the guys then present their Bets to Bark, as well as their Betting B1G segment, which includes some interesting takes on if the guys are looking to take the first half team total for Michigan-Washington, as well as the game team total. And the final segment is their confidence interval, which is basically how confident they are of their game prediction? Are they feeling good about their picks? Or is there a little bit of trepidation that has crept in after the Rutgers loss? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rutgers Head Coach Greg Schiano is a smart man, and when he sees an opponent that can't get out of their own way, he's not going to do anything to change that. If anything he's going to play ball control offense, bend-but-don't-break defense, and rock-solid special teams. It's what he's known for. But most importantly if you're a Rutgers fan, he didn't outthink himself. He got out of the way when it became clear that the Washington Huskies were hurting themselves more than their opponent, and that was all Rutgers needed to escape with a 21-18 hard-fought win Friday night in Piscataway, New Jersey. While Kim Grinolds was trying to figure out how to get back to his Newark hotel in the dead of night, the other guys from Dawgman.com - Scott Eklund and Chris Fetters - tried to make sense out of all the nonsense exhibited by the Huskies on the night, one where they outgained their hosts by over 220 yards and still lost. To start the post-game podcast, the guys relay Kim's thoughts when setting the scene for the night, including whether or not the rain or wind would pr ove to be factors in the game (hint: they wouldn't). And then they jump right into the things that immediately jumped out at them, which was mostly negatives. And it's a shame too, because Washington did so much on offense that could have set them up for success, but could only punch it in for six once in four chances. But it was mostly penalties in all three phases that absolutely killed UW's momentum. They talk about those, including the one on the first drive of the game that stalled out a promising drive. After a quick break the guys come back and give the defense their flowers. Of Rutgers' 10 offensive drives, over half of them were three-and-outs. And all three of Rutgers' touchdowns were on drives that lasted over 75 yards. They made the Scarlet Knights earn every inch of grass Friday night. But between the statistical discrepancies and the missed kicks by Grady Gross, including a failed golf analogy by Chris when Scott asked him if he was surprised UW ended the game on the left hash, knowing he had missed two kicks to the left earlier in the night. And they certainly had things to say with regards to Vincent Holmes and his celebration that turned into an illegal substitution penalty. Rutgers scored on the very next play. And with their final thoughts, they ask the question: is this what Washington just happened to do on the night, or is this who they've become? Are they a team that can be relied on defensively but can't get out of their own way on offense and special teams? Are they a team that will simply have a number of boneheaded penalties in any one game, and those penalties could end up spelling the difference between winning and losing? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

University of Washington defensive tackle, Sebastian Valdez, and Dawgman.com's Kim Grinolds, preview the Washington-Washington State Apple Cup matchup on the All Access interactive tech platform with fan participants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bud Elliott sits down with Dawgman's Chris Fetters to preview Washington's Upcoming season. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store:  https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3 Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3 For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices