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Reviewing the 2025 UW Football Goals

Back in February I published a set of goals for UW to achieve this year. As I said back then, competing in the Big Ten Championship game and getting into the CFP should be goals-this year and every year; but I was looking at goals that I thought were more realistic. It turns out that […]

about 1 month ago | 0 reads

WBB Takes Down #6 Michigan

UW Women’s basketball beat #6 Michigan 64-52 on New Year’s Day in a key win for the program in front of an electric home crowd. This was their first win over a top ten opponent since they beat #9 Oregon in February 2024.  UW beat Northwestern most recently to open conference play, but right before […]

about 1 month ago | 1 read

Wednesday Dots: Dawg Lang Syne

And surely, you will buy your cupAnd surely, I’ll buy mine!We’ll take a cup of kindness yetFor the sake of Dots lang syne

about 1 month ago | 1 read

2026 Sample Transfer Portal Add List

The transfer portal officially opens on Friday in what promises to be a day (and month) filled with complete chaos. The powers that be decided that there will not be a spring portal cycle this year which means we get it all jammed into two weeks right now. It also means that there officially haven’t […]

about 1 month ago | 1 read

Tuesday Dots: Portal Shopping

Happy New Year and I hope you’re all enjoying your holiday season. It’s quiet-ish in the news department, but here’s what’s going on in the world of Washington Athletics. To the Dots! Dots

about 1 month ago | 1 read

Kepnang blocks six shots, Huskies down Utes 74-65

In its final outing of the calendar year, Washington (9-4, 1-1) toppled the visiting Utah Utes (8-5) 74-65. The Monday evening victory marks the final bout with a non-Big Ten squad for the remainder of the regular season.  Now winners of its last two, Washington has recovered well from what was a potentially season-staggering loss […]

about 1 month ago | 1 read

Wesley Yates III has wrist surgery, out indefinitely

An injury bug that bit Danny Sprinkle’s Huskies prior to the start continues to infest the locker room. Sprinkle reportedly informed Field of 68 that Wesley Yates III is out indefinitely after having surgery on his wrist. Losing Yates is significant. He is on the floor more than any other Husky as the team’s leader […]

about 1 month ago | 1 read

Q&A With 4 Star 2027 UW Target Sione Kaho

Happy Monday Husky fans. I got a chance to catch up with 4 star quarterback Sione Kaho yesterday to talk about where he is at in his recruitment and interest in UW. The Huskies have extended several offers to quarterbacks in the 2027 class, but Kaho appears to be at the top of the board. […]

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Utah Game Preview & How to Watch

How to Watch (and bet) Date: Monday, 12/29/25 Tip-Off Time: 8:00 pm PT TV: FS1 Radio: Huskies Gameday App, Sports Radio KJR Location: Seattle, WA Betting Line: Washington Huskies -11.5 Utah Utes 2025-26 Statistics: Record: 8-4 Points For per Game: 82.4 (68th) Points Against per Game: 78.8 (256th) Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 114.0 (89th) Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 109.9 (198th) Strength of […]

about 1 month ago | 4 reads

Monday Dots: It’s a WOOFderful Life

Happy Monday Dawg fans, and welcome to today’s Dots. The holidays are a lot of things to a lot of people. If nothing else, the holidays are hopefully a reminder of the good things in life, things that are too often taken for granted. I remember when the Sonics left in 2008. (I haven’t watched […]

NBA

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Recruiting Roundup: Huskies Off To A Hot Start In The 2027 Class

Happy Sunday Husky fans. I hope everyone had a merry Christmas and you are enjoying the end to your 2025. After inking a top 25 class earlier this month the Husky staff have turned their attention to the portal and the 2027 class. In the 2027 class they have already landed two of the top […]

about 2 months ago | 1 read

Huskies Have Work To Do As Big Ten Play Nears

A clash with Utah is all that sits between Washington and the program’s second deep dive into Big Ten conference play. Husky Nation entered this season with higher expectations than previous years, let alone last year’s headache of a campaign, but hopefulness has shifted to worry. Early December was promising for the Huskies. A close […]

MLB

about 2 months ago | 3 reads

Reviewing Big Ten Preseason Predictions

A common pastime for fans and pundits during the lead-up to a football season is to predict win-loss records and even game-by-game wins/losses. Game-By-Game Before the season started, I recorded the game-by-game predictions of each game for all of the Big Ten teams, and below you’ll see the results. Note that sites like ESPN update […]

about 2 months ago | 1 read

Friday Dots: Golly, What a Day

Good morning everyone, and happy Friday! It’s the point of the year where everything is quiet on the Husky front, and let’s hope it stays that way for a few more weeks. Let’s get to the Dots! Football Dots That’s all for today, so thank you for making Dots a part of your morning, and […]

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Reviewing the 2025 Transfer Portal Rankings

For the last several years I have been putting out my numbers-based transfer portal rankings. The job of doing it has gotten harder as there are more entries every year but I’ve done my best to figure out ways to streamline the process. The objective is to try to put out rankings that are based […]

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#WOOF: Washington Adds 2027 In-State CB Commit

Washington picked up their second in-state commitment early in the 2027 cycle today when defensive back Maurice Williams from Graham-Kapowsin HS pledged to the Huskies. Williams is listed at 6’2 and 190 pounds (per his HUDL page) and is currently rated as the #7 player in the state of Washington for 2027 and #433 overall […]

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Denzel Boston Declares for NFL Draft

Washington received expected news today when WR Denzel Boston announced that he is forgoing his final year of eligibility to declare for the NFL Draft. Boston was the Huskies’ #1 receiver this season finishing with 62 catches for 880 yards and 13 total TDs. At 6’3 and 210 pounds, Boston has prototypical size that will […]

about 2 months ago | 1 read

Tuesday Dots: Looking Back

Not a ton of news, but what exists we’ve covered for you here. Enjoy your Tuesday and stay warm. To the Dots! Dots

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Monday Dots: What do you want for Xmas?

Happy Monday Dawg fans, and welcome to today’s Dots. It was a quiet weekend for Husky football, with no new names in the Portal, and no new coaching rumors. The rest of the country was arguing on social media over the CFB Playoff structure – and I realize now that this debate will endure forever, […]

about 2 months ago | 1 read

WBB Falls to the Cardinal

Washington Women’s basketball lost to Stanford 67-62 Friday night. They headed out for a northern California road stand this week with their first stop at Stanford. Stanford’s longtime coach, Tara Vanderveer, retired two seasons ago, and last year was a rebuilding year for them, missing the NCAA tournament for the first time in a very […]

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Seattle U Game Preview & How to Watch

How to Watch (and bet) Date: Friday, 12/19/25 Tip-Off Time: 8:30 pm PT TV: ESPN2 Radio: Huskies Gameday App, Sports Radio KJR Location: Seattle, WA (at Climate Pledge Arena) Betting Line: Washington Huskies -8.5 Seattle U Redhawks 2025-26 Statistics: Record: 9-2 (2-0 vs. non-D1 teams) Points For per Game: 77.8 (125th) Points Against per Game: 69.8 (73rd) Adjusted Offensive […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Friday Dots: Calm(?) After The Storm

Good morning Husky fans, and happy Friday! We’ve got a lot of Dots to get to so let’s skip the pleasantries and dive right in, shall we! Football Dots Former Husky assistant Keith Bhonapha is headed to Cal: Athletics Dots That’s all for today, so thank you for making Dots a part of your morning, […]

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Film Study: Boise State Broncos, LA Bowl Edition

The Washington Huskies ended the season on a high note, dominated Boise State 38-10 in the LA Bowl. UW scored 38 unanswered on the Mountain West Champions, led by the defense racking up 5 INTs on the night. Demond Williams Jr. now has 9 TDs in his first two bowl games, as he helped the […]

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Previewing the 2026 Schedules

A lot of the Big Ten teams still have games to play in the 2025 season, but here is an early look at the schedules for the Big Ten teams in 2026. (I was expecting to have the dates for each of the games by now, but I guess that will be a separate look.) […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads