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Monday Dots: Is it Spring (Sports) Yet?

But your Dots will soon be wanderin’ the way they always doWhen you’re ridin’ sixteen hours and there’s nothin’ there to do

2 days ago | 0 reads

Q&A With 3 Star Edge Troy Mailo

Happy Sunday Husky fans. I’m sorry this is late today but I’m in Hawaii having some family time. I got the chance to talk to 3 star edge Troy Mailo from Mullen HS, CO about his recruitment and interest in UW. Mailo is rated as the 42nd best edge in the country and besides UW […]

3 days ago | 0 reads

Huskies Lean on Big 3, Franck Kepnang, Shut Down Northwestern, 76-62

It’s no secret that year 2 for Danny Sprinkle has been a struggle in Big Ten play. The last 2 road games (against #7 Nebraska and #9 Illinois) have brought that struggle into sharp relief. Fresh off that loss to Illinois, the Huskies continued their sojourn through the state, heading to Evanston to take on […]

3 days ago | 0 reads

#Woof: Huskies Land 3 Star Linebacker

Happy Saturday Husky fans. The Huskies received a verbal commitment today from the top prospect in Idaho. 3 star athlete/linebacker Titus Osterman from Kimberly HS, ID committed to UW after unofficially visiting UW this weekend. Osterman, who is ranked as the 68th best athlete by 247sports has the frame that the Huskies have been covering […]

3 days ago | 0 reads

Northwestern Game Preview & How to Watch

How to Watch (and bet) Date: Saturday, 1/31/26 Tip-Off Time: 5:00 pm PT TV: Big Ten Network Radio: Huskies Gameday App, Sports Radio KJR Location: Evanston, Illinois Betting Line: Washington Huskies +1 Northwestern Wildcats 2025-26 Statistics: Record: 10-11 (2-8) Points For per Game: 77.3 (123rd) Points Against per Game: 71.8 (106th) Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 118.9 (54th) Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 105.2 […]

4 days ago | 0 reads

Friday Dots: Schedules and Signings

Good morning Dawg fans, and happy Friday. We have a bit of news to get to, so let’s get right to it! Football Dots Retro Dot That’s all for today, so thank you for making Dots a part of your morning, and as always, Go Dawgs!

5 days ago | 0 reads

Huskies fall short against #9 Illinois

Life in the Big Ten is cruel. Over the weekend, Washington beat arch-rival Oregon. It was just the second time in a six-game span where the Huskies battled a team not ranked in the top 15 of the AP Poll. Days later, reality slapped UW’s face, similar to the rude suddenness a bug experiences in […]

5 days ago | 2 reads

A Closer Look At The Big Ten’s 2026 Schedule

The Big Ten released the football schedule for 2026 on Tuesday. Here’s a look at at teams that may have an easier or more difficult set of opponents based on their final 2025 SP+ rankings. Early Look at Schedule Strengths First, a caveat. There are multiple new coaches in the Big Ten for 2026. Plus, […]

5 days ago | 0 reads

#Woof: Huskies Land 4 Star Wide Receiver From Arizona

Happy Thursday Husky fans. The Husky coaches got some good news today when 4 star wide receiver Zerek Sidney from Desert Edge HS, AZ committed to UW. Rated by 247sports as the 36th best wide receiver in the 20227, Sidney committed to UW over ASU, and Oklahoma. Listed at 6’0” and around 175 pounds Sidney […]

6 days ago | 2 reads

2027 Big Board 1.0

Now that the ink is dry on the 2026 class, it is time to shift our focus to the 2027 class. Resident recruiting writers Aaron Sieverkropp and Luke Kemper reveal their rankings for the priority of recruits for UW’s 2027 class. They each compiled a list of 25 prospects, averaged them out, and created UWDP’s […]

6 days ago | 0 reads

#9 Illinois Game Preview & How to Watch

How to Watch (and bet) Date: Thursday, 1/29/26 Tip-Off Time: 6:00 pm PT TV: FS1 Radio: Huskies Gameday App, Sports Radio KJR Location: Seattle, Washington Betting Line: Washington Huskies +12.5 Illinois Fighting Illini 2025-26 Statistics: Record: 17-3 (8-1) Points For per Game: 85.5 (25th) Points Against per Game: 68.3 (41st) Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 130.4 (1st) Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 99.1 (29th) […]

6 days ago | 3 reads

WBB Comes Back to Beat Maryland in 2 OT

#25 UW dug deep and came back to notch an impressive 2 OT win against #16 Maryland at Maryland.  The first quarter for UW was hard to watch – they only scored 11 points and looked lost on offense. The second quarter was more of the same, with UW allowing Maryland to go on runs […]

6 days ago | 2 reads

Initial 2027 Recruiting Class Big Board Pt.3

Hello everyone! We received such positive feedback from putting together a recruiting big board last year, that we decided to do it again. For the initial big board, we are revealing it in pieces instead of all at once like last year and how all the other versions will be displayed. We thought it would […]

7 days ago | 3 reads

Wednesday Dots: Dear Diary

I was born with plastic Dots in my mouthThe north side of my town faced eastAnd the east was facing south

7 days ago | 0 reads

Big Ten releases 2026 football schedule

Roughly a week after Indiana downed Miami to become the third consecutive Big Ten team to win a national championship, the conference released the 2026 football schedule. And for the third consecutive year, Washington will host a reigning national champion. Below is Washington’s 2026 schedule: 9/5: Washington State9/12: Utah State9/19: Eastern Washington9/26: Minnesota10/3: at USC10/10: […]

7 days ago | 1 read

Assessing the Difficulty of UW’s Recent Brutal Schedule

Washington Men’s Basketball had a rough welcome to the Big Ten in January of 2025. The Huskies had a 7-game stretch between January 2nd and January 24th where Washington played only against opponents that finished 27th or better at KenPom. That started out well with a surprising win over #10 Maryland in which eventual lottery […]

8 days ago | 2 reads

Washington Logs Redemptive Win vs. Ducks

The Washington Huskies men’s basketball season has been mostly disappointing to this point. While Danny Sprinkle improved the talent level going into the year, the Huskies lost to Seattle U. and showed a notable gap in quality every time they played a team around the top 50 in the country. A win against a floundering […]

9 days ago | 2 reads

Monday Dots: I Gots to Get Mines

Happy Monday Dawg fans, and welcome to today’s Dots. Yesterday was a pretty good sports day around here: Huskies beat the visiting Ducks in men’s basketball; the local NFL team punched a ticket to their 4th SB with a chance to settle a beef. The bad news: college football is off the field until August. […]

9 days ago | 2 reads

Oregon Game Preview & How to Watch

How to Watch (and bet) Date: Sunday, 1/25/26 Tip-Off Time: 12:00 pm PT TV: None Streaming: Peacock Radio: Huskies Gameday App, Sports Radio KJR Location: Seattle, Washington Betting Line: Washington Huskies -9.5 Oregon Ducks 2025-26 Statistics: Record: 8-11 (1-7) Points For per Game: 73.9 (205th) Points Against per Game: 74.3 (163rd) Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 115.3 (90th) Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 106.3 […]

10 days ago | 0 reads

Recruiting Roundup: Husky Coaches Extend Several More 2027 Offers

Happy Sunday Husky fans. The Husky coaches spent the last couple of weeks on the road recruiting (mainly checking out 2027 recruits as well as some other underclassmen). Several new offers went out in the 2027 class and here is a look at a few of them: 4 star offensive tackle Oluwasemilore Olubobola from St […]

10 days ago | 0 reads

Friday Dots: The Offseason Begins

Good morning Dawg fans, and happy Friday! We are now in the start of College Football’s long offseason, and while the Huskies’ next game is not for another 7 months and change, that doesn’t mean the news takes days off. Let’s get to it! Football Dots Basketball Dots Retro Dot That’s all for today, so […]

12 days ago | 2 reads

Initial 2027 Recruiting Class Big Board Pt.2

Hello everyone! We received such positive feedback from putting together a recruiting big board last year, that we decided to do it again. For the initial big board, we are revealing it in pieces instead of all at once like last year and how all the other versions will be displayed. We thought it would […]

13 days ago | 1 read

Hungry Huskers Handle Huskies

Poor outside shooting? Check Too many defensive mismatches leading to easy opponent baskets? Check. A big run at the end of the first half to create a lasting cushion? Czech. A late run to end the game at a 10-point deficit? Czechoslovakia. Hannes Steinbach and Zoom Diallo putting up impressive stats with little offensive support. […]

13 days ago | 2 reads

Final Big Ten Rankings Comparison

Now that the CFP is finished (congratulations to Indiana), it is time to look at where all of the Big Ten teams finished as far as the rankings. Polls Six Big Ten teams finished ranked in the top-25 in the AP poll and seven in the Coaches poll. Here is where they are ranked now […]

14 days ago | 2 reads