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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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

#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 […]

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 […]

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

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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.) […]

The Top Highlight Tapes for the 2027 Class

In my series of reviewing every offer the Huskies have made to the 2027 class I watched the film for all 166 prospects. Through all of them, there were some standouts that I thought others may enjoy. There is no restriction to position, ranking, or if UW is seriously in the picture for them. QB […]

UW Men’s Soccer Wins National Title

The Washington Men’s Soccer team took home the program’s first national championship on Tuesday night with a 3-2 OT win over #15 North Carolina State. It marked the culmination of a remarkable run for the Huskies who had to win 6 straight games away from home in order to take home the title. That included […]

#Woof!: UW Lands Their First 2027 Commit

There was a lot of theorizing by Husky fans on who the first commit of the 2027 class would be with most of them leaning towards local QB Sione Kaho, but it was actually a different local prospect; WR Braylon Pope from Sumner HS. The Recruitment: Kevin Cummings strikes first for the class landing Pope […]

What We Learned: LA Bowl

It was a dominant win for the Huskies in SoFi on Saturday night, as they demolished the Boise State Broncos 38-10, capping the season with a 9-4 record and some positive momentum headed into next year. For the final time this season, let’s get to what we learned! Eruption It was a slow start for […]