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What We Learned: Illinois Fighting Illini

It was an all around excellent game as the Dawgs took care of business, dispatching the Illinois Fighting Illini by a score of 42-25. Let’s get to what we learned! “Don’t baby me!” If there was a defining moment from the Huskies’ win, Denzel Boston definitely had a few candidates. His 10 catches, for 153 […]

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Monday Dots: From Start to Finish

Happy Monday Dawg fans, and welcome to today’s Dots. I walked to Husky Stadium on Saturday remarking that UW needed not just a win, but a Feel Good Win against Illinois. With the late collapse to Michigan and meager 1st-half scoring recently, it seemed Husky fans like me needed to feel good about where this […]

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UW bounces back, thrashes Illinois 42-25

In its most impressive outing of the season, Washington (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten) got back in the win column by hammering No. 23 Illinois at Husky Stadium.  Slow starts have ailed the Huskies since the start of Big Ten play, but Saturday was different. The Huskies were the team that sprung an early lead this […]

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Week 9 CFB Open Thread

National Game of the Week: #3 Texas A&M @ #20 LSU Texas A&M has been an object of derision for much of its history due to the fanbase’s inflated sense of importance and the team’s relative lack of top tier accomplishments. In recent history, the giant contract given to Jimbo Fischer without any tangible on-field […]

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Illinois Illini @ Washington Huskies – Game Thread and How to Watch

Every game feels monumental during the season, but this game between the Huskies and Illini feels extra important for the big picture trajectory of the season. It might be the best chance for UW to beat a ranked opponent. It might be the most evenly-matched game the Huskies play in terms of overall team quality. […]

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The Prediction: Illinois Fighting Illini

The time is almost upon us for a home showdown against a top 25 Illinois Fighting Illini team! Our staff has their predictions! Andrew Berg (7-0 SU, 3-4 ATS) Washington has been a much better team at Husky Stadium than on the road throughout Jedd Fisch’s tenure. Even after getting the monkey off his back […]

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Friday Dots: Purple Vs. Orange

Good morning Dawg fans! It’s Friday and tomorrow, the Dawgs will have the opportunity to get right after a loss on the road to Michigan as they take on the 23rd ranked Illinois Fighting Illini at Husky Stadium! To the Dots! Football Dots Basketball Dots That’s all for today, so thank you very much for […]

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Opponent Defensive Preview: Illinois Fighting Illini

Illinois travels to Montlake this weekend to in a matchup that may define the remainder of the Huskies’ season. Both the Huskies and Fighting Illini are looking to rebound from tough losses against Michigan and Ohio State respectively. The Huskies’ offensive unit, which has been depleted by injuries, has a tough match up against Illinois’ […]

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Thursday Dots: Traffic Alert

Star running back Jonah Coleman was named a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, awarded to college football’s top student-athlete. Coleman — and his 3.93 GPA — is the first Husky to be named a finalist since Elijah Molden in 2020. The Seattle Times weighs in on the upcoming bounce back battle with Illinois: […]

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Film Study: Michigan Wolverines

The Washington Huskies came back down to Earth as they faced off against the Michigan Wolverines. The team kept things close with a 7-7 tie at intermission before it all unraveled following halftime. The defense did all that they could but the offense did not hold up their end of the bargain. Michigan forced 3 […]

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Big 10 Pick 6: Huskies Host Illinois in Pivotal Big 10 Battle

We are getting further into the season and learning more about each team. As a result, the lines are getting better and fewer games are coming in with wildly unexpected results. Of the six games picked last week, only Minnesota’s upset over Nebraska on Friday night jumped out as wildly out of line with expectations. […]

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Opponent Q&A: Illinois Fighting Illini

Ahead of a showdown with the 23rd ranked Illinois Fighting Illini, I talked to Pleas (pronounced Plez) Honeywood of SB Nation’s Illinois blog, The Champaign Room to get the lowdown on a very good Illinois team! MS: This is year 5 for Illini Head Coach Bret Bielema. Aside from a 5-7 season in 2023, Bielema […]

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Opponent Offense Preview: Illinois Fighting Illini

Both Washington and Illinois have a chance to go over .500 in B1G conference play with a win this Saturday. Let’s look at the offense that the Fighting Illini will bring to Seattle: The Numbers Points per game: 34 QB sacked percentage: 10.26% (#126) Percentage of yards from runs: 27.74% (#124) Rushing play percentage: 50.88% […]

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Wednesday Dots: Road to Recovery

Her methods are inscrutableThe proof is irrefutable, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oohShe’s so completely Dot-able, huhOur lives are indivisible, yeah yeah

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Big Ten Rankings and Projections After Week 8

Minnesota started the weekend off with a surprise win over Nebraska. Penn State continued its winless streak, this time losing at Iowa. UCLA continued its winning streak by beating Maryland. Ohio State and Oregon won on the road, but all of the other home teams won their games. So where does that leave all of […]

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Week 8 Big Ten All-Conference Team

Welcome to the fourth edition of our look at the race for the Big Ten All-Conference team. I’ll be doing this every 2 weeks to provide an evolving snapshot in part to see how dramatically things change over the course of the season. We’re somehow almost halfway through the season already. If you missed the […]

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2027 Recruiting Class Preview: QB

There has been a huge surge of some of the best quarterbacks in the NFL coming from out west such as Josh Allen (CA), Justin Herbert (OR), Jared Goff (CA), and Jayden Daniels (CA) among others. So regionally, UW is at an advantage year-over-year. Will that hold true for the 2027 class as well? Over […]

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Grading the Game: Michigan

Michigan beat Washington 24-7 in Ann Arbor last Saturday. Let’s just jump right into it: Passing Offense – 4/10 Quarterback – 4/10 Offensive line – 5/10 Receivers/tight ends – 6/10 Three picks is three picks, and Washington is unlikely to win many games losing the turnover battle 3-0. Now, one wasn’t Demond Williams’ fault, but […]

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WOOF: Serbian Forward Commits to Huskies

Washington’s regular season begins in less than 2 weeks but the Huskies are still adding pieces to their roster for this upcoming season after earning a commitment from Serbian PF Nikola Dzepina. Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress broke the news from Dzepina’s agent and says that Dzepina expects to enroll for Winter quarter to hopefully be […]

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Tuesday Dots: Moore to Come

Football, basketball and soccer links to get you through your Tuesday. To the Dots! Dots:

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What We Learned: Michigan Wolverines

The Huskies’ Big Ten road woes continued, as they dropped a morning road game in ugly fashion, losing 24-7. Let’s get to what we learned! “Same as it ever was…” During the game, as Michigan dropped the proverbial hammer on the Huskies, I couldn’t help but cast my mind back to the Dawgs’ previous morning […]

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Monday Dots: Dawgs Stall on the Road as Wheels Come Off

Happy Monday Dawg fans, and welcome to today’s Dots. The Huskies carried a 7-7 score late into the 3rd quarter in Ann Arbor with a real chance at pulling off a road upset, before UW went INT, INT, TO on downs, INT. UW’s unraveling in the last 17 minutes of Saturday’s game handed the momentum, […]

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Husky MBB Wins Exhibition Opener 77-62 Over UNLV

It has been a tradition for Washington basketball over the last decade or so to host a public exhibition against a local D-II or D-III opponent that results in a 40+ point win. That changed on Sunday as the Huskies hosted UNLV for an exhibition aired on B1G+ to face a team that should actually […]

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