Washington, USC Picked To Win Their Divisions In Pac-12
7/26/2017 - Defending champion Washington is favored to win the North Division.
The Ghost of Basketball Future
6/16/2017 - What will be under Coach Hop and what might have been under Coach Romar? Two weeks ago, I wrote Expand
6/16/2017 - What will be under Coach Hop and what might have been under Coach Romar? Two weeks ago, I wrote about how badly UW underachieved during the past 6 seasons under Lorenzo Romar. You can check out that article here. That is in the past now. Today, we’re going to focus on the future. Or rather futures. Because the only thing more fun and less certain than making predictions is to compare those predictions to an alternate hypothetical timeline where Lorenzo Romar didn’t get fired. Once again, I know many people have moved on from even mentioning Coach Romar’s name. I respect and understand that but it took a few months to do the research that went into these articles so stay strong and we’ll be focused entirely on reality moving forward soon.
The argument for those of us who wanted to give Romar one more year was that this year’s team would be so transcendent that even if they underachieved they would likely still make the tournament and probably do quite well in it. Now that we Collapse
the Gekko Files: previewing UCLA football in 2017
6/13/2017 - Jim Mora is in do-or-die mode as UCLA rebounds from an embarrassing 2016 By going 4-8 overall and Expand
6/13/2017 - Jim Mora is in do-or-die mode as UCLA rebounds from an embarrassing 2016 By going 4-8 overall and 2-7 in the PAC 12 in 2016, Jim Mora did what every UCLA fan out there thought would not soon be seen again, he equalled the worst season that Rick Neuheisel ever posted as the Bruins head coach.
That Neuheisel got one more season to show that his 2010 season was more fluke than a reversion to the Karl Dorrell days is the reason that this feels to me a “show me” kind of season for Mora in his tenure as the head coach at UCLA.
If you are an optimist, there are plenty of reasons to believe. After all, there isn’t really a talent deficit in Westwood. Any reasonably objective assessment, in fact, would lead one to believe that there is an abundance of such talent to build upon.
On the surface, the entirety of the failure of 2016 seems to be tied up in an impossibly bad rushing attack - UCLA was second-worst in the nation at 2.93 yards per rush. Even adjusting for what most analysts Collapse
Husky Coaches Host A Regional Recruiting Camp And Other Recruiting Notes
6/10/2017 - Husky Coaches Busy On Recruiting Trail Coach Petersen and his staff hosted a regional camp down in Expand
6/10/2017 - Husky Coaches Busy On Recruiting Trail Coach Petersen and his staff hosted a regional camp down in California this past week and there was some noteable participants:
Richard Newton a 3 star running back out of Palmdale CA was the fastest man at the camp and currently holds a Husky offer along with an offer from Cal, WSU, and Utah. He is thought to be a heavy Husky lean right now.
Both Marquis Spiker and Austin Osborne, 4 star wideouts and current Husky commits, were participants as well.
Inland Empire Elite Camp Notes, Gallery https://t.co/1P4WnBSMvt via @247Sports— Ruthanna Robbins (@RuthJRobbins) June 9, 2017
Jacob Sirmon a 4 star QB and current Husky commit out of Bothell HS, WA recently participated in the Elite 11 competition this last weekend in California. Although he didn't make the final elite 11 he did have his moments down there. He also reaffirmed to reporters that he is 100% committed to UW.
#UW commit Jacob Sirmon in the pocket drill at the #Elite11 Collapse
Men’s Basketball 2018 Recruiting Primer
6/7/2017 - A look at the potential 2018 recruiting class The 2017 recruiting cycle was without a doubt the Expand
6/7/2017 - A look at the potential 2018 recruiting class The 2017 recruiting cycle was without a doubt the most interesting in the history of the program. UW had their most storied class ever, including #1 overall prospect Michael Porter Jr, before firing Coach Lorenzo Romar . When the dust settled, the Dawgs were left with a consensus 4-star shooting guard prospect in Jaylen Nowell, an under the radar local star point guard in Nate Pryor, and a 10 miles below the radar wing in Michael Carter III. While there’s still a chance for a late addition to the 2017 class, let’s turn our attention to 2018. There’s one senior on UW’s roster next season (Dan Kingma) and one currently vacant spot. Given the state of college basketball and the fact that some players may not like adjusting to a new coach in Hopkins, let’s assume that there will likely be 3 open slots for the following players.
Kevin Porter Jr.
SG; Rainier Beach High School, WA; 6’5”, 205
Scout: 4 stars, #28 Overall; 247 Sports: 4 Collapse
Dots: Extra Innings
6/6/2017 - A few Washington football opponents are previewed while a softball game goes on for... a while. Expand
6/6/2017 - A few Washington football opponents are previewed while a softball game goes on for... a while.
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Bill Connelly continues his 2017 CFB previews, this time with Colorado. Here are his Stanford and Washington State previews from the last few days if you missed them.
Here’s a gallery from the IRA championships.
Florida and Oklahoma — the two teams that beat UW in the Women’s College World Series this year — had themselves a 17 INNING GAME ONE last night. Wtf.
Can we quit it already with this offering-what-are-essentially-toddlers-football-scholarships thing?
One of the country’s top recruits has Washington in his top 10:
•|| TOP TEN ||• pic.twitter.com/eg7zYAn7Dv— Talanoa Hufanga (@HufangaTalanoa) June 2, Collapse
Backs against the wall: Husky softball battles UCLA in elimination game (game thread)
6/3/2017 - Having fallen 3-1 to Oklahoma yesterday, the Huskies take on the 5th-seeded Bruins for the right Expand
6/3/2017 - Having fallen 3-1 to Oklahoma yesterday, the Huskies take on the 5th-seeded Bruins for the right to move on to the semifinals. Author’s note: I want to apologize for a mistake in how I had read the bracket. I had thought the 8 teams at the WCWS were split into two entirely separate 4-team pods, with the winner of each pod moving to the finals. That’s not correct. The bracket is a more traditional 8-team double elimination bracket. What does this mean? Well, if you go 1-1 in your first two games, as Washington and a few others did, you still play an elimination game, but you play a team from the other half of the bracket that went 1-1 in the opposite order. So the Huskies, who went win-loss on the right side play UCLA, who went loss-win on the left side. Similarly, LSU, who went win-loss on the left side, will play the winner of Baylor-Oregon, who will have gone loss-win on the right. Sorry for the confusion.
Time to move past adversity. A couple of mistakes defensively, a couple of Collapse
Friday Dots: Softball takes down Oregon 3-1 to open WCWS
6/2/2017 - Dawgs face Oklahoma tonight on ESPN If you want to keep up-to-date with news concerning UW Expand
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UW Softball got things started right at the College World Series last night with a 3-1 win over Oregon.
Here’s the game story from GoHuskies.com.
UW (49-12) will play the #10 seed Oklahoma tonight at 6:30 PM on ESPN. The Sooners (57-9) beat Baylor 6-3 last night. Here’s a Day 1 recap.
Watch the joyful highlights from Oklahoma City:
Watch: Highlights from tonight's #WCWS victory over Oregon in Oklahoma City.#LeaveNoDoubt pic.twitter.com/JMxU9m75HO— UW Softball (@UWSoftball) June 2, 2017
Another look at the play that helped save the game for the Dawgs:
HUGE PLAY by Ali Aguilar to keep the Ducks from scoring! #WCWS pic.twitter.com/p70a4ioncW— NCAA Collapse
Dots: Ultimate
5/31/2017 - The Sundodgers went to nationals and several Dawgs made Pac-12 All-Academic team. If you want to Expand
5/31/2017 - The Sundodgers went to nationals and several Dawgs made Pac-12 All-Academic team. If you want to keep up-to-date with news concerning UW Athletics all in one easy-to-digest format, feel free to follow Ryan on Twitter and to subscribe to his lists of UW's beat reporters, Washington athletes, Washington coaches, and Washington athletics prospects. To the Dots!
Football Dots:
Jack Lamb, one of the top 2018 linebacker recruits in the country, narrowed his list of potential schools down to five and UW made the cut.
Ex-Husky TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins is attempting to get his life and his career back on track by staying sober.
Basketball Dots:
Unlike Lonzo Ball, Markelle Fultz wants to be the #1 pick and give the Huskies a clean sweep of top choices this year.
Misc Dots:
As a proud alum of the UW Ultimate program I’m going to continue to give the Sundodgers some love when I can.
The University of Washington Sundodgers (the Men’s Ultimate Frisbee program) finished tied for 5th at the Collapse
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Huskies’ Markelle Fultz Taken No. 1 By 76ers
6/23/2017 - The Philadelphia 76ers selected guard Markelle Fultz on Thursday night with the No. 1 pick in the Expand
6/23/2017 - The Philadelphia 76ers selected guard Markelle Fultz on Thursday night with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. Collapse
Thursday Dots: Huskies starting late in NFL Minicamps
6/15/2017 - If you want to keep up-to-date with news concerning UW Athletics all in one easy-to-digest format, Expand
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Pac-12 sister blog Building the Dam is going through a preview series right now. Writer Andrew Kovac has put together his two cents as to what he thinks the Huskies will be in 2017, along with how he thinks his Beavers will play against the Dawgs.
Sidney Jones has made it out of his walking boot and is on the path to recovery from the Achilles tear he suffered at his pro day. Philadelphia secondary coach Cory Undlin says, “We’ll be preparing every day with him showing up like he’s going to play this year.”
Jones’ teammate then and now, Elijah Qualls, is also going to attempt to play catch up but for a different reason. With Washington’s late graduation, he is just now able to report for Collapse
Monday Dots: Fultz to... the Kings?
6/12/2017 - NBA draft rumors, basketball recruiting news and so much more. If you want to keep up-to-date with Expand
6/12/2017 - NBA draft rumors, basketball recruiting news and so much more. If you want to keep up-to-date with news concerning UW Athletics all in one easy-to-digest format, feel free to follow Ryan on Twitter and to subscribe to his lists of UW's beat reporters, Washington athletes, Washington coaches, and Washington athletics prospects. To the Dots!
Football Dots
From the mother ship, Bill Connelly takes an in depth look at the 2016 Husky football season and forecasts what to expect heading into next season.
Added revenue, predominantly from Football and donations, has lead to an unexpected (but tiny) surplus for 2017.
This is certainly up for debate, but according to ESPN.com Jojo McIntosh is the most versatile player on the Huskies roster.
Another Bill Connelly post, he asks if anyone in the Pac-12 can pull an upset and prevent a UW-USC title game.
Non-Football Dots
NBA Trade Rumor: Markelle Fultz agreed to work out for the Kings last week. Could the Kings be looking to trade up for Collapse
Nahziah Carter is Latest UW MBB Commitment
6/10/2017 - Woof! Carter is the nephew of Jay-Z The University of Washington and Coach Mike Hopkins received a Expand
6/10/2017 - Woof! Carter is the nephew of Jay-Z The University of Washington and Coach Mike Hopkins received a commitment late Friday night from New York Wing Nahziah “Nahz” Carter.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON COMMIT #GOHUSKIES #UDUB #UW #PAC12 BETTER LATE THAN NEVER pic.twitter.com/JIT1rCNvd3— Nahziah Carter (@_ClutchCarter) June 10, 2017
Carter took an official visit to the UW the previous weekend and it seemingly didn’t take long for him to make up his mind. The 6’6” SG/SF from Rochester, New York originally committed to Dayton but took a step back from the school after head coach Archie Miller left to become the head coach at Indiana. Carter has previously mentioned that his interest in Hopkins came from when Hop was the primary recruiter for him while at Syracuse. After getting 3 commitments from Seattle area players, this is the first sign that Hopkins will be able to leverage his own East Coast contacts to give UW a shot in overcoming the distance and draw from the Collapse
Dots: Markelle Fultz, destined for Celtics Greatness?
6/7/2017 - Markelle Fultz visits the Boston Celtics, while a pair of QB recruits finish up the Elite 11 Expand
6/7/2017 - Markelle Fultz visits the Boston Celtics, while a pair of QB recruits finish up the Elite 11 Finals If you want to keep up-to-date with news concerning UW Athletics all in one easy-to-digest format, feel free to follow Ryan on Twitter and to subscribe to his lists of UW's beat reporters, Washington athletes, Washington coaches, and Washington athletics prospects. To the Dots!
Football Dots
Four-star 2018 quarterback commit Colson Yankoff talks with Scout.com (free) at the Elite 11 Finals in southern California.
And here are video highlights from fellow four-star 2018 quarterback commit Jacob Sirmon at the same event (via: Scout.com)
Per Jason Jewell from 24-7 football, the Huskies have offered athlete Bijan Robinson. Robinson is a rising sophomore out of Tucson, AZ.
Basketball Dots
In anticipation for Tuesday night’s game pitting the San Antonio Stars against the Seattle Storm, the Seattle Times gives an update on former Husky standout Kelsey Plum. The Storm beat the Stars, Collapse
Dots: Washington Crew Earns Three National Championships
6/5/2017 - A big weekend for the men’s crew team at Lake Natoma, the women’s softball team falls just short Expand
6/5/2017 - A big weekend for the men’s crew team at Lake Natoma, the women’s softball team falls just short of a World Series championship bid, and 2018 quarterback Jacob Sirmon impresses at the Elite 11 Finals. If you want to keep up-to-date with news concerning UW Athletics all in one easy-to-digest format, follow me on Twitter and to subscribe to my lists of UW's beat reporters, Washington athletes, Washington coaches, and Washington athletics prospects. To the Dots!
Washington’s crew teams gathered a slew of national championships yesterday, and fell just short to Yale in the men’s varsity eight grand final.
Congratulations to the Men's Varsity Four on their National Championship today! pic.twitter.com/9dyFsdt2o5— Washington Rowing (@UW_Rowing) June 4, 2017
Your Washington Men's Third Varsity Eight was crowned National Champions today! pic.twitter.com/jkr9W4ulKK— Washington Rowing (@UW_Rowing) June 4, 2017
Congrats to the Men's Second Varsity Eight for taking home the Kennedy Collapse
Duck Hunt complete, Husky softball faces Oklahoma today
6/2/2017 - Taran Alvelo was good in the circle as usual, Morganne Flores and Ali Aguilar played great Expand
6/2/2017 - Taran Alvelo was good in the circle as usual, Morganne Flores and Ali Aguilar played great defense, and Kirstyn Thomas blasted a clutch homer late Quick Recap
Taran Alvelo gave up some baserunners over her complete game (5 hits, 3 walks), but was able to work around them, other than an RBI groundout that didn’t really help Oregon in the bottom of the seventh. One really good sign for Taran and the Huskies: Alvelo continues to be able to be effective without large numbers of strikeouts (3 in this game), a big adjustment from last year and early this year. When freshman Taran Alvelo wasn’t racking up close to double-digit strikeouts, she was usually getting hit. TA clearly can still get big strikeout numbers sometimes. But her ability to induce softer contact when her stuff isn’t quite as unhittable has been an extremely valuable development for UW.
Kirstyn Thomas was the offensive star of the game for Washington. KT picked up UW’s first hit when she singled to lead off the third, Collapse
Recruiting just got easier for Chris Petersen
6/1/2017 - Washington stands to benefit from the early signing period. Check your calendars. I bet I know Expand
6/1/2017 - Washington stands to benefit from the early signing period. Check your calendars. I bet I know what you had planned for December 20th. I’m guessing that there was a college football bowl game on the agenda. Duh. Perhaps some Christmas shopping or maybe even an ugly sweater party?
Well, you might need to rethink those plans. The early recruiting period in college football is now the law of the land. This year and every year going forward will see a window open up between December 20th and Dec 22nd in which NCAA football programs can officially sign their “committed” recruits.
The establishment of the early signing period is one of several rules that were approved by the NCAA a few weeks ago. It had been lobbied for by a broad swath of supporters ranging from coaches at lower level programs to high school coaches to power 5 coaches and to parents, players and administrators who have grown wary of some of the seedier and overwhelming tactics employed in the recruiting world.
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Husky Coaches Extending Some Offers And Making Some Inroads With Top Prospects
5/30/2017 - Recruits Getting Husky Offers And Trimming Lists Down Husky coaches have been busy visiting lots Expand
5/30/2017 - Recruits Getting Husky Offers And Trimming Lists Down Husky coaches have been busy visiting lots of prospects and extending some offers this month. Here is some recent activity on the recruiting trail:
The Huskies offered the #1 tailback on the west coast in Chris Brown out of El Camino HS, CA. They will battle it out with UCLA and ASU for his services. He is a 2018 prospect.
Blessed and beyond grateful to receive an offer from the University of Washington #godawgs #PurpleReign‼️ pic.twitter.com/vXeu7NQczj— christopher brown jr (@Chris_br0wn26) May 27, 2017
They also offered 4 star defensive end Elijah Wade out of Arbor View HS, Nevada. He is a 2018 prospect and holds offers from Alabama, Michigan, USC, and other big time programs.
Honored to receive my 24th offer from The University Of Washington #PurpleReign pic.twitter.com/UuEHc2h9pX— Elijah (@Elijah_Wade_) May 25, 2017
The staff also extended an offer to a JuCo defensive tackle named Caleb Tremblay out of Collapse
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Friday Dots: Victor and Bierria form a formidable duo
6/16/2017 - The two Husky seniors rank among the best linebackers in all of college football If you want to Expand
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Football Dots
Oregon St. site Building the Dam wonders if OSU can pull off an upset of UW in Corvallis. They preview the Huskies.
Athlon examines five storylines about the Pac-12 season in their 2017 predictions.
Sports On Earth ranks the top 35 linebackers in the country. Both UW inside ‘backers make the list.
Personally, I can never get enough Rondeau:
60 minutes of maestro Bob Rondeau calling @UW_Football's 2016 OT win over Arizona! GAME OF THE WEEK https://t.co/IQY817wWSn #LISTEN— College Sports Now (@CSNowTweets) June 15, 2017
Interior OL from Temecula, CA:
Had a great unofficial to UDUB! Thank you Coaches!!! Collapse
Wednesday Dots: Chris Petersen’s Recruiting Philosophy
6/14/2017 - Petersen speaks on recruiting and program development If you want to keep up-to-date with news Expand
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Stewart Mandell from Fox Sports interviews Husky Head Coach Chris Petersen, touching on the general topic of the state of the Huskies’ program after its College Football Playoff Run.
Washington’s offensive line ranks No. 9 in the country in career starts, and No. 1 in the Pac-12 per Phil Steele.
An in-depth look at the debate surrounding college athlete transfers from The Wichita Eagle.
Former Husky cornerback Kevin King talks to reporters following the Packers’ minicamp via Packers.com.
Basketball Dots
Some NBA Draft tidbits... NBC Sports has Husky standout Markelle Fultz going No. 1. ... The Ringer also has Fultz going No. 1, with Collapse
Husky Softball adds star freshman transfer infielder from Rutgers
6/12/2017 - Taryn Atlee, a middle infielder originally from Sacramento, CA, was a first-team All-Big Ten Expand
6/12/2017 - Taryn Atlee, a middle infielder originally from Sacramento, CA, was a first-team All-Big Ten selection and a top 25 finalist for National Freshman of the Year Coming off of an appearance in the national semifinals, head coach Heather Tarr is reloading the roster for another run. Taryn Atlee, a middle infielder transfer from Rutgers, has announced her transfer to the University of Washington.
Fired up to announce that I will be transferring to the University of Washington where I will be continuing my softball and academic career pic.twitter.com/XgIfRHXzsx— тaryn atlee (@tarynatlee_) June 12, 2017
The resume for Atlee, in terms of info, statistics and awards:
Bats left, throws right.
From Sacramento, California, but attended high school in Santa Ana.
Slashed .393/.443/.500
Led Scarlet Knights in hits (66), batting average (.393), and triples (4)
Had the team’s longest hitting streak (12 games)
Taryn’s 66 hits ranked 2nd in the Big Ten. It also marked the 2nd-best single-season Collapse
Friday Dots: What can Jake Browning do to prove he is an NFL quarterback
6/9/2017 - He’s got the smarts and the accuracy, but... If you want to keep up-to-date with news concerning Expand
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Football Dots
Bill Connelly previews the Huskies and wonders how they will follow up their outstanding 2016 campaign. By being even better? Maybe.
Fansided has a draft profile on Azeem Victor, who they think can be an “early rounder.”
The Husky Haul examines how Jake Browning can improve his NFL draft stock.
GoJoeBruin previews the Huskies. UCLA comes to Seattle October 28.
I guess Urban Meyer is going the route of Cher and Madonna:
.@PaulMyerberg ranked the top 10 #CFB coaches of this era. pic.twitter.com/12VtYgfomG— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) June 8, 2017
Non-Football Dots
UW men’s basketball will play in the 2K Classic with games starting at Alasksa Collapse
the Gekko Files: Previewing Oregon State in 2017
6/6/2017 - Orange, anyone? It makes you wonder, doesn’t it?
I’m speaking specifically about the transition Expand
6/6/2017 - Orange, anyone? It makes you wonder, doesn’t it?
I’m speaking specifically about the transition of one coach to another in a program like Oregon State. Whatever you think about Mike Riley, it is hard to argue that he didn’t do pretty well with the pieces that he had. As Bill Connelly points out in his SB Nation preview of the Beavers, it was just five years ago where we were watching the Beavers operate at a Top 10 level and challenge for a PAC 12 championship.
Fast forward to today. The Beavers, arguably, have upgraded their coaching situation with former Utah State and Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen. Yet they are further away from a winning record - much less a top 25 ranking - than they’ve been since before Mike Riley left.
Obviously, we are talking about Oregon State and the college town of Corvallis. Winning there is never a guarantee, even if Nick Saban were to take over the program. Recruiting to Corvallis can be difficult and the level of competition presented by both Collapse
Husky softball into semifinals, needing 2 wins against Florida today (game thread)
6/4/2017 - Taran Alvelo threw a 2-hit shutout of UCLA yesterday, backed by a return to good defense by the Expand
6/4/2017 - Taran Alvelo threw a 2-hit shutout of UCLA yesterday, backed by a return to good defense by the Huskies and another solo homer from Ali Aguilar. Semifinal Sunday, here we are. The Huskies advanced to the “Final Four” of the WCWS by beating UCLA 1-0 in an elimination game last night to move on to today against the top-seeded Gators. The Huskies will be the “home” team for the first game (10 AM, ESPN) and would the “road” team for the if-necessary game (4 PM, ESPN).
How the Huskies can do it: Pretty simple instructions, honestly. Taran Alvelo has to be as good as last night, and somehow the Huskies have to scratch across a run. Florida’ pitching staff is the best in the country, by a wide margin. But their offense, despite the impressive showing they’ve put up at the WCWS so far (8 vs A&M, 7 vs LSU), is still probably the least dangerous offense in the field of 8 teams. If Alvelo can throw a 2-hit shutout of UCLA, one of the top offenses in the country, she is definitely capable of Collapse
The (under)Achievements of UW Basketball
6/2/2017 - An examination through data of exactly how badly UW MBB underachieved recently under Lorenzo Romar Expand
6/2/2017 - An examination through data of exactly how badly UW MBB underachieved recently under Lorenzo Romar Shortly after the firing of Lorenzo Romar, I published an article examining the relative level of talent and experience found at each of the Pac-12 schools to try to assess how badly Washington underachieved during the last stretch of Romar’s tenure. You can revisit that article here. Using the numbers it appeared that UW should have been the 4th best team in the Pac-12 over the past 7 years but instead was just 9th in total wins. I could have left things there but those of you that have read my work over the past year have probably figured out that isn’t my style. I understand that this article could be construed as beating a dead horse but I put a lot of time into doing the research and I think the numbers are interesting so try not to get too crazy in the comments section please.
I am on the record as having been in the “give Romar one more year” camp, however the results of that Collapse
Dots: Women's College World Series Begins Today
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Football Dots
We’re months away from the season and early win total lines are already out. Washington’s line is set at 9.5, and it’s a smart bet to take the over.
USA Today takes an early look at the Huskies, with 3 players to know that might emerge in 2017.
Jake Browning listed in a few of the top 25 QB match ups to watch in 2017.
On The Banks gives a quick synopsis of a Rutgers preview from Street & Smith’s. Washington opens the 2017 season against Rutgers on Friday September 1st at 5pm PT.
Softball Dots
The Huskies take on Oregon today at 4pm PT in their first game of the WCWS.
The 2017 Women's College World Series begins today.#LeaveNoDoubt pic.twitter.com/icR680ZXzw— UW Softball Collapse
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