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5 days ago | uwdawgpound.com | Mark Schafer

Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images The Huskies have secured a commitment from the son of a Husky legend, as Brandon Roy Jr. has announced he has signed with the Huskies! Roy Jr., a graduate of Garfield High, stands at 6 foot 2, and is the latest in sons of former NBA players to make their college choice, in a class that includes names like Duke signees Cayden and Cameron Boozer (sons of Carlos Boozer), Northwestern commit Phoenix Gill (son of Kendall Gill) and the as yet uncommitted Bryce...

1 week ago | uwdawgpound.com | Mark Schafer

Photo by Ali Gradischer/Getty Images Good morning Dawg fans, and Happy Friday! Not a lot of news today, but there is some good stuff so let’s get to it!Episode 150 of Say Who, Say Pod is up. Husky Men’s basketball commit JJ Mandaquit has been named a finalist for the US’s Men’s U19 World Cup team, which also includes 2025 number one recruit AJ Dybantsa. Read more here. Former Arizona P Ryan Maddox is transferring to Washington.

1 week ago | uwdawgpound.com | Raymond Lucas Jr

Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images Head football coach Jedd Fisch took a break on the recruiting trail to sit down with Jim Rome on The Jim Rome Show; hence the “burning” reference. He discussed last season’s “learning curve” and praised quarterback Demond Williams Jr., who he believes has the potential to be an elite player. Washington landed another commitment (#WOOF) yesterday, picking up four-star Jeron Jones out of Mission Viejo, Calif.

1 week ago | uwdawgpound.com | Andrew Berg

Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images On Monday, I shared a story from Christian Caple explaining the economic implications of the House Settlement on UW and other athletic departments. Today, Caple has another interesting dive into the financial implications of the settlement. He compares the projected amounts of money going from athletic departments to specific teams, then apportions those funds to position groups to simulate a “salary cap” for future Husky teams.

1 week ago | uwdawgpound.com | Andrew Berg

Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Well, if you go when the snowflakes stormWhen the rivers freeze and summer endsPlease see if she’s wearing a coat so warmTo keep her from the howlin ’ DotsIt seems like every week, I post a new link to something explaining a seismic shift in NCAA rules and regulations. This week, Christian Caple has a summary of the House Settlement that answers more questions than any of the other resources I have seen.