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Friday Dots: Back In Hibernation

1 week ago | uwdawgpound.com | Mark Schafer

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images Good morning Dawg fans, and happy Friday! We’ve got a lot to get to Dots wise so let’s get to it!Andy Yamashita breaks down the process in landing the consensus number one prospect in the state of Washington, Derek Colman-Brusa.
Spring Practice: What We Learned

1 week ago | uwdawgpound.com | Andrew Berg

Photo by Rio Giancarlo/Getty Images for ONIT Over the past month, UWDP has been busy breaking down Husky position groups during spring practices. Of course, the purpose of those practices is for players to improve and coaches to evaluate what they have, so it’s natural that things would change over the course of the practices.
Monday Dots: Derek and the Dawg-os

1 week ago | uwdawgpound.com | Andrew Berg

Photo by John Korduner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images I don’t want to fade awayGive me one more day, pleaseI don’t want to fade awayIn your Dots, I want to stayJust over a week after Jedd Fisch and company flipped 5* OT Kodi Greene from Oregon, they pulled off another recruiting win that is on the same level.
UWDP’s Football Spring Game Recap: Team Gold beats Team Purple, 20-12

1 week ago | uwdawgpound.com | Mark Schafer

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images The Dawgs After Dark Spring Game wrapped up spring practice for the Dawgs, with Donald Butler’s Team Gold besting Michael Penix Jr.’s team Purple 20-12. It was a more fun, and casual atmosphere as Spring games usually are. Coach Fisch put something on the line for the winners, however. Whoever came out on top would receive a steak, shrimp and salmon dinner, while the loser would merely receive rice and beans for their post game meal.
Friday Dots: Spring Showdown

2 weeks ago | uwdawgpound.com | Mark Schafer

Ott Gruele Jr./Getty Images Welcome to Friday, Dawg fans! Today is a big day, setting up a big weekend in Husky athletics, so let’s get right to it!Andy Yamashita has Coach Fisch’s thoughts on holding the Spring game, what the coaching staffs will look like, and the difference between this year’s spring game and spring scrimmages from 2023 and 2024. Fisch also spoke to Yamashita about the impact of the impending House settlement, which will facilitate a form of revenue sharing.
Wednesday Dots: Backing the Backers

2 weeks ago | uwdawgpound.com | Andrew Berg

Amidst the roster turnover preceding the 2024 season, the linebacker position was one of the only sources of stability. Carson Bruener and Alfonzo Tuputala were two experienced returning starters, giving coach Robert Bala a foundation on which to build. Now, the Dawgs will replace both starters and the coach. Christian Caple breaks down new coach Brian Odom and his candidates to fill out the depth chart. Husky Basketball got some bad, though not entirely unexpected news on Tuesday.
Do Local Football Stars Become Husky Legends?

2 weeks ago | uwdawgpound.com | Jason Nelson

Recruiting season is definitely picking up for Husky football (and Husky basketball in the transfer portal), and one of the perennial questions about recruiting is how important it is to keep your local high school talent at home, “building a fence” around the state to make sure the top kids have a chance to grow into hometown heroes! The question is: How often does that actually happen?
Monday Dots: Kicking into Gear

2 weeks ago | uwdawgpound.com | Andrew Berg

Photo by CFP/Getty Images Well, I quit my job down at the car washI left my mama a goodbye noteBy sundown I’d left KingstonWith my Dots under my coatLast week, I posted the spring special teams preview, which included a discussion of Grady Gross’s bizarre midseason slump. Outside of a three-game stretch last year, Gross has hit almost 90% of his career field goals.
Steelers Draft Former Husky LB Carson Bruener!

2 weeks ago | uwdawgpound.com | Mark Schafer

With the 226th pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers selected Husky linebacker Carson Bruener! This move unites Bruener with his dad, Mark, who played for Pittsburgh from 1995-2003, and now serves as a scout for the team. Over his 4 years for the Dawgs, Bruener made quite an impact, recording 305 total tackles (including 104 last year), 5 interceptions (including a team leading 3 in 2024) and 9 pass deflections.
Friday Dots: The Pick is In

3 weeks ago | uwdawgpound.com | Mark Schafer

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Good morning Dawg fans, and happy Friday! It’s NFL Draft weekend, so you’re going to be hearing this sound a lot:ICYMI, UW flipped a five star O-Lineman, Kodi Greene, from Oregon. Andy Yamashita has more on the commit here, and our own Aaron Sieverkropp has more here. #Oregon lost a recruit to #Washington.