Dots: Sidney Jones Academic All-District and Great Punters Make Coach Petersen Nervous

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Football Dots

• In preparation for Saturday's match-up with the Utes, ESPN has their five things to watch. In today's offensive driven college football world, a defensive showdown sounds kind of nice.
  
• With such a young team, it's sometimes tough to remember how many different things a fifth year senior has seen, and how different each regime must feel. GoHuskies' profile of Scott Lawyer is a great example of that.
• Sidney Jones was named to the Academic All-District Team.
• Adam Jude has a terrific profile of linebacker Travis Feeney, covering his shoulder injuries and his transformation from a safety in the Nick Holt defense all the way to his rush linebacker role in this defense.
  
• It's Friday, meaning we have video from Dawgman.com of Coach Petersen's weekly Thursday Press Briefing. For those who want to read and not listen, the News Tribune has you covered.
• Utah, who is not favored by the people who have the money invested in getting the lines right, is on upset watch according to ESPN's Pac-12 blog and their picks this week, which were 3-2 in Utah's favor.
  

Basketball Dots

• Last night, Washington defeated Seattle Pacific 98-80 in an exhibition match-up. Here's a recap from Christian Caple the News Tribune.
• On the women's side, ESPNW has Junior Guard Kelsey Plum ranked as the 10th best in the country.