The Seattle Times — No. 25 Huskies overcome foul trouble vs. Stanford to narrowly avoid disastrous Bay Area road trip
Percy Allen recaps the Washington Huskies narrow win Sunday over Stanford, in which the Dawgs salvaged a road split after losing in humiliating fashion to last-place Cal on Thursday. Despite clinching sole ownership over the Pac-12’s regular season championship, the Huskies almost certainly need to win next week’s Pac-12 tournament in order to secure a position to play in the NCAA tournament, as the Conference of Champions looks almost assuredly to be a one-bid league in 2019.
The Seattle Times — UW’s Jake Browning shows off arm at NFL combine while WSU’s Gardner Minshew gives ‘all I’ve got’
QB quickness.@jake_browning clocks a 4.74 40-yard dash.#PurpleReign x #NFLCombine
— Washington Football (@UW_Football) March 2, 2019
@nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/xYPbVztE5a
Bob Condotta checks in on the state of Washington’s quarterback delegation at the NFL Combine, where both UW’s Jake Browning and WSU’s Gardner Minshew II have given the league’s GMs reasons to consider selecting them:
“From a pure accuracy perspective, Browning was as good as any passer on the field during Saturday’s first quarterback session,’’ [NFLDraftScout.com’s Rob] Rang wrote. “He threw the ball confidently and it came off his hand with as much velocity as at any point I’ve seen it during his four years as Washington’s starting quarterback. A team looking for a quick distributor at quarterback will no doubt be intrigued by the smarts, accuracy and apparently improved arm strength from Browning.’’
The Athletic — Washington CB Keith Taylor Jr. is all about his business — and in 2019, that could mean a starring role
Christian Caple profiles Keith Taylor, one of UW’s likely starters at cornerback and someone about whom I mentioned back in November as having “a legit shot to be named to the all-conference team in 2019.” Caple dissects Taylor’s road to Washington that began with his no-drama approach to recruitment, and led to his opportunity to become the latest NFL-caliber defensive back to be developed by Jimmy Lake and Pete Kwiatkowski.
Dots
- Byron Murphy ran a 4.55-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine today.
.@UW_Football CB @byronmurphy runs a 4.55u 40-yard dash!
— NFL (@NFL) March 4, 2019
: #NFLCombine on @NFLNetwork pic.twitter.com/HKt9UxdpLD
- The Athletic’s Stewart Mandel named Jacob Eason’s fight to earn the starting job at Washington one of his 10 college football storylines to watch in 2019:
Expectations are through the roof for the strong-armed, 6-5 passer, but remember, he hasn’t played regularly since starting 12 games as a true freshman in 2016. After spending the past year running Washington’s scout team, spring is his chance to finally take control of a team that’s gone to three consecutive New Year’s Six bowls but could definitely use a more potent passing attack.
- Ben Burr-Kirven earned a mention in Daniel Jeremiah’s day three NFL Combine takeaways, with the analyst saying that the former Washington linebacker’s “football instincts are off the charts.”
- The Dawgs earned a commitment this morning from 2020 three-star quarterback Ethan Garbers. Check out our discussion of the news here.
I’m a DAWG!! #PurpleReign pic.twitter.com/vDq7ISHZ3O
— Ethan Garbers (@ethan_garbers3) March 4, 2019
- Sports Illustrated’s Alex Briseño previews the Pac-12 ahead of the start of spring camp, and calls the battle to replace Jake Browning the conference’s most intriguing quarterback competition.
- The Washington softball team’s 2-0 victory Saturday against Cal State Fullerton marked head coach Heather Tarr’s 600th career victory.
- The women’s basketball team ended its regular season in ignominious fashion, falling to No. 7 Stanford 72-53. The Huskies ended the year with a 9-20 (2-15) record, and are seeded No. 11 in this week’s Pac-12 tournament.
- Rich Myhre writes about WBB redshirt senior Hannah Johnson’s fight to overcome depression:
“People might look at me and say, ‘She has her undergraduate degree and she’s getting a master’s degree. She’s been to a Final Four. She’s playing basketball and getting a free education.’ People will see all that and say, ‘She has everything to be happy about. She has great people around her, great memories, so why is she depressed?’
“What I’ve tried to explain to people is that it’s something I can’t always control. And I don’t completely have the answer as to why it’s happening. As I’ve told people, ‘Do you think I want to be sad my last year of college basketball? If I could have it my way, I’d be in a great mood every day and I’d be enjoying my last year and maybe it’d be my best year.”
- Lots of great photos from Friday’s opening day game at Husky Ballpark, in which the Dawgs took down Cal Poly by a final score of 8-3.
- A true blast from the past.
I think this picture was taken in the 1930s. It’s me & my friend from preschool @robmeredith on picture day for @uw_football @uwathletics #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/SjQIpKLeGK
— Joel McHale (@joelmchale) March 3, 2019
- Finally, a very happy birthday to Coach Hop’s son Grant!
Happy 15th Birthday to my son Grant. He is the most amazing kid. He has a heart of GOLD and will be a difference maker one day. We are so, so proud of him!#Family pic.twitter.com/apPO6ruSii
— Coach Mike Hopkins (@Coach_Hopkins) March 4, 2019