Monday Dots: Recruiting Heats Up

Huskies lose to Ducks in Hoops, but football hope springs eternal

By andrewberg7@aberg7 Jan 20, 2020, 8:54am PST

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NCAA Football: Las Vegas Bowl-Boise State vs Washington

The Dawgs built a big lead against top-10 Oregon on Saturday afternoon, but couldn’t hold on at the end. The Ducks won 64-61 in OT, thanks in part to a wild three-pointer by Payton Pritchard. The Seattle Times has a game recap here.

Percy Allen from the Times writes that the Huskies’ problem is the lack of a true closer.

The less heralded freshmen Marcus Tsohonis and RaeQuan Battle have been bright spots for the Huskies. The Times went in depth with a profile of Battle.

A big lead against a ranked opponent that evaporated in the final minutes? Anything the men’s basketball team can do, the women can do, too.

There are very few things most Dawg fans can agree on, but one seems to be a strong dislike of Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott. The Athletic has a lengthy interview with Scott for your morning hate-reading ($$).

With a surge in your talent on the football roster, Ariel Ngata announced that he has entered the transfer portal.

The Huskies hosted a hoard of sophomore and junior recruits over the weekend, including 2021- DT JT Tuimoloau, WR Emeka Egbuka, ATH Denzel Burke, CB Steven Ortiz, ATH Will Latu, WR Junior Alexander; 2022- CB Deville Dickerson, WDE Hunter Hill, OT Josh Conerly, WR Jaelin Green; 2023- ATH Jaylen Wayne. Many already had scholarship offers, but Ortiz and Conerly got offers on the trip.

Check out our recruiting roundup for more details on the players and their status.

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