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Football Dots
- Christian Caple put out his midseason awards with the Huskies 6 games into their 12 game schedule and there aren’t a lot of bright spots.
- Mike Vorel looks at Race Porter’s growth both as a player and a leader to become one of the key parts of this Husky team.
- He also talks about Bookie Radley-Hiles who has undergone some unexpected adversity after transferring from Oklahoma to Washington.
- Hugh Millen contributed to Dawgman’s report detailing a large chunk of plays from UW’s loss to UCLA from an in-depth perspective to figure out what went wrong (or occasionally right). Here’s the link to part 1 and part 2.
- I went on Wildcat Radio to preview Friday’s game from a UW perspective for Arizona fans.
Hello, party people. Can we interest you in an #ArizonaWildcats podcast with @UWonSBN's Max Vrooman?https://t.co/tBLnwFsisG
— Wildcat Radio 2.0 (@WildcatRadioAZ) October 21, 2021
- Our own John Sayler also answered questions for AZ Desert Swarm about where the Huskies are at heading into Friday’s game. Look for their answers to our questions later today on the site.
- Just in time.
UW defensive backs coach Will Harris was asked if his safeties will drop into the box more often to emphasize stopping the run. Answer: “Oh, yeah. We’re about to.”
— Mike Vorel (@mikevorel) October 20, 2021
Rams safety Taylor Rapp has been named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week after he intercepted two passes and had three passes defended in a 38-11 route of the New York Giants last Sunday. This is Rapp's first time winning the award.
— Lindsey Thiry (@LindseyThiry) October 20, 2021
Basketball Dots
- 2022 guard prospect Keyon Menifield Jr included UW in his final 4 schools and set a commitment date for Halloween.
4️⃣. pic.twitter.com/HGhy5PnQXi
— Keyon Menifield Jr1️⃣ (@TheCh0sen0ne_) October 19, 2021
- 4-star class of 2022 target Chris Bunch is committing this afternoon at 2pm PT and has UW in his final 3 along with Syracuse and Rutgers but the Huskies aren’t expected to be the pick.
- Some stat lines for former Huskies in their NBA season openers last night:
Justin Holiday (Indiana Pacers)- 11 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists
Isaiah Stewart (Detroit Pistons)- 12 points, 8 rebounds, 1 block
Jaden McDaniels (Minnesota Timberwolves)- 4 points, 4 steals, 3 blocks
Jaylen Nowell (Minnesota Timberwolves)- 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist
Dejounte Murray (San Antonio Spurs)- 15 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals
Terrence Ross (Orlando Magic)- 15 points, 3 rebounds
Matisse Thybulle (Philadelphia 76ers)- 2 points, 4 steals