Friday Dots: 2021 season kicks off 5pm Saturday

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• Mike Vorel from The Seattle Times wonders if FCS opponents (like Montana) will no longer be the non-conference norm. Jimmy Lake doesn’t think much will change with the new alliance: “I know the SEC, they love to play Northwestern Directional State. I mean, those guys play two of them a year.”

• Vorel also with a story on the “unflappable” Dylan Morris. Says his youth football coach: “If I get in a bar fight, I’m taking him with me, because I know he’s going to fight until the end.”

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Husky football coverage from The Daily:

• Q&A with Montana Kaimin sports editor Jack Marshall
• 3-2-1 Football Primer
• “The Return” of fans to Husky Stadium
• Dylan Morris feature
• Game by Game Preview for all of 2021 schedule

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Dawgman once again has you covered with their Game Week content:

• Opponent Game Preview - Montana
• Dawgman Radio Podcast (featuring “The Interns”)
• By The Numbers
• Predictions
• How to watch/listen

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Masks are “encouraged,” and everything else to know before you go:

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Anyone interested in an HQ print of this cover art will be able to purchase here (eventually.. don’t see it yet.)

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Softy joins Castricone on the Jimmy Lake Show:

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• Mel Kiper, Jr’s first 2022 Big Board features two Husky First rounders, with one UW player going higher than any Husky since Jake Locker.

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Osborne ended with 8 receptions on the night:

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Women’s Soccer falls to Portland

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