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Tuesday Dots: Healthy Huskies

Injured Huskies returning to the field, more about new AD Troy Dannen, and UW - Oregon advanced stats.

By Jeff Gorman Oct 10, 2023, 9:17am PDT

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Boise State v Washington

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Mike Vorel recaps new UW AD Troy Dannen’s introductory press conference and some injury updates from UW coaches. Here’s the cliff notes version:

Ryan Grubb said UW wide receivers Jalen McMillan and Rome Odunze will be ready to go against Oregon.
— Mike Vorel (@mikevorel) October 9, 2023

In his first interview as UW's AD, Troy Dannen says on KJR that he knows Jen Cohen well and called her within 24 hours of the Washington job opening. Adds he wants to win in everything he does. "Just win, baby. It's never been truer than it is right now."
— Mike Vorel (@mikevorel) October 9, 2023

EDIT: that was not actually the introductory press conference with new AD Troy Dannen, but rather a brief interview once he was hired. The introductory press conferenece is TODAY at noon:

Watch today's press conference introducing @UWHuskies_AD at 12 p.m.

https://t.co/kXB004I5Rj pic.twitter.com/ItkPXc89hn
— Washington Athletics (@UWAthletics) October 10, 2023

And here’s the story from On Montlake on the Dannen hire.

Nicole Auerbach from The Athletic reports how UW filed a motion to dismiss the OSU/WSU’s lawsuit against the Pac-12.

He’s no Terry Tate: Office Linebacker, but MPJ is getting it done both on the field and in the ~~classroom~~ office.

Employee of the month #Penix4Heisman | @themikepenix pic.twitter.com/HlTMDZJdlD
— Washington Football (@UW_Football) October 9, 2023

This is sure not to rile anybody up:

ADVANCED STATS PREVIEWS: WEEK 7
Link in bio!
SATURDAY AFTERNOON SLATE

OREGON @ WASHINGTON pic.twitter.com/kovr3V1pIQ
— parker fleming (@statsowar) October 10, 2023

College coaches have been pushing the concept of the “middle 8” for a few years now and it’s gaining significant momentum. Both UW and Oregon rate well here:

#CFB FBS Middle 8* Scoring Differential
-- Points Per Game --
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1️⃣ @FSUFootball +9.0 pts/game
2️⃣ @SMUFB +8.4
3️⃣ @oregonfootball +7.6
4️⃣ @CanesFootball +7.0
5️⃣ @AuburnFootball +6.8
6️⃣ @AlabamaFTBL +6.7
7️⃣ @OhioStateFB +6.0
7️⃣ @UW_Football +6.0
9️⃣…
— SportSource Analytics (@SportSourceA) October 10, 2023

Going with a classic for Saturday:

GAME WEEK ☔️#USvsUS pic.twitter.com/sfkdplqHmC
— Washington Football (@UW_Football) October 10, 2023