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DawgmanRadio: Catching up on UW Recruiting with Scott Eklund Jul 09, 2024

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The guys from Dawgman.com - Chris Fetters and Scott Eklund - had plenty to talk about today as Washington's recruiting efforts have really been humming along.

As of the time of this recording, the Huskies had the 17th-best recruiting class in the country, ranked by 247Sports, and more verbal commitments should be on the horizon.

In fact, when we posted our last recruiting update, the Huskies ended up with multiple commitments during the following 48 hours.

Who knows if that is a trend that will continue with this podcast, but here's what we know so far...

There have been six additional verbal commitments to Washington since our last recording:

Birmingham (Ala.) Parker DL Caleb Smith

Oakland (Calif.) Bishop O'Dowd WR Deji Ajose

Spanaway (Wash.) Bethel LB Zaydrius Rainey-Sale

Bastrop (Tex.) CB Ramonz Adams

Burien (Wash.) Kennedy Catholic OL Lowen Colman-Brusa

San Francisco (Calif.) Archbishop Riordan WR Chris Lawson

Scott offers up his insight on each of UW's latest committed players before taking a quick break to pay some bills.

After the break, the guys then talk about the top UW targets that are set to make their commitments public during the rest of the month:

Kahuku (Haw.) safety Aiden Manutai

Highland Home (Ala.) EDGE CJ May

La Verne (Calif.) Bonita ATH Dylan Robinson

Phoenix (Ariz.) Mountain Pointe safety Rylon Dillard-Allen

And Scott also just spoke with another top target, Pensacola (Fla.) Escambia safety Ladarian Clardy, to get his thoughts on when he plans on making his decision, as well as where the Huskies stand.

To wrap up the 70-minute recruiting discussion, Scott gives his final thoughts on whether the Huskies will sign more than 25 players in the 2025 class, as well as his take on Jedd Fisch's comments about trying to build the 'greatest ever' UW recruiting class.

DawgmanRadio: Breaking down the latest group of UW verbal commits, and more! Jun 28, 2024

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The guys from Dawgman.com - Chris Fetters and Scott Eklund - got up bright and early to break down the latest string of verbal commitments for Washington coming out of their last weekend of official visits.

Of the eight commitments announced in the last few days, seven of them came from the official visit weekend of June 21, this past weekend.

This is the order in which we broke down their decisions to become Huskies:

Mukilteo (Wash.) Kamiak EDGE Victor Sanchez Hernandez

Marana (Ariz.) WR Dezmen Roebuck

Wilmette (Ill.) Loyola Academy LB/DB Donovan Robinson

West Linn (Ore.) TE Baron Naone

Spanaway Lake (Wash.) DB D'Aryhian Clemons

Auburn (Wash.) Riverside LB Jonathan Epperson

Happy Valley (Ore.) Adrienne C. Nelson DL Dominic Macon

Fullerton (Calif.) Troy TE Vander Ploog (took OV during the weekend of spring game)

After a quick break, Chris asks Scott for his thoughts on some 2025 prospects that have taken official visits to Washington and are set to make their college decisions known, starting today.

Folsom (Calif.) DL Josiah Sharma

Birmingham (Ala.) Parker DL Caleb Smith

Mission Viejo (Calif.) DB Dijon Lee

Lehi (Utah) Skyridge OL Darius Afalava

Oakland (Calif.) Bishop O'Dowd WR Deji Ajose

Houston (Tex.) Alief Hastings DL Smith Orogbo

Spanaway (Wash.) Bethel LB Zaydrius Rainey-Sale

DawgmanRadio: Last Big Official Visit Weekend On Tap For Huskies Jun 21, 2024

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Dawgman's Scott Eklund and Kim Grinolds sit down and discuss another big recruiting weekend for the Washington Huskies. They go through each of the visitors (except for two LaRue Zamorano and Ramonz Adams) and also talk about the recruiting landscape, what numbers to expect and where things go from here.

DawgmanRadio: Brandon Huffman Breaks Down Washington Husky Recruiting Jun 06, 2024

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With a huge recruiting weekend behind the Washington Huskies, Dawgman.com's Scott Eklund and 247 National Recruiting Editor Brandon Huffman sit down to catch up on the recruiting landscape. They also go through a number of Washington's top targets and where the Huskies stand with each.

DawgmanRadio: A huge recruiting weekend on tap, and more! May 31, 2024

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The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - dust off their microphones and get back to the business at hand, and for the Washington football coaches there's a lot of business at hand this weekend.

But before the guys dig into a big recruiting weekend, they play catchup on some of the recent UW Athletics topics, including a TV schedule update for football, as well a quick updates for men's basketball and softball.

After a quick break to pay some bills, the rest of the podcast is all about recruiting. The Huskies are hosting 17 high school prospects from all over the place starting yesterday. What are the official visits like? Will the coaches push for commitments this weekend or continue to lay the groundwork and push for a commitment closer to the mid-year signing period?

You can find the complete list of official visitors HERE.

Scott then gives his thoughts on three prospects that stick out to him, as well as a couple more he feels the UW coaches are really high on.

This weekend is also the weekend for the Avery Strong Showcase, held Sunday at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma. Jedd Fisch is expected to be in attendance for part of the showcase.

The podcast wraps up with the guys thoughts on the weekend, as well as Scott's prediction for how many verbal commits the Huskies could harvest from this upcoming weekend.

DawgmanRadio: Our thoughts on UW spring ball and 'Dawgs After Dark' May 04, 2024

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The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - wrapped up Friday night's 'Dawgs After Dark' at Husky Stadium by recording some of their own thoughts on the night, the attendance, what they saw during the roughly 75-play scrimmage, the standouts, and what the next few weeks and months are going to look like for UW Football as they continue to construct their roster and put things in place ahead of the 2024 season.

To start, the guys talked about the atmosphere at Husky Stadium, having the spring game at night (it was a good idea and probably should continue to be done at night), how the game went, some of the standout plays, and also offered up some very unofficial statistics.

After a quick break, the second half of the podcast mostly centered around recruiting, which was a focal point of the night, and will consume the UW staff's every movement for the next few weeks as they hit the road to find players for the 2025 class and beyond, while still having one eye on what's going on at home due to the transfer portal, setting up official visits, etc...

DawgmanRadio: Day 13 brings more focus on fundamentals for UW Football Apr 30, 2024

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Practice moved into the Dempsey Indoor Facility this week as the team continues to prepare for 'Dawgs After Dark'. Former UW players expected to be there for 'Dawgs After Dark' Friday night: Marcus Peters, Vita Vea, Shaq Thompson, Danny Shelton, Jake Locker, and more are expected to be announced during the week.

Now that Washington is into its final week of spring football, there's a feeling the team is using this week like a game week. So starting this Monday, the Huskies are practicing in shells and shorts and practice was moved into the Dempsey Indoor Facility.

After a Saturday scrimmage, that meant a lot of install and prep work for the Huskies, but not a ton to talk about for the media. So what that meant today was that the guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Scott Eklund, and Jack McCauley - didn't have a ton to talk about in terms of team periods and competition.

But that didn't stop the guys from talking about a few of the most memorable plays during Monday's practice, as well as a few memorable appearances from some VIPs and recruits.

Kim also talked a bit about the two pieces of hoops news that came out Monday; Franck Kepnang's return and also the signing of former UC Irvine and Butler guard D.J. Davis.

DawgmanRadio: Talking Washington's Saturday Scrimmage And Dawgs In The Draft Apr 28, 2024

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Over the past three days, 10 Huskies were taken in the NFL Draft. That being the case, it was easy to forget the Washington's current players were being run through a two-hour scrimmage that featured several big plays on both sides of the ball and the guys from Dawgman -- Harlan Grady, Kim Grinolds and Scott Eklund -- broke it all down for you in today's podcast.

They started by discussing the battle for the starting job at quarterback between Will Rogers and Demond Williams.

Grinolds asked if there was any chance that Williams started this season and they went on to discuss how that may or may not happen.

They also went through some of the big plays from the practice that featured close to 100 plays and included interceptions by Jacob Bandes and Carson Bruener as well as some physical runs by Jonah Coleman, Daniyel Ngata and Adam Mohammed.

The final portion of the podcast was dedicated to the NFL Draft as the Huskies had 10 players selected with linebacker Edefuan Ulofoshio (Buffalo), safety Dominique Hampton (Washington) and tight end Devin Culp (Tampa Bay) all being selected on the third day.

DawgmanRadio: The interns have their say after an eventful day 11 of spring ball Apr 25, 2024

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The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds and Chris Fetters - were joined by former intern Jack McCauley and current intern Harlan Grady to form a quorum and put their thoughts down after a spirited Day 11 of spring football inside the Dempsey Indoor Facility.

For the most part, the talk in the first half was about the offensive standouts, especially with there being some live football the coaches sprinkled in during practice to keep things interesting.

Kim's player of the day was Rashid Williams, and the redshirt freshman from the Bay Area certainly made some strong plays. In fact, the whole receiving corps looked rock solid going up against some really good defensive backs, and that competition was something to watch all day long.

The talk also turned to the running backs, as the media was able to talk to new RB Coach Scottie Graham, as well as running backs Cameron Davis and Jonah Coleman. The guys talked about them, as well as true freshman Adam Mohammed, who has become one of the real spring surprises.

After a quick break, there was some hoops news Kim wanted to get to, as Danny Sprinkle picked up his second guard from the portal and third overall ahead of the 2024-25 season in former UC-Irvine and Butler guard D.J. Davis. The guys talk about what Davis should bring to the mix and Kim hints at the next steps for Sprinkle and company as they continue to remake the roster.

DawgmanRadio: Day 10 doldrums at practice as recruiting and portal activity continue to heat up Apr 24, 2024

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The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - were at spring practice number 10 Tuesday under beautiful blue skies and ideal practice conditions, but the conditions weren't all that ideal for those not participating. Why? Because it was another shells and shorts practice, which means more cleanup, install, and fundamental work, and less full scrimmaging.

It feels like the team is replicating last week's practice schedule, which means two days in shells and shorts and then a full scrimmage on Saturday. So that means there wasn't a ton to talk about with regard to what we saw on the east field today.

But that doesn't mean there aren't things happening around the program. The transfer portal has been open for a week, and there's another week to go before this particular window closes. And that also means players that have entered the portal are starting to find landing spots, starting to set up official visits, and starting to get a feel for what their NIL opportunities will be.

The guys talk about that, as well as some very specific portal targets, like former SMU OL Marcus Bryant and ASU WR Elijah Badger.

And the Huskies have already gotten a couple of portal commits in OL D'Angalo Titialii and DL Logan Sagapolu, and many more are expected to come.

Kim also updated us on some of the comings and goings with UW Men's Basketball and new head coach Danny Sprinkle. He's picked up a couple of commits as well, but there's also been a number of players enter the portal.

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