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And in a matter of moments, it was all over. All the promise of playing games in 2020, becoming the Pac-12 North champions, trying to finish a rough season off the right way with a bowl game at the end of the year…dust.
When Washington announced Friday that it would not pursue a bowl opportunity because of medical reasons, it simply underscored the obvious; the coronavirus pandemic hit the Huskies at the worst possible time, and there was no way they were going to be able to extract themselves from it in time to play post-season football.
So that was it. Washington will finish their 2020 season with a 3-1 record. The last time they only played four games in a season? 1918, the same year America suffered through its last pandemic.
The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - talk about the abrupt end to UW’s season, what to make of it, and whether or not fans should get excited for spring football or if they might get delayed. And what might that mean for the high school football season, scheduled to take place in the spring? If it doesn’t happen, would that affect when certain prospects might enroll at UW?
Talk moved to Friday night’s Pac-12 Championship game, won by Oregon over USC 31-24. Nothing about the game seemed right from the start, from the fact that Oregon was playing in it, to USC’s 38 total rush yards, to Oregon’s 243 total yards of offense. It was certainly not the showcase event Larry Scott and the conference was hoping for.
Back to more Husky news, there were some comings and goings over the last 48 hours, highlighted by Jacob Sirmon transferring from UW to Central Michigan, and Luke Wattenberg announcing his intention to come back to Montlake for his sixth season. The Dawgman guys talk about the impact Wattenberg’s return could mean for the offensive line, and how they might line up next spring.
The Huskies continued to add potential impact players with their preferred walk-on program, as two players from O’Dea, Milton Hopkins and Styles Siva-Tu'u both announced their intentions to enroll at UW this summer. Walk on players are still recruitable athletes, so we’ll see if they do but the fact that they want to stay local at this point in time is a very encouraging sign.
After a quick break to pay some bills, the Dawgman guys finish the podcast with more recruiting talk, focusing on how the Huskies will finish out their 2021 class (there is a signing period that starts in early February), as well as jump-starting their 2022 class. Could there be news on that front as early as this weekend? Stay tuned.
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