Dawgman Radio: A Washington Huskies athletics podcast

Through four games, the Washington Huskies (1-3) started out extremely slow, but on Wednesday broke through in a big way with a 32-point win over crosstown rivals Seattle University. With UW set to host Oregon Saturday at 5 pm on the Pac-12 Networks, it seemed a perfect time to Dawgman.com’s Chris Fetters to catch up with the Head of Hoops, Aaron Beach, to get an honest assessment of where he thin...

Well,  Jimmy Lake  can claim a Pac-12 North Division Championship in his first year as Washington’s head coach (assuming the rest of the Pac-12 games are played this weekend), and that can’t be taken away from him. But I suspect he’d put it on the line to play the Oregon Ducks Saturday in Eugene to settle it once and for all. The Huskies (3-1) will be crowned as North Champions even though their g...

UW guard Nate Pryor and Head Coach Mike Hopkins talk to the media after the Huskies won their first game of the season, a 73-41 blowout of crosstown rival Seattle University.

When  Naz Carter  informed  Mike Hopkins  he was leaving Washington last week, there was already an appeal underway challenging a university student code of conduct. When that appeal was denied, the rest came out in short order. The university investigated two sexual assault charges levied against the senior guard, so whether he was leaving to try and play hoops in Australia (that later fell throu...

After two sub-par games, the Huskies know they need to get better on the defensive side of the ball and stopping the run is their first priority. Obviously it's a team game and no single position group is fully responsible for their lackluster performance in stopping their opponents' ground games, but defensive line coach  Ikaika Malloe  knows his guys need to improve and they have another tough t...

In almost every way,  Jimmy Lake  is an extension of the things  Chris Petersen  is known for as a head coach. He's tough, he's honest, he's as much about excellence off the field as on it, and he's certainly not going to give anything away to his opponent. But Lake was not in a shy mood Monday when asked about possibly playing up the stakes for this weekend's UW-Oregon game in Eugene, with the wi...

Washington receiver Ty Jones, linebacker  Edefuan Ulofoshio , and Head Coach  Jimmy Lake  spoke to the media after their 31-26 loss Saturday afternoon to the Stanford Cardinal at Husky Stadium, and you could tell the loss - the first of the season for the Huskies - was going to be one that might take just a little bit longer than 24 hours to absorb. In fact, the UW coaches may want to allow this o...

It was deja vu all over again, according to  Yogi Berra . Not only did Washington fall into a 21-point halftime hole for the second week in a row, but they just couldn’t figure the Stanford Cardinal out on either side of the ball - much like it was last year. And even though the Washington offense finally got on track in the second half, it was not enough to overcome mistakes in all three phases....

The guys from Dawgman.com -  Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund  - waited until the last moment before putting together their pregame podcast. You’d think this was simply some shrewd scheduling on their part, but it was more serendipitous than anything. We had decided to wait until the last moment to record, and literally, 10 minutes before the start, the high sign came down from Montla...

The Dawgman.com interns -  Jack McCauley and Luke Mounger  - preview Washington’s Saturday opponent, the Stanford Cardinal, in this latest DawgmanRadio podcast. McCauley first covered the Stanford playmakers on offense, starting with quarterback  Davis Mills , and then talked about the main receivers he will likely throw to;  Connor Wedington ,  Michael Wilson , and  Simi Fehoko , as well as tight...

Dawgman.com’s Kim Grinolds caught up with RJ Abeytia from The Bootleg, the Stanford site for the 247Sports Network, to get a sense for what Washington fans might see from the Cardinal on the field Saturday when they take on Washington at Husky Stadium, but also what’s going on with Stanford Athletics behind the scenes now that they’ve had to uproot their program for a couple of weeks due to new Sa...

Nate Roberts and Mike Hopkins spoke to the media after the Washington Huskies lost Thursday afternoon to the Utah Utes 76-62 in Salt Lake City.

While many believe the ‘Intellectual Brutality’ of the best Stanford teams under  David Shaw  is not what it once was, don’t count  Jimmy Lake  in that group. Meeting with the media one last time before the Cardinal play Washington Saturday afternoon at Husky Stadium, Lake was blunt despite the numbers some point to that paint a different picture of Cardinal Football: this will probably be the mos...

Sean McGrew  admitted Wednesday he’s seen the Washington sideline ‘pretty dead’ at times the first three games of the 2020 season. Usually it’s never an issue because the 70,000 fans at Husky Stadium provide enough energy to carry the day for 10 teams. But this is 2020, and with no fans in the stands, it’s been up to the players, coaches, and trainers to pick up the slack and provide their own jui...

Quade Green and Mike Hopkins talk post-game after Washington (0-2) lost to UC-Riverside 57-42 Tuesday afternoon in Las Vegas.

After a crazy game on Saturday night where their team came back from a 21-point deficit in the second half against Utah to get to 3-0 on the season, one of the biggest themes coming from the players has been the competition the coaches foster every day in meetings and on the practice field. Two sophomore contributors to Washington's success, not only this past weekend, but also the whole season so...

You could still see the smile on  Jimmy Lake 's face on Monday as he was asked quite a few questions about his team's thrilling come-from-behind win over Utah and the resiliency his team showed in shutting out the Utes while scoring 24 points in the second half against a very good defense. But like all great coaches, Lake isn't going to bask in the glory of a win when he has just five days to get...

Washington guard Jamal Bey and head coach Mike Hopkins spoke to the media after the Huskies lost their season-opener to No. 2 Baylor 86-52 in Las Vegas.

Needless to say, it wasn't hard to find players to talk about Washington's stunning 24-21 come-from-behind win over Utah Saturday night at Husky Stadium. In a game no one knew would even be played a week ago, the historic fight back for the Huskies will be remembered around Montlake for years to come. But most will want to forget the first half, a half that saw the visitors jump out to a 21-0 lead...

Everyone remember the 28-27 come-from-behind win by Washington against California back in 1988? Well, a little over 32 years to the day, the Huskies pulled off a similar shocker, as they came from 21 points behind at half to stun the Utah Utes 24-21 at Husky Stadium Saturday night in a game no one expected to be played a week ago. The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott...

The guys from Dawgman.com -  Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund  - got on the mic this morning to give their thoughts on what they'll see later today when Utah tangles with the Washington Huskies, as well as what else is going on around the conference, and also some new UW recruiting information. First they talk about how the Huskies' current play can impact how they finish out the 2021...

Jack McCauley and Luke Mounger take time from their Thanksgiving meals to provide a comprehensive preview of Washington's Saturday opponent, the Utah Utes.

The guys from Dawgman.com -  Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund  - have barely come up for air after it was announced that Washington would host Utah Saturday night instead of preparing for the 113th Apple Cup. But there's so much to talk about, we had to get it down on tape! First, there's Wednesday's crazy AWS outage, which affected 247Sports, as well as dozens of other big companies,...

It's been a whirlwind of emotions since Washington downed Arizona 44-27 last Saturday. Rumblings before the game were that the Apple Cup, scheduled for Friday, was in jeopardy due to a COVID-19 outbreak within that program and sure enough, on Sunday, the game was cancelled the very next day. That's when Washington athletic director Jen Cohen and he staff went to work trying to find an opponent for...

After Washington's blugeoning of Arizona last night, Husky fans have a lot to be excited about. The guys from Dawgman spoke Sunday about the numerous things they saw last night including a Husky offense that many considered to be too conservative and "run oriented". Redshirt freshman quarterback  Dylan Morris  came out throwing and made the Wildcats pay all night with his pin-point accuracy and go...