DawgmanRadio: Catching up on a busy week on Montlake

Dawgman Radio: A Washington Huskies athletics podcast

It's been a heckuva week on Montlake, and we didn't even get a chance to sneak in some volleyball or soccer news. That's the kind of week it's been for Washington Athletics, and the guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - go over all the major talking points.

To start, they go over the most recent coaching hires, as well as the hire of Courtney Morgan to be Washington's new Director of Player Personnel.

And who is going to become Washington's Defensive Coordinator? The Huskies have already made one defensive coach hire in cornerbacks coach Julius Brown. And is there a chance DeBoer keeps more of the current staff on? Junior Adams will stay as his receivers coach; could Scott Huff and Ikaika Malloe also stick around?

Next, they delve into the transfer portal, the recent departure of Cooper McDonald, and the Jake Haener saga that saw the former UW quarterback enter the portal then back out of it once Jeff Tedford was hired as Kalen DeBoer's replacement at Fresno State.

After a quick break to pay some bills, the three get into a recruiting discussion that hits on a few of the key thoughts as Washington heads into the start of the mid-year signing period starting Wednesday.

Who are the prospects taking official visits this weekend? We know current UW commit Germie Bernard is one. And who has DeBoer and his staff targeted? There's no question the new staff has some very different recruiting ideas in mind compared to the previous UW staff.

The Dawgman guys also talk about the recent UW de-commitments (Jackson Stratton and Chance Bogan), and talk about other available players, depending on if they sign somewhere else starting Wednesday. The recruitniks need to keep watch of the signing lists on Wednesday to see who didn't sign. Could UW target some of them?

The next topic is the Oregon coaching search and how it might affect Washington, as well as the rest of the Pac-12. Could the Ducks hire a coach that would make as big a splash as Lincoln Riley did at USC? Or will they struggle to find a replacement for Mario Cristobal?

The men's basketball team, in a little over a week, has had a game rescheduled, has had to forfeit a game, and had to cancel their game at Gonzaga this Sunday due to 'COVID-related protocols'. This has not been a great time for Mike Hopkins and the team. They haven't been able to practice. How do they regroup and get back on track before conference play starts back up in late December?

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