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Quade Green, Sam Timmins, and head coach Mike Hopkins talked to the media after Washington's 90-80 win over Eastern Washington Wednesday night at Alaska Airlines Arena. Green led the Huskies with 20 points and 8 rebounds coming off the bench, while Timmins scored 11, including his first made three in nearly three years.

Here's the full audio, including questions from the media, from Tuesday's press conference announcing Jimmy Lake as the 19th Head Coach in the history of Washington Football. Also there to read statements and answer questions were outgoing head coach Chris Petersen, and Washington Athletic Director Jen Cohen, who talked about the process of hiring Lake.

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - recap a busy, busy 24 hours with their thoughts after the press conference announcing Jimmy Lake as Washington's 19th Head Football Coach.

Departing head coach Chris Petersen was also in attendance, as well as Washington Athletic Director Jen Cohen, and the guys talked about Petersen's exit, what his next steps will be, and why he felt that now was the right time to pass the torch to one of his proteges.

They also talked about Lake, the next steps he'll take after the bowl game, and what this means for the staff moving forward and also for recruiting. How will Lake and the current coaches handle this transition, and how will they sell it to the players already committed to UW for 2020?

There's so much to unpack, from Petersen's departure to Cohen's decision to stay in-house, to what Lake will bring to the table as Built For Life goes into overdrive, and the Dawgman guys break it all down with this podcast sharing their opinions on all the ramifications stemming from Petersen stepping down as Washington's head coach.

The irony is not lost on Jimmy Lake. In 2004, the 27-year old cornerbacks coach at Eastern Washington decided to take the same job at the University of Washington. The Huskies were 6-6 the year before, but weren't expected to do well the next season. People around Lake were telling him to not take the gig because it was probably going to only be for a year. He had spent the previous four years with his alma mater, and was making headway in the coaching ranks. But he wanted the challenge.

2004 happened as everyone thought it would. The program fell off a cliff, winning only one game. And the football staff, led by Keith Gilbertson, was blown out. But Lake never regretted making the move. In fact, it taught him lessons and helped him form coaching friendships he leans on to this day.

As poorly as 2004 went, I think if you told Lake then that in 2019 he'd be named the head coach at Washington, he would have believed you. That's just the confidence and swagger Lake brings to the position. He talked about that Tuesday morning when he met with the media after being introduced as the 19th head football coach at UW.

The Washington Huskies finished on a 19-3 run, eventually outlasting the South Dakota Coyotes 75-55 Monday night at Alaska Airlines Arena.

Jaden McDaniels scored 15 of his game-high 20 points in the first half, and Isaiah Stewart came up with his second career double-double (16 points, 15 rebounds) to pace the Huskies (6-1), despite dealing with foul trouble in the second half. Stewart eventually fouled out with 47 seconds to play.

Jamal Bey started for the first time as a Husky and scored 14 points, while Nahziah Carter added 12 points and 9 rebounds.

Bey, Stewart, and UW Head Coach Mike Hopkins spoke to the media after the game. Here's their comments.

Wow. CyberMonday just turned into Manic Monday with the news that Washington Head Coach Chris Petersen is set to step down after six years at Montlake. And the succession plan is in place, with UW Defensive Coordinator Jimmy Lake set to take Petersen's job. It's been announced he's signed a five-year deal starting at $3 million per year.

So what does this all mean? The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - break down their initial thoughts, from how it affects recruiting, to what jobs open up on the staff, to how Lake is going to deal with the inevitable off-season headaches with the offense that were clearly on Petersen's plate.

It doesn't sound like Mike Hopkins is a big believer in statistics, but he looks at them to make sure he's got a handle on the trends that are affecting the basketball team.

Washington is shooting 46.1 percent from the field, good enough for 93rd in the country. The shooting will come, Hop insists when the team makes extra passes to create better looks. But what the numbers are also telling him is that Washington's three-point defense is really bad right now. Like 321st in the country bad.

And guess what? South Dakota, Washington's next opponent, is shooting 47.4 percent from three, which happens to be the best percentage of any Division-1 team in the country (Washington is shooting 28.7 percent, which has them at No. 304).

Think about that for a second: South Dakota is shooting better from three than UW is shooting from the field. And that's with all those high-flying Nahziah Carter dunks and all the inside makes from freshman phenom Isaiah Stewart.

So it's easy to figure out what the Huskies have been working on during the Thanksgiving break. And it's weird to think of UW as poor defending the three, because the last couple of seasons they've been very good with their denials around the perimeter.

Hopkins talked to the media Sunday and spoke on defending the three, as well as other topics ahead of Monday's matchup with the Coyotes, and more.

It was deja vu all over again for the Washington Huskies, as they took care of business once again in the Apple Cup, this time beating Washington State 31-13. The guys from Dawgman.com spoke with Head Coach Chris Petersen, Offensive Coordinator Bush Hamdan, and a host of players to get their thoughts on the game and what it meant to get another one over on the cross-state rivals.

The Lineup:

Head Coach Chris Petersen

Offensive Coordinator Bush Hamdan

Quarterback Jacob Eason

Center Nick Harris

Tight End Hunter Bryant

Outside Linebacker Joe Tryon

Defensive Back Elijah Molden

Defensive Back Myles Bryant

We shouldn't be surprised anymore, but it was still surprising. Mike Leach didn't change a thing, so neither did Jimmy Lake. And at the end of this particular Groundhog Day, the Washington Huskies won another Apple Cup in much the same way they've won the last six, this one 31-13 Saturday in Seattle.

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, Scott Eklund, and intern George Johnson - broke down what they saw from the game, how it started out poorly for the Huskies on both sides of the ball, and how one play - a 57-yard bomb from Jacob Eason to Terrell Bynum - jump-started the Dawgs and gave them the impetus to eventually take a 21-10 halftime lead and then expand on it.

They talked about what Washington State was doing early and how UW tightened up their tackling, got more pressure with three rushers against five offensive linemen, and pushed WSU Quarterback Anthony Gordon off his spot to the point where he was having to elude defenders and settle for short gains. Joe Tryon had a couple of man-sacks in the game, simply a reminder to Gordon that he could end a drive at any time he wanted to. 

The Huskies were more than happy to let WSU go nuts between the 20's, but it was in the red zone where the real hay was made. UW was 5-5 in the red zone, with four of those five chances turned into touchdowns, while the Cougars were only able to find the end zone once in their five red zone opportunities.

Game over.

The guys also talked about Jacob Eason's turnaround from the Colorado loss, and how they were able to persevere with the run game despite the lack of big runs. By sticking with it, they were able to open up shots to the tight ends and keep Washington State off-balance just enough to drive down the field. And once they saw the goal-line, they attacked. Eason's 3-yard 'sneak' for UW's first score was a sign of things to come.

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Jack McCauley - talked to a quartet of Washington Huskies ahead of Friday's 112th Boeing Apple Cup. They obviously have a lot of work in front of them preparing against a potent Washington State offense, but the players also took time to talk about Thanksgiving and what this game means to them. This particular group of Huskies has had a lot of success playing their cross-state rivals, as they've never lost a game to WSU. 

And the senior players also were asked their thoughts about playing their last game in Husky Stadium in just a few days. 

Junior running back Salvon Ahmed lives in a classic divided family: his mom is all Husky, while his stepfather played at Washington State. Needless to say, Thanksgiving is a fun, competitive time for his family.

Senior offensive lineman Nick Harris talks about growing to love the Apple Cup as a California kid and his unlikely friendship with fellow senior offensive lineman Trey Adams, and flushing the Colorado loss out of his system as they prepare to bounce back against the Cougars.

Junior defensive lineman Levi Onwuzurike talks about his favorite Apple Cup moments, and they largely include snow.

Lastly, but not least - senior defensive back Myles Bryant talks about the Apple Cup, his memories from the games he's been in, the success the defense has had against Washington State's air raid attack, and goes back for a little trip down nostalgia lane while talking about his UW memories. The Apple Cup will be his last home game as a Husky.