Dawgman Radio: A Washington Huskies athletics podcast

Even though Washington senior defensive back Myles Bryant is a southern California native, he has not spent much time by Hollywood. But he was right there Wednesday during Pac-12 Media Day, and Dawgman.com's Kim Grinolds spoke to Bryant about being back home, his love of Los Angeles, playing in the Rose Bowl, being named to the first preseason All-Conference team, what he still has to prove as a player, his favorite play as a Husky, best Chris Petersen story, and a ton more. 

Dawgman.com's Kim Grinolds spoke Wednesday with 247Sports' Recruiting Analyst Blair Angulo at Pac-12 Media Day in Los Angeles, and there was plenty of catching up to do. 

They went down memory lane, talking about the recruitment of a lot of the players featured at Pac-12 Media Day, including Washington's Myles Bryant and Nick Harris. 

They also talked about a number of recruits the Huskies landed in Angulo's territory, including Hawaii, Utah and Arizona. That list included Puka Nacua, Miki Ah You, Faatui Tuitele, Sama Paama, and Troy Fautanu. 

Grinolds also asked Angulo about 2020 commit Roger Rosengarten and also some top targets like Jacobe Covington and Rome Ondunze. And finally, they spoke about some of Washington's coaches and how they are perceived on the recruiting trail, as well as the recruiting calendar and what's next for the 2020 prospects as they move forward toward the early signing period in mid-December.

The guys from Dawgman.com - Chris Fetters and Intern Emeritus Luke Mounger - go player-by-player in breaking down Washington's receivers room and what they expect to see from each player starting in early August. 

This is a big camp for a lot of players, especially the underclassmen. Guys like Terrell Bynum, Marquis Spiker, Austin Osborne and Trey Lowe had solid springs. But with four seniors leading the way, can any of the young bucks break through? 

And what about the veterans like Aaron Fuller, Quinten Pounds, Andre Baccellia and Chico McClatcher? All of them have points to prove in different ways. 

Could this be the breakout year for junior big man Ty Jones? And is this the last chance saloon for Jordan Chin? 

And finally, is there just too many players in front of Puka Nacua? Or can the true freshman rise above and show his class the moment he steps on the field for fall camp? 

Fetters and Mounger break it all down in this 25-minute podcast.

The guys from Dawgman.com got the chance to sit down and dive into the latest two commitments for the University of Washington -- tailback Sam Adams and linebacker Cooper McDonald -- and look at how each impacts the 2019 recruiting class as well as where they fit into the roster.

The commitment of McDonald wasn't a surprise as he'd been leaning the Huskies way, but what needs to be figured out is how he fits into the program once he arrives next summer. When you watch his film, McDonald plays almost exclusively on the edge for his team, but the Huskies want him to play inside.

Adams is a local four-star recruit who fills a need at tailback and he's a bigger back with the frame to carry 215 or 220 pounds by the time he sees the field.

Scott and Chris opine on why the Huskies decided to move toward bigger backs and whether or not they'll be able to find more in the coming years.

They also focus on the added emphasis in Texas as the Husky coaches prioritize the Lonestar State which is rich in football talent, but also a hotbed for schools from the Big 12, the Big 10 and the SEC.

Last, but certainly not least, Scott gives his own ideas on which players could wind up Huskies before the start of the season on August 31st.

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds and Chris Fetters - run down the list of running backs that Washington has to choose from this fall, and it's an appetizing list. It starts with three juniors - Salvon Ahmed, Sean McGrew, and Kamari Pleasant - and goes from there. 

Can those three juniors replicate what Myles Gaskin did for the Huskies these past four seasons? Can they offer up 1200-plus yards and lots of touchdowns? That's what they'll be tasked to do.

Then add in redshirt freshman Richard Newton and senior walk-on Malik Braxton, and you have five players that UW RB Coach Keith Bhonapha can call on to get the job done. Grinolds and Fetters talk about all of them and their chances of being successful in 2019, as well as true freshman Cameron Davis and the potential he brings starting in 2020.

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds and Scott Eklund - throw in their two cents, and then some, as they break down the Washington quarterback battle heading into fall camp, who they expect to eventually win the starting QB job, and what to make of the other competitors within the competition. Now that Colson Yankoff is no longer a Husky, there's only four quarterbacks left in the UW QB room: Jacob Eason, Jake Haener, Jacob Sirmon, and Dylan Morris. Who wins the job? And based on who wins, who is likely to be the most popular player on campus (the backup)? Will Washington suffer even more quarterback attrition based on the results of fall camp? 

Lots of questions to be asked of the Washington quarterbacks heading into fall camp, and Grinolds and Eklund try and answer them here.

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds and Chris Fetters - got together during Day One of The Crawsover, the pro-am summer league hosted by Jamal Crawford at Seattle Pacific University, to catch up on a very busy week at the University of Washington. On Tuesday the media got a sneak peek of UW's new adidas football uniforms, so there was plenty to talk about there. But first, Grinolds and Fetters recapped what they saw at The Crawsover...or more to the point, WHO they saw. And there were a lot of past and present Huskies playing, including Spencer Hawes, David Crisp, Dominic Green, Nahziah Carter, Elijah Hardy, Isaiah Stewart, and Jaden McDaniels.

After the basketball talk, it was time to talk about Washington's newest football commit for the 2020 recruiting class, Mater Dei OL Myles Murao, a big get for the Huskies in more ways than one. And then Grinolds puts Fetters on the spot to get his opinion on top 2020 local recruit Sav'ell Smalls and whether or not Smalls' recent Instagram post including UW back on his top list of schools means anything for UW going forward.

Dawgman.com's Chris Fetters is joined this Tuesday by our Head of Hoops, Aaron Beach, and there's a ton to talk about in this basketball-only podcast. 

We break down Matisse Thybulle getting drafted to Philadelphia with the 20th overall pick and Jaylen Nowell selected 43rd overall to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Will they succeed in the NBA? How will they get it done? 

We also take a dumpster dive into the current UW roster and how it's constructed, take a stab at who our starting five should be for the season, and also answer a few questions along the way.

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds and Scott Eklund - come strong on Tuesday morning with a number of Washington-related recruiting updates. It's been a busy time for the Huskies, who just got done having a big official visit weekend the first weekend of June, and a number of Washington coaches went to the Rise/Pacific Lutheran University  Showcase in Tacoma this past weekend. They also have a number of prospects set to visit Montlake this coming weekend as part of their Rising Stars camp. 

Eklund was on hand at PLU, so they go in-depth on the players he saw, including 2021 top athlete Emeka Egbuka, top 2020 big athlete Sav'ell Smalls, 2021 UW QB commit Sam Huard, as well as one of his receivers - Junior Alexander.  They wrap up everything they've seen so far in June, including analysis of Roger Rosengarten's verbal commitment to the Huskies and their Monday offer to Carson Bruener, son of UW tight end legend Mark Bruener

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds and Chris Fetters - spent Tuesday morning catching up on all the UW football, basketball and recruiting news, and there was a lot to go over. 

First they talked about the commitment of USC transfer J'Raan Brooks to UW Hoops and how he will impact the roster after sitting out this next year per transfer rules. Chris spoke this past weekend with former UW forward Jamaal Williams, who coached Brooks at Garfield. Williams also coached up three incoming freshmen during their time on Seattle Rotary's U17 team - Jaden McDaniels, RaeQuan Battle and Marcus Tsohonis, and Fetters gave some insight into those players from Williams's point of view. 

Next was a recap of what Grinolds and Fetters saw this past Sunday at Husky Stadium, as UW Football put on their annual Passing Camp tournament. The tournament was won by Graham-Kapowsin, their second big 7-7 tournament win in as many weeks. Each took turns talking about the players that impressed them most. 

Next, they briefly chatted about UW's impending move from Nike to Adidas. The move will be made official on July 1st. 

Last, they answered some submitted questions, mostly about Washington's big official visit group this past weekend, why they didn't get any verbal commitments, and what the Huskies need to do to combat negative recruiting.