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Senior guard Terrell Brown, Jr. and Head Coach Mike Hopkins spoke to the media Tuesday night after Washington lost to Utah Valley 68-52. Despite missing a starter (Jamal Bey) and three assistant coaches (Wyking Jones, Will Conroy, Quincy Pondexter), Hopkins said it was the slow start that put the Huskies behind the 8-ball and gave UVU the impetus they needed to push ahead.

Missing foul shots and three-pointers was akin to a 'slow drip', according to Hopkins. Adding to their problems was getting out-rebounded by 18 and poor offense bleeding over to the defensive side of the ball. 

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - sat down and went through the Washington news of this past week or so, namely the hiring of the rest of Kalen DeBoer's staff, and also the comings and goings through the transfer portal - and there were a few to talk about.

To start with, the Gatorade had barely been dunked by the Fresno State players after their bowl win over UTEP before Washington announced the remaining hires of Kalen DeBoer's coaching staff.

This is DeBoer's staff heading into the 2022 season:

Kalen DeBoer, head coach

Offense:

Ryan Grubb, offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach

Junior Adams, wide receivers coach

Scott Huff, offensive line coach

Lee Marks, running backs coach

Nick Sheridan, tight ends coach

Defense:

William Inge, co-defensive coordinator, linebackers coach

Chuck Morrell, co-defensive coordinator, safeties coach

Inoke Breckterfield, defensive line coach

Julius Brown, cornerbacks coach

Eric Schmidt, special teams coordinator, defensive ends coach

Ron McKeefery, head strength & conditioning coach

Courtney Morgan, Director of Player Personnel

The Dawgman guys first talk about any surprises from that list, including the coaches that were retained (Huff/Adams), then briefly discuss the general makeup of the offensive staff and speculate as to why DeBoer would want to keep on two offensive coaches from the previous staff considering how poor UW's offense played as a whole in 2021.

The next segment took time to speak directly about DeBoer's two significant support hires; Courtney Morgan and Ron McKeefery. How will recruiting fundamentally change from an organizational standpoint? And with the Strength and Conditioning program, will former head S&G man Tim Socha want to stay on, or move away from Seattle?

After a quick break to pay some bills, the Dawgman guys come back to talk mostly portal news and recruiting. Washington picked up a couple of players in the portal (Michael Penix, Jr. and Jordan Perryman), while many UW players decided to move on (Sam Taimani, Sawyer Racanelli, Mark Redman, 

Terrell Brown, Emmitt Matthews, and Mike Hopkins spoke post-game after Washington defeated Seattle University, 64-56 on Saturday night. The Huskies had to withstand a poor first half and used a 17-2 run to start the second half to turn a 7-point halftime deficit into an eventual 8-point win. 

Washington men's basketball head coach Mike Hopkins spoke to the media Friday ahead of their scheduled game with Seattle. It's the first game for the Huskies since their loss to Winthrop on November 27. Since that time they've dealt with COVID-related issues that forced them to reschedule a game at Arizona and cancel a game against Gonzaga in Spokane. They also had to forfeit their December 5 game against UCLA.  

First-year Washington Head Coach Kalen DeBoer has had a very busy couple of weeks since being announced as UW's newest head man. He's had to go about assembling a coaching staff and also try and put the finishing touches on a small, but talented group of mid-year signings - including two that will enroll in January.

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?

On Tuesday, Kalen DeBoer was introduced as Washington's 30th head coach, and for Washington fans, it has to feel like Christmas came just a little earlier than expected.

DeBoer met with supporters and the media at Husky Stadium and talked about not only why he picked Washington to be his next head coaching opportunity, but how he plans to get the team quickly back to where everything thought it was going to be less than 12 months ago. In his words, this job right now isn't about rebuilding, it's about reloading.

Washington Athletic Director Jennifer Cohen was also there to explain the hiring process and why she feels DeBoer is the right coach at the right time to bring Washington back.

With Kalen DeBoer announced as the new Washington Head Coach on Monday, it was time to get some answers from the source. And when it comes to all things Fresno State Football, Jackson Moore of BarkBoard.com is as good as it gets.

So we asked him the following questions during this breaking of the Kalen DeBoer-to-Washington story:

Who is Kalen DeBoer?

What kind of a coach is Washington getting in DeBoer?

What kind of a program did DeBoer run at Fresno State?

Who runs the offense; DeBoer or the offensive coordinator?

What kind of offense should UW fans expect to see from DeBoer?

Who was responsible for coaching up the QBs? DeBoer or Ryan Grubb?

Does DeBoer get involved in the defense at all? And what scheme did they run?

How many assistant coaches will DeBoer bring with him to Washington?

How will DeBoer recruit in the Pac-12?

What is Jeff Tedford's future? Could it be with UW? Or is it for sure he'll be Fresno State's next head coach?

Jackson does a great job with plenty of insight into how things went under DeBoer in Fresno, and also does his best reading of the tea leaves when predicting who he thinks will stay in Fresno or come to Montlake when it comes to DeBoer's assistant coaches.

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - knew the news was coming, but it's always a bit of a shock when it actually happened. And on Monday it happened; the Washington Huskies hired Fresno State Head Coach Kalen DeBoer to be their next head coach, replacing Jimmy Lake.

So what is their initial reaction to the hire? Their initial reaction to the process Washington went through under Athletic Director Jen Cohen? They talk about all of that, as well as the first steps for DeBoer in salvaging a 2022 recruiting class that will start to come together two weeks from Wednesday, as well as who will DeBoer bring with him from Fresno?

And how will Jeff Tedford play a part in DeBoer's move, if any?

Finally, the guys also talk a little about the other UW news that came out Monday that OLB Laiatu Latu, who medically retired in April due to a neck injury, has put his name in the transfer portal in the hopes another school will clear him to play.

And one more time, all of this is going on while we are in the final hours of our biggest promotion of the season; SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT off an annual Dawgman subscription. With so much excitement right now surrounding UW Football, as well as so much that's still unknown about what Kalen DeBoer will do with his coaching staff and recruiting, there's never going to be a better time to join.

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - got together early Monday morning to post their latest thoughts on the Washington coaching search, including the effects the hiring of Lincoln Riley to USC will have on UW and the rest of the conference.

But who is going to become Washington's 30th head coach? Will it be Matt Campbell? Will it be Kalen DeBoer? Will it be a name no one has talked about? We're getting down to the end of the search and the Dawgman guys give their thoughts on how all of it is going to wrap up.

Scott also offers his initial thoughts on how a coaching change is going to affect the current recruits on board for 2022 and what is needed to salvage the class.

And don't forget, today is the LAST DAY of our Cyber Monday promotion; SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT off a yearly subscription to Dawgman.com. With the coaching search winding down, this is the best time to get in, because we'll have wall-to-wall coverage of everything that happens with the new hire, insight into his assistants, effect on recruiting, and much more.