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Washington Head Coach Mike Hopkins and guard Jamal Bey spoke to the media Wednesday night after the Huskies lost 98-95 to Utah in round one of the Pac-12 Tournament.

Quade Green scored a career-high 31 points for the Huskies in the loss, while Bey added 18, Erik Stevenson 14, and Nate Roberts 10.

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Scott Eklund, and Chris Fetters - dig into the main storylines of the last week, and there are a few.

To start, Kim and Chris previewed Wednesday’s Pac-12 Tournament game between Washington and Utah, with the winner set to play USC the next game. The UW-Utah game will be shown on the Pac-12 Networks at 4 pm PT.

Talk moved to the de-commitments of Sir Mells and Anthony Jones, and the prospects of both committing back to the Huskies when it’s all said and done. A lot of movement could happen with a number of UW targets for the 2022 and 2023 classes once the moratorium is lifted at the end of May, allowing prospects to officially or unofficially visit college campuses. We know it’s going to have bearing with a top 2021 prospect like J.T. Tuimoloau, and many 2022 top PSA’s are already making decisions like Mells and Jones.

How will the Washington recruiting staff approach June? Will they go all out to try and get prospects on campus, especially with the ever-looming threat that things could shut right back down due to the coronavirus pandemic, or will they wait until the summer to try and really show the love if allowed to run their Rising Stars camps?

Before the break, the three talk about Washington’s two new transfers, former Texas Tech WR Ja'Lynn Polk, and Texas A&M DE Jeremiah Martin. They are now on Washington’s official roster, set to take part in spring football. How will they fit in?

After a quick break, the Dawgman guys delve into a couple of high-profile transfers, both former Huskies. Puka Nacua made the decision a few days ago to leave Washington and Monday made official his move to BYU, where he will join older brother Samson, who transferred from Utah.

The next one is the saga of Ale Kaho. Kaho originally signed with Washington, only to eventually end up at Alabama. He then went into the portal recently, only to publicly commit to Utah and then back off that commitment. This week he announced his intention to enroll at UCLA. Is that the end of the news, or is there another twist in the tail?

Finally, the three dig into what to expect from spring football, which is set to begin in earnest on April 7. Obviously, Sam Huard will have a microscope on him at all times, but as much for the idea of going straight from playing high school games with Kennedy Catholic to then competing for the starting quarterback job at UW. It’s never happened before, for obvious reasons. How will he fare?

Washington Head Coach Mike Hopkins and guard Jamal Bey spoke to the media Monday ahead of UW's game versus Utah Wednesday afternoon in round one of the Pac-12 Tournament.

If the Huskies can defeat Utah, they’ll play USC on Thursday.

Tuesday marked the day the Pac-12 announced the full football schedule, so Chris Fetters and Scott Eklund of Dawgman.com break it all down, starting first with Washington’s 2021 schedule.

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Washington forward Hameir Wright and head coach Mike Hopkins spoke to the media Saturday after the Huskies lost at Arizona 75-74. Wright led the Huskies with a career-high 18, followed by Quade Green with 17, Marcus Tsohonis 13, Erik Stevenson 12, and Jamal Bey 11.

Washington guard Quade Green and head coach Mike Hopkins spoke to the media Thursday after the Huskies lost in the last minute to Arizona State. Green led the Huskies with 16, followed by Jamal Bey with 14, Erik Stevenson with 13 and Cole Bajema with 11.

Washington guard Jamal Bey and head coach Mike Hopkins spoke to the media Tuesday after the Huskies lost badly to the Arizona State Sun Devils in Tempe, 97-64. Marcus Tsohonis led the Huskies with 16, followed by 12 from Jamal Bey.

Mike Hopkins spoke to the media Monday ahead of Washington's desert swing, which means three games in three days, starting at Arizona State Tuesday night in Tempe.

Washington guard Quade Green and head coach Mike Hopkins spoke to the media Saturday after the Huskies won their Senior Night game, 62-51 over California. It's the first Senior Night win of the Mike Hopkins era. Green led the Huskies with 17, followed by Jamal Bey with 15 and Marcus Tsohonis with 10. 

Washington's Cole Bajema and head coach Mike Hopkins spoke to the media Thursday after the Huskies lost to Stanford, 79-61. Bajema led the Huskies with 13, while Erik Stevenson added 11 first-half points for the Huskies.