The guys from Dawgman.com - Scott Eklund and Chris Fetters - got together Friday to put together their Indiana pregame show, and like what they did ahead of Washington's game at Iowa they wanted to give UW fans a chance to get acquainted with UW's opponent well ahead of time because of the early start time Saturday morning in Seattle.

To start, they go back and talk about the things that both Jedd Fisch and the UW Coordinators - Brennan Carroll and Steve Belichick - worked on during the recent BYE week, and given the current 4-3 record and how the season has evolved, they took deep dives into basically every aspect of the program. They also talked about the recruiting work put in, as Fisch said the coaches hit a combined 75 high school football games during the BYE week.

Then after a quick break, it was time to talk about UW and Indiana. The Hoosiers are hosting College Game Day for the first time ever, and there's also going to be a 'Red Out', so there is no question the partisan UI fans are going to be beyond hyped for this game. The guys went into what has made Indiana's defense one of the top scoring defenses in the country. A big part of it has not only been the continuity of bringing former James Madison DC Bryant Haines with him to Bloomington, but also a number of experienced, productive players with him.

That theme continued on the other side of the ball when talking about the Hoosiers' top scoring offense in the country, even though they won't have the services of starting quarterback Kurtis Rourke. Tayven Jackson came in the second half of their 56-7 whitewashing of Nebraska to lead four touchdown drives, so there wasn't any letup from UI after losing Rourke to a thumb injury.

It coincides with Washington getting top EDGE Zach Durfee back. Can UW's front make enough noise against the top-graded OL in the B1G (according to Pro Football Focus) to force Jackson off his spot and make him try and complete some ill-advised throws against statistically the top pass defense in the country?

The guys wrap up their pregame show with their thoughts on not only what it's going to take for the Huskies to pull out an unlikely win against the unbeaten Hoosiers, but also an update on 2025 TE commit Vander Ploog, who is taking an official visit to Oregon this weekend after unofficially visiting Eugene for the Ohio State game. What does that mean for his commitment to UW, and what has Washington been doing during the BYE week in terms of offering players that are currently committed to other programs?

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