The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - got up bright and early Saturday morning to offer up their thoughts on Washington's opponent today, the USC Trojans, as well as talk about which UW team shows up today - the one that beat Oregon, or the one that squeaked by Arizona State and Stanford.

But before the game preview begins, the guys discuss the big news that came out during the week - the release of the 2024 Big Ten Football schedule. You can check out the full schedule HERE. What are the guys' takes on the schedule? Did it treat the Huskies fairly, as well as the other new Big Ten programs located out on the west coast?

Then the talk moves to today's UW-USC game. It's the first time the Huskies have been to LA Memorial Coliseum since 2015 (a game they won), and the guys start the conversation out with the lingering injury questions. Who is going to be available today? It sounds like Tuli Letuligasenoa should be available, but what about Jalen McMillan? What about Asa Turner and Kamren Fabiculanan?

The conversation then veered into the other big storyline coming out of Montlake this past week; the first College Football Playoff ranking. Washington checked in at No. 5, right in front of Oregon but out of the playoff places. Is it justified? Do the national talking heads have it right in downgrading the Huskies because of their last two games?

And the Washington defense, one that has started to step up and refuse to break...will they have enough gas in the tank to deal with current Heisman Trophy candidate Caleb Williams and his cadre of skill players, starting with running back MarShawn Lloyd and receivers like Brenden Rice and Tahj Washington?

After a quick break the guys flip it to the other side of the line and wonder if USC is looking at this as a 'get right' game against Washington's offense. Can they limit UW's shots down the field? Is there a chance of that happening considering the Trojans' woeful record in allowing big plays to happen? And why is USC still sticking with DC Alex Grinch?

Whatever happens today, it's a 'Show Me' game for both the Huskies and Trojans. It's one of the featured national games this weekend, in prime time on ABC, so there's no excuses. The games you remember are played in November, and Kalen DeBoer showed last year he takes November vçry seriously - including ranked wins over Oregon State and Oregon.

To finish out the pregame show, Kim and Chris update fans on the two games the men's basketball team play this coming week - Monday versus Bellarmine and Thursday against Northern Kentucky - and then the guys round out the show with their final thoughts on the game. It should be one for the ages.

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