Author: Kyle Nishida

The time has come for the Washington Huskies to officially turn the page away from a tumultuous 2021 season. The program will open its season at home against the Kent State Golden Flashes, who went 7-7 overall last season. UW would like to start this year much better than last season. Last year, Washington embarrassingly fell to the Montana Grizzlies 13-7 at home in its season opener. A lot of things have happened with the program since that day. Kalen DeBoer takes over for Jimmy Lake, who was fired late in the 2021 season. DeBoer’s offensive background should give the…

Head Coach Jake Dickert and his Washington State Cougars open their 2022 season against the Idaho Vandals. Yes, the Battle on the Palouse is back for the first time since 2016. The Cougars have won four of their last five season openers, but they had losses to FCS opponents Portland State (2015) and Eastern Washington (2016) prior to that stretch. The Cougs have won the last nine meetings. The Vandals finished 4-7 last season and enter this one with a new Head Coach. Jason Eck takes over for Paul Petrino, who was the longest-tenured football coach in Vandals history. Washington…

Michael Penix Jr. has been named the Washington Huskies next starting quarterback, coach Kalen DeBoer said Tuesday. He took the job away from incumbents Dylan Morris and Sam Huard, who each started games last season. Penix transferred to Washington in December after four seasons with the Indiana Hoosiers. He already had history with some coaches on the staff; specifically Kalen DeBoer and tight end coach Nick Sheridan. DeBoer was the Hoosiers offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2019. Then, Sheridan took over as the offensive coordinator when DeBoer left for Fresno State. Penix had three solid seasons with both DeBoer and…

There’s still plenty of time to get some action in on the NFL season-long player props market. Some player totals have been taken down or adjusted after the first week of preseason, like Zach Wilson’s passing yards total and Antonio Gibson’s rushing TD total. However, many remain unchanged. As a result, there are still some good totals and odds to lock in before the start of the season. Here’s a couple more season-long player props to take a look at. WR MICHAEL THOMAS, NO Saints: OVER 5.5 Rec TDs (-120 DK) Thomas was regarded as one of the NFL’s top…

Can an unranked team finish the season inside the AP Top 10? If so, how often does it happen? Last season, preseason unranked teams in Michigan, Michigan State and Baylor all finished inside in the AP Top 10 by season’s end. https://twitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/status/1559223397690724353 Basically, there’s always at least one team that comes into the season under the radar. So, which teams could potentially find themselves as an AP Top 10 team by season’s end? Tennessee Volunteers This is kind of a cop out. The Associated Press had the Volunteers just on the outside looking in as the de facto 26th team…

NFL season-long player props and weekly player props are getting much more popular by the day. With it still being early in the preseason, there is still plenty of time to get in on the action. There are some good odds and numbers on many different player props, like Daniel Jones’ passing yards. Here’s a couple more season-long player props worth locking in right now. RB ANTONIO GIBSON, Washington Commanders: UNDER 7.5 RUSHING TDS (-150 DK) After posting 11 rushing touchdowns in his rookie season, Gibson’s ran the ball into the endzone only seven times in 2021. He is still…

A NFL season-long player prop worth focusing on involves New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones. The 25-year-old pro enters his fourth season with the franchise on the hot seat. He’s logged 8,398 passing yards with a 45-29 Passing TD-INT ratio over his career. He’s also been a running threat with 1,000 rushing yards and 5 rushing touchdowns. Unfortunately, the Giants are only 12-25 in games he starts. His now-or-never situation makes all his season-long player props intriguing. Statistically, Jones has been a decent player. However, injuries and turnovers are why his status with the Giants is in limbo. The team…

Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff kicked off Pac-12 Football Media Day with a statement recapping the previous year for the conference and hinting at what could come next. Obviously, he expressed disappointment about USC and UCLA leaving for the Big Ten in 2024, but will respect their decision to leave and still recognize them as members until then. However, the one-year commissioner had some choice words to say about the Big 12. Media members asked Kliavkoff about new Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark’s comments about his conference being “open for business” when it comes to conference expansion. He took the opportunity…

Seattle Seahawks training camp opened today at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center. With players not practicing in full pads yet, it’s hard to have clear insight on the depth chart and position battles. However, something stood out from the first day. Star receiver DK Metcalf appeared at practice, but did not participate. All offseason, the Seahawks and Metcalf have been negotiating a contract extension for the 24-year-old wideout. Sadly, the sides could not come to an agreement before camp. However, Pete Carroll let everyone know they are addressing it. “We’re working,” Carroll said. “I don’t have any update for you,…

Every year, The Athletic’s Mike Sando polls 50 NFL coaches and executives rank and share their opinions on a given number of NFL’s quarterbacks. He asks his panel to categorize a set list of quarterbacks into five different tiers. This year, his panel categorized 35 veteran quarterbacks, including current Seattle Seahawks Drew Lock and Geno Smith. Russell Wilson had been the Seahawks representative in previous iterations of this survey. However, Lock and Smith take over after Seattle traded Wilson to the Denver Broncos. The decision was not popular in March. Mike Sando’s panel echoed that sentiment. The survey featured the…