With the loss of 2017 4-star DT Marlon Tuipulotu on Monday the Huskies could be a program to watch for a new to the market defensive lineman. We've got that and more in Tuesday's edition of DawgBites...
Keep an Eye on Former Texas Tech DT Breiden Fehoko: Recently former Rivals150 DT Breiden Fehoko announced he is transferred from Texas Tech and is willing to look at any school. Enter: Washington. UW defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski and recruiting coordinator Keith Bhonapha both recruited Fehoko to Washington in 2014/2015 and those two relationships could play a major factor along with others.
Fehoko told me back in 2014 he was very attracted to the Hawaiian pipeline at Washington, along with his brother being classmates with former UW LT Micah Hatchie and Fehoko knowing several former Washington players due to family ties. He had Washington in his top five before choosing Texas Tech over others, but having history in place definitely gives Washington a strong chance to come full circle and land Fehoko as a transfer.
Fehoko told me this week he will receive his release from TTU by Thursday and then he will know which schools are restricted, or if there are no restrictions. Once that release comes there will be a lot more clarity on the situation. But keep Fehoko in mind moving forward...
UW assistant extensions a matter of when, not if: With UW offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Jonathan Smith being the only assistant to spend 2016 without a long-term contract, and DB coach/co-defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake turning down a position at Cal, the Huskies are expected to raise contracts again.
One source told Rivals this week the announcement for new contracts is held up from a logistics and travel and recruiting travel, rather than assistants taking other positions. That's good news for UW to keep Lake and others, but the question remains how much will UW athletic director Jen Cohen have to raise salaries again to fend off other programs?
Keep an Eye on Former Texas Tech DT Breiden Fehoko: Recently former Rivals150 DT Breiden Fehoko announced he is transferred from Texas Tech and is willing to look at any school. Enter: Washington. UW defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski and recruiting coordinator Keith Bhonapha both recruited Fehoko to Washington in 2014/2015 and those two relationships could play a major factor along with others.
Fehoko told me back in 2014 he was very attracted to the Hawaiian pipeline at Washington, along with his brother being classmates with former UW LT Micah Hatchie and Fehoko knowing several former Washington players due to family ties. He had Washington in his top five before choosing Texas Tech over others, but having history in place definitely gives Washington a strong chance to come full circle and land Fehoko as a transfer.
Fehoko told me this week he will receive his release from TTU by Thursday and then he will know which schools are restricted, or if there are no restrictions. Once that release comes there will be a lot more clarity on the situation. But keep Fehoko in mind moving forward...
UW assistant extensions a matter of when, not if: With UW offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Jonathan Smith being the only assistant to spend 2016 without a long-term contract, and DB coach/co-defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake turning down a position at Cal, the Huskies are expected to raise contracts again.
One source told Rivals this week the announcement for new contracts is held up from a logistics and travel and recruiting travel, rather than assistants taking other positions. That's good news for UW to keep Lake and others, but the question remains how much will UW athletic director Jen Cohen have to raise salaries again to fend off other programs?
