Wednesday Dots: VMAC

Q: Why did Jedd Fisch move the Washington Huskies' practice to the VMAC?

Jedd Fisch moved the practice to the VMAC facility to provide a unique training environment and experience for the team.

Q: Which Washington Huskies men's basketball players are leaving the team?

Franck Kepnang is entering the Transfer Portal, and Hannes Steinbach is declaring for the NBA Draft.

Q: What is the current ranking of the UW women's tennis team?

The UW women's tennis team is currently ranked #22 and finished the season undefeated at home.

Dec 13, 2025; Inglewood, CA, USA; Washington Huskies head coach Jedd Fisch in the first half of the LA Bowl against the Boise State Broncos at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Jedd Fish surprised the team by moving their practice to the practice facility of the reigning Super Bowl champs. A couple of UW Men’s Basketball players announced that they are leaving, and a UW Women’s Basketball player will be trying out for the Seattle Storm. Those and more for your Wednesday Dots.

Football Dots

Dawgman has their recap of spring practice #7 which took place in the Seattle Seahawks’ VMAC facility. It seems that the defense is still leading the offense at this point. Here’s some video from practice. That’s freshman Derek Zammit (15) and Demond Williams (1) taking turns throwing. Some of the players making good catches are Trez Davis (12), Mason James (6), Baron Naone (85), Ryken Moon (32), Ansu Sanoe (30), Brian Bonner (34), Rashid Williams (3), and Chris Lawson (8).
Dawgman also has a transcript of an interview with Alex McLaughlin. Alex talks about some of the other players in the secondary as well as some of the true freshmen WR’s.
SI’s Dan Raley has his pictures and notes on the practice in the VMAC, including a note at the end that safety CJ Christian, who missed most of last year left the practice facility on crutches.
Christian Caple has his report on the practice here ($):
Roman Tomashoff has his thoughts on the practice which also highlighted the defense, especially the secondary.
ESPN has UW ranked #17 in the spring edition of their way-too-early rankings. That is up from #19 in their previous way-too-early rankings.
UW Dawg Pound has been doing their spring position reviews, starting with the offense:
Quarterback
Receivers and Tight Ends
Running Backs

UW Athletics Dots

Andrew Berg has his weekly update on UW Softball which is now ranked #20 after their sweep of Minnesota last weekend.
UW’s Elle Ladine received a training camp invitation from the Seattle Storm.
Two of UW’s Men’s Basketball players announced that they will be leaving. Franck Kepnang will be entering the Transfer Portal while Hannes Steinbach will declare for the NBA Draft.
UW’s Beach Volleyball team is ranked #19 and they have a new head coach. The previous interim coach, Steve McFadden, has been named the official head coach.
UW Women’s Tennis finished the season undefeated at home after wins over Minnesota and Wisconsin last weekend. They are ranked #22 and have matches at Penn State (Friday) and at Ohio State (Sunday) to finish the regular season before the Big Ten Championships in Columbus, Ohio April 23-26.