Kelsey Plum gave a heart-warming reaction to her jersey retirement by the Washington women's basketball team today

Safety Peyton Waters, UW’s most recent portal entrant, burned his redshirt in 2024 after playing in all 13 games, primarily on special teams. UW added two players at his position from the portal – FIU transfer CJ Christian and Northern Arizona transfer Alex McLaughlin – making it unlikely Waters was going to see the field much next season.

It's assuring for UW fans to have Coach Fisch's assessment so closely confirms what we all saw on the field on New Year's Eve. Of course, there's another part to this whole new world of college sports.

Coaching changes have been rampant as defensive coordinator Steve Bellichick followed his dad, Bill, to the North Carolina Tar Heels, and one of the top transfer portal additions, WR Johntay Cook, was dismissed from the team earlier this week. After a tough season that finished with a 6-7 record, the offseason has been up and down so far.

The Purdue Boilermakers are on a hot streak, and the Washington Huskies are struggling. Keep track of the action here.

A multiple exposure as Kelsey Plum’s jersey is retired during halftime of Washington’s game against Purdue on Jan. 18, 2025 at Hec Ed Pavilion in Seattle. A fitting tribute to one of the greatest scorers in NCAA history.

Cook, who entered the transfer portal in November after parting ways with Texas, has now reportedly left Washington just weeks after transferring. The former five-star recruit signed with Texas in 2023 as one of the program's star-studded recruits alongside quarterback Arch Manning. However, Cook saw his playing time dwindle this season.

North Carolina football grabbed a new portal talent Saturday for Bill Belichick, who previously played for his son at Washington.

Cook left the Longhorns program in the middle of the 2024 season, a move that head coach Steve Sarkisian said was "mutual." Cook then joined the Washington Huskies in the December transfer portal window,

Taylor Mays, a former O'Dea High School star, is reportedly returning to Seattle to become Washington's new safeties coach.

Six coordinators across the West have been hired by FBS football programs, including UW's Ryan Walters and WSU's Danny Freund. Here's how we grade those hires.