​SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – MAY 1: Elijah Durr #17 of the Washington Huskies looks on during the team’s spring game at Husky Stadium on May 1, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Maddy Grassy/Getty Images for ONIT) | Getty Images for ONIT Happy Tuesday Husky fans. The season is weeks away and we have you covered with your daily UW Athletics news and links. To the Dots!DotsHere’s voter-by-voter how everyone cast their ballot for the pre-season AP pol. Washington is in the 17-20 range for most. Washington’s official rank will be #17 to start the season:All AP preseason voter ballots! pic.twitter.com/YQWAGPjqbz— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) August 18, 2026Just for fun here’s another ranking that has WSU down at #135. I thought there were only 130 teams! Anyway, Washington plays WSU in week 1 on September 6th:All 138 FBS Schools. One Ultimate Ranking.Where did your school land on @RJ_Young’s Ultimate 138 CFB Rankings? pic.twitter.com/Za4wTl5yFA— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) August 17, 2026Jedd Fisch appeared on the Jim Rome and talked about the offense’s potential for next season with the returning talent and Demon Williams’ growth in his second year as a starter:”With Demond’s growth from year two to year three… I think we’ve gotta chance to really let him explode on the scene.”@CoachJeddFisch expects big things from the @UW_Football offense and QB Demond Williams, Jr. this season. pic.twitter.com/FvYZlqY5AH— Jim Rome (@jimrome) August 17, 2026Key to that offensive growth Fisch is talking about is freshman LT Kodi Greene starting in his first college season.Christian Caple and Danny O’Neil pod about Washington’s training camp scrimmage and their pre-season ranking:Confirming what many of us already thought, but nice to see further evidence:”To think this is a distraction or even a thought around the team is absurd.”@YogiRoth on Demond Williams off season drama— Dave “Softy” Mahler (@Softykjr) August 17, 2026In case you’ve missed it, one of the training camp rooking surprises in the NFL has been Denzel Boston. “Surprise” is relative for him, being a second round pick, but he appears to already be Cleveland’s best receiver:Denzel Boston Is Looking Like the NFL’s BEST Rookie WR in Training Camp So Far…😳 pic.twitter.com/s4qa5SwUlj— Football Performances (@NFLPerformances) August 1, 2026Denzel Boston – Preseason Week 1 – every route run pic.twitter.com/gR58UkrIeY— Jacob Gibbs (@jagibbs_23) August 16, 2026Another Husky with positive early returns in his first NFL training camp is Jonah Coleman, who has grabbed Sean Payton and the Denver staff’s attention:Sean Payton was impressed with Jonah Coleman’s first preseason game pic.twitter.com/IaGhJVyAOh— Zac Stevens (@ZacStevens) August 17, 2026So we can all agree that Jonah Coleman is the future RB1 for the Broncos, right? pic.twitter.com/tBUt44DFo6— SleeperBroncos (@SleeperBroncos) August 17, 2026