Wednesday Dots: Paid

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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 06: Trent McDuffie #22 of the Washington Huskies celebrates a safety against the Oregon Ducks during the first quarter at Husky Stadium on November 06, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Trent McDuffie is getting PAID; Hannes Steinback continues to rack up honors as the UW Men’s Team gets set to open Big Ten Tournament play; and several of UW’s spring sports teams are ranked this week. Those and more for your Wednesday Dots.

Football Dots​

• The Huskies got a commitment from 2027 LB Isaiah Leilua yesterday. Aaron has the story here. He is the 4th LB commit in the 2027 class, and the 8th overall commit so far.
• ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg thinks that Washington is an off-the-radar team that will be talked about in December.
• CBS Sports asks for the biggest questions facing each Big Ten team as spring practices get underway. The question for UW is around Demond Williams.
• Is Jedd Fisch one of the most underrated CFB coaches? CBS Sports thinks so.

The Most Underrated CFB Coaches according to CBS:

1. Rhett Lashlee (SMU)
2. Jeff Brohm (Louisville)
3. Kalani Sitake (BYU)
4. Jedd Fisch (Washington)
5. Josh Heupel (Tenn)
6. Brent Key (GT)
7. Willie Fritz (Houston) https://t.co/M9PAih5WKh

— WestCoastCFB (@WestCoastCFB) March 10, 2026

• Former Husky CB Trent McDuffie is now the highest-paid CB in NFL history. He has agreed to a 4-year, $124 million extension which includes $100 million guaranteed.

Dawg got PAID pic.twitter.com/xPON3jSEDM

— Washington Football (@UW_Football) March 9, 2026

Basketball Dots​

• UW will be taking on USC in the Big Ten Tournament today. Andrew has a preview of the game.

It’s about to go down in Chi-town! pic.twitter.com/Ma29Gtafum

— Washington Men's Basketball (@UW_MBB) March 11, 2026

• Hannes Steinbach continues to receive honors. He earned third-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and media, second team All-Big Ten by the AP, and is on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. Zoom Diallo represents UW on the All-Sportsmanship Team.

Stacking honors

Hannes Steinbach earns Third Team All-Big Ten & All-Freshman Team recognition + Zoom Diallo represents Washington on the All-Sportsmanship Team.#GoHuskies x @UW_MBBpic.twitter.com/lqxryVptWs

— Washington Athletics (@UWAthletics) March 11, 2026

UW Athletics Dots​

• Andrew Berg has his weekly roundup on UW Softball, which is ranked #21 this week heading into a series at home against Maryland this weekend.

Working our way. pic.twitter.com/M9isTwgFS6

— Washington Softball (@UWSoftball) March 10, 2026

• UW Baseball got a 7-4 win over Seattle U. yesterday.

Dub secured pic.twitter.com/11cmBhlNTF

— Washington Baseball (@UW_Baseball) March 11, 2026

• UW Women’s Soccer player Kalea Eichenberger will be playing professional soccer. She has signed with the Utah Royals.

Kalea to the League @UW_WSoccer senior forward @KaleaMarais has signed a professional contract with @UtahRoyalsFC!! pic.twitter.com/0CFDZDE5q6

— Washington Athletics (@UWAthletics) March 10, 2026

• Both the UW Men’s and Women’s Track & Field Teams are ranked.

Last check-in with the polls before it all goes down in Fayetteville#GoHuskiespic.twitter.com/g1GLuepmtX

— Washington Track & Field and Cross Country (@UWTrack) March 10, 2026

• The UW Women’s Tennis team is also ranked #17 this week.

New week, new ranking pic.twitter.com/mHFIsjXX0m

— Washington Women's Tennis (@UW_WTennis) March 10, 2026

• UW Men’s Golf finished a disappointing 15th at The Desimone Invitational.
• The UW Women’s Golf team placed 5th on the Juli Inkster Invitational. Individually, UW’s Amber Li finished 8th overall.

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