DawgmanRadio: Wrapping Up Washington's Spring Preview

Washington wrapped up their spring practices on Saturday with their annual "Spring Preview" which featured an 89-play scrimmage and some big plays on both sides of the ball. Eventually, the offense eeked out a 35-34 win over the defense in front of roughly 4-5,000 fans in the standsThe guys from Dawgman.com -- Kim Grinolds and Scott Eklund -- sat down afterwards to unpack what they saw and also give a relatively brief overview (a more intense one will take place at some point next week) of spring football and which players caught their eyes during the 15 practices.They discussed Michael Penix Jr.'s day and discussed that he was always a bit off throughout the spring. Not to diminish what he was able to do, but helping people to understand that, much like last spring, the Heisman candidate didn't blow anyone away with his performance. That happened during the season.Grinolds made the point that Cameron Davis appears to have separated himself, at least right now, from the rest of the pack in the tailback room.On Saturday, Davis ran hard, totaling 51 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries while Sam Adams, Tybo Rogers and Aaron Dumas each had their moments as well.As good as Washington's receiver room is, Denzel Boston has been one of the standouts of camp and the coaches have raved about his progress. During Saturday's game, the second-year wideout took a quick snap and ran it in from six yards out. As good as the play looked, especially when you consider the timing needed as he was coming in motion and took the direct snap from backup center Landen Hatchett, we found out later, both from Kalen DeBoer and Boston himself, that the play was actually a mistake.Along the offensive line, we saw the Huskies ride the quintet of Troy Fautanu (LT), Julius Buelow (LG), Matteo Mele (C), Nate Kalepo (RG) and Roger Rosengarten (RT) through all of spring and DeBoer said afterwards that those were the five they were going with right now, but they are not so far and away better than some of the backups, namely Geirean Hatchett and Parker Brailsford, that the competition was over for the starting spots.Turning the page to the defense, the guys discussed the progress of the cornerbacks, namely Elijah Jackson and the coaches being so effusive in their praise of the third-year corner. They also talked about the interceptions made by Jaivion Green and Jackson as well as the contributions of Jabbar Muhammad and Thaddeus Dixon, each of whom is in the mix for the starting two corner spots.The wrapped things up by talking about some of the former players they saw on the sidelines, includin ...