Friday Dots: Hold The Line

Good morning and Happy New Year Dawg fans! I hope your holiday was great, because we have some big news to get to, because there is no offseason! Let’s get to it!

Football Dots

• Of course, the big news is the loss of talent along the line, as guard Paki Finau has chosen to enter the transfer portal:

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— Paki Finau✍🏽 (@pakifinau53) January 1, 2026

• Andy Yamashita has more on Finau’s departure.
• Caple has his portal tracker updated ($).

Basketball Dots

• The big story on the hardwood is, of course, the women’s team beating number 6 Michigan, 64-52:

🚨 HOW ABOUT THEM DAWGS!

👉🏼WASHINGTON COMES UP BIG WITH AN UPSET AT HOME OVER NO. 6 MICHIGAN 64-52#NCAAWBB x @UW_WBB pic.twitter.com/xx5KAAQPoK

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) January 2, 2026

No better way to ring in 2026 than with a B1G WIN‼️ pic.twitter.com/9YdATES9ng

— Washington Women’s Basketball (@UW_WBB) January 2, 2026

📈Elle Ladine is cookin with hot grease#NCAAWBB x 🎥 BTN / @UW_WBBpic.twitter.com/5AsTAZzMLW

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) January 2, 2026

That’s a B1G time 3⃣ for Sayvia Sellers‼️ pic.twitter.com/PyS2AFyGRG

— Washington Women’s Basketball (@UW_WBB) January 2, 2026

• Percy Allen has more from the Huskies’ upset win.

That’s all for today, so thank you for making Dots a part of your morning, and as always, Go Dawgs!