Christian Caple

UW Huskies insider Christian Caple

Website: http://OnMontlake.com

Christian Caple is the UW Huskies football insider for Seattle Sports and publisher of On Montlake, a subscription site and newsletter about Husky football hosted on Substack. He previously covered UW football for The Athletic, as well as college football (and other sports) for The (Tacoma) News Tribune, the Spokesman-Review, Seattlepi.com and the Moscow-Pullman Daily News. A native of Longview, Wash., Christian lives in Tacoma with his wife and daughter. Follow Christian: @ChristianCaple

Caple: 7 UW Huskies injuries worth monitoring

The UW Huskies' 2025 fortunes will be impacted by several players who missed significant time to injuries last season.
4 days ago

Caple: Did UW Huskies football come out of portal season ahead?

UW Huskies insider Christian Caple of OnMontlake.com takes stock of how Jedd Fisch's football program in the transfer portal in terms of their needs.
6 days ago

UW Huskies Depth Chart Projection: Familiar faces highlight offense

On Montlake's Christian Caple takes a position-by-position look at the UW Huskies' offense ahead of spring practices.
11 days ago

UW Huskies Depth Chart Projection: Early thoughts on new-look defense

On Montlake's Christian Caple takes a position-by-position look at the UW Huskies' defense ahead of spring practices.
12 days ago

Upon Further Review: Caple reviews his 2024 UW Huskies predictions

UW Huskies insider Christian Caple revisits what he got right and wrong from his prognostications for the 2024 Huskies.
17 days ago

Caple: UW Huskies’ 5 most important returners in 2025

With most of the starting defense from this past season gone, many of the UW Huskies impact returners are on offense.
19 days ago

Caple: The unsung heroes of the 2024 UW Huskies

On Montlake's Christian Caple looks back at six unsung heroes from the UW Huskies' 2024 season, along with some honorable mentions.
26 days ago

Caple: Five 2023 UW Huskies recruits to watch this spring

On Montlake's Christian Caple looks at five UW Huskies from Kalen DeBoer's final recruiting class who are looking to take the next step.
1 month ago

Caple: Which transfers will help UW Huskies most in 2025?

On Montlake's Christian Caple ranks the top-five UW Huskies transfers in terms upside for the 2025 season.
1 month ago

Caple: Did CFP teams build O-lines how Huskies want to build theirs?

Jedd Fisch prefers the UW Huskies’ roster built primarily on players recruited out of high school. Is that how the CFP teams have built their offensive lines?
1 month ago

The 29 new UW Huskies recruits and transfers enrolling this month

UW Huskies insider Christian Caple of On Montlake breaks down the 29 combined transfer and recruit additions to the football program in January.
1 month ago

UW Huskies Football Survey: Fan thoughts on Jedd Fisch, state of CFB and more

UW Huskies football insider Christian Caple shares what the subscribers to his On Montlake website had to say in a new survey.
2 months ago

What the NCAA’s JUCO waiver means for UW Huskies

Hundreds of NCAA athletes just received additional eligibility thanks to a ruling, so Christian Caples details how it impacts the UW Huskies’ football roster.
2 months ago

How did UW Huskies deploy freshmen in Jedd Fisch’s first season?

On Montlake's Christian Caple breaks down how much each UW Huskies true freshmen played in Jedd Fisch's first season.
2 months ago

Why Jonah Coleman and Denzel Boston stuck with UW Huskies

The UW Huskies' standouts decided to stay on Montlake despite numerous offers from other schools that wanted them to transfer.
2 months ago

Caple: 5 true freshmen who emerged for UW Huskies this season

Christian Caple takes a look at five true freshmen who will garner bigger roles for the UW Huskies in 2025 after emerging this fall.
2 months ago

Caple: Ranking every Big Ten bowl game by interest level

UW Huskies insider Christian Caple ranks every Big Ten bowl matchup from least interesting to most interesting.
2 months ago

UW Huskies in the Sun Bowl: 10 Louisville players to know

UW Huskies insider Christian Caple of On Montlake breaks down the Dawgs' Sun Bowl matchup by looking at key players for Louisville.
2 months ago

Caple on UW Huskies: What to know about Dawgs’ recruiting class

UW Huskies insider Christian Caple details the highlights of the team's football recruiting class for 2025, including what coach Jedd Fisch has to say about it.
2 months ago

Portal Priorities: Where could UW Huskies use veteran help in 2025?

UW Huskies insider Christian Caple of OnMontlake.com shares his view of each position on the football team ahead of December's transfer portal opening.
3 months ago

Caple’s Notebook: Do UW Huskies know who’s QB vs No. 1 Oregon?

UW Huskies insider Christian Caple has the latest from Montlake, including what coach Jedd Fisch had to say about the QB situation five days before playing top-ranked Oregon.
3 months ago

Caple: Ranking the UW Huskies’ 20 consecutive home victories

UW Huskies insider Christian Caple of OnMontlake.com ranks the team's 20 straight home wins from least memorable to most memorable.
3 months ago

UW Huskies Notebook: Has Demond Williams Jr grabbed the reins at QB?

True freshman QB Demond Williams Jr. helped the UW Huskies beat UCLA and gain bowl eligibility on Saturday. Will he start against No. 1 Oregon?
3 months ago

Caple: Ahead of home finale, what have UW Huskies’ seniors learned?

An eclectic group of UW Huskies seniors will play at Husky Stadium for the final time. What do they know now that they wish they'd known at the start of their careers?
3 months ago