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
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UW HUSKIES | Mar 2, 2025A pre-spring projection of UW Huskies’ opposing QB slate in 2025
On Montlake's Christian Caple takes a look at the signal-callers the UW Huskies will likely face in 2025.
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UW HUSKIES | Mar 1, 2025Caple: Takeaways from UW Huskies’ first Big Ten road tour
On Montlake's Christian Caple reflects on the UW Huskies' maiden voyage through Big Ten country and what it means for the Dawgs going forward.
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UW HUSKIES | Feb 23, 2025Caple: UW Huskies position battles to watch in spring football
As the UW Huskies count down the days until their April 1 spring practice opener, it’s time to start thinking about which positions will be most competitive.
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UW HUSKIES | Feb 21, 2025Caple’s Stability Rankings: Which UW Huskies positions are strongest?
Ahead of the UW Huskies' 2025 spring football practices, insider Christian Caple takes stock of each position, ranking them by strength.
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UW HUSKIES | Feb 16, 2025Caple: 5 games that could determine UW Huskies’ 2025 ceiling
If the UW Huskies exceed expectations next season, it will be because they fared well in these five matchups.
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UW HUSKIES | Feb 14, 2025UW Notebook: Why the Huskies hired an agent as a salary cap guy
The UW Huskies have created a new position in the athletic department as a response to the House v. NCAA settlement.
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UW HUSKIES | Feb 9, 2025Caple: 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.
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UW HUSKIES | Feb 7, 2025Caple: 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.
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UW HUSKIES | Feb 2, 2025UW 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.
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UW HUSKIES | Feb 1, 2025UW 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.
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UW HUSKIES | Jan 27, 2025Upon 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.
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UW HUSKIES | Jan 25, 2025Caple: 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.
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UW HUSKIES | Jan 18, 2025Caple: 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.
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UW HUSKIES | Jan 12, 2025Caple: 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.
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UW HUSKIES | Jan 11, 2025Caple: 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.
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UW HUSKIES | Jan 10, 2025Caple: 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?
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UW HUSKIES | Jan 7, 2025The 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.
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UW HUSKIES | Dec 29, 2024UW 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.
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UW HUSKIES | Dec 23, 2024What 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.
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UW HUSKIES | Dec 21, 2024How 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.
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UW HUSKIES | Dec 20, 2024Why 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.
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UW HUSKIES | Dec 14, 2024Caple: 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.
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UW HUSKIES | Dec 13, 2024Caple: 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.
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UW HUSKIES | Dec 10, 2024UW 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.