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 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.
1 day 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.
9 days 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.
11 days 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.
15 days 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?
18 days 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?
22 days ago

Latest on UW Huskies: Is Will Rogers still the QB? Plus blackout coming

UW Huskies coach Jedd Fisch addressed the quarterback situation and made a reveal about Friday's game at home against UCLA during his weekly Monday press conference.
25 days ago

Caple: The numbers behind the UW Huskies’ top-10 defense

On Montlake's Christian Caple takes a look at what has led to stellar defensive showing by the UW Huskies through nine games.
28 days ago

Caple on UW Huskies: Notes on Jonah Coleman, Quentin Moore, O-line

UW Huskies insider Christian Caple has the latest from head coach Jedd Fisch on RB Jonah Coleman's workload, Quentin Moore's injury and the offensive line.
1 month ago

How have UW Huskies’ outgoing transfers fared with new teams

UW Huskies insider Christian Caple of OnMontlake.com breaks down how former Dawgs have done this season after transferring to new schools.
1 month ago

UW Huskies Notebook: State of starting QB spot, bowl math, more

UW Huskies insider Christian Caple details what head coach Jedd Fisch had to say Monday, two days after losing on the road at Indiana.
1 month ago

Caple: Assessing the future of UW Huskies’ O-line and D-line

UW Huskies head football coach Jedd Fisch has made it clear what he prioritizes when building the trenches: he wants a big team.
1 month ago

UW Huskies Notebook: Health status and more coming out of bye

The UW Huskies return to action Saturday at No. 13 Indiana in a game in the national spotlight. Christian Caple has the latest on the Dawgs.
2 months ago

UW Huskies to see big shift in opponents’ playing style after bye

After playing against a slew of run-first teams, the UW Huskies' are set to face offenses that throw the ball more often.
2 months ago

UW Huskies Notebook: Where Dawgs stand after loss to Iowa

UW Huskies insider Christian Caple of On Montlake breaks down what you need to know after Monday's press conference with head coach Jedd Fisch.
2 months ago

UW Huskies midseason review: The good, the bad and what’s next

UW insider Christian Caple examines the positives and negatives from the Huskies' 4-2 start and previews the second half of the season.
2 months ago

UW Notebook: Updates on Valdez, Durfee ahead of Iowa game

UW Huskies insider Christian Caple has the latest on the Dawgs as they gear up for Iowa on Saturday, including several injury updates.
2 months ago

Red-zone issues, penalties, missed kicks make UW a metrics outlier

Insider Christian Caple examines where the UW Huskies have fallen short in spite of mostly efficient play on both sides of the ball.
2 months ago

Caple’s UW Huskies Notebook: Key player lost for season

UW Huskies insider Christian Caple of On Montlake details what we learned Monday from head football coach Jedd FIsch.
2 months ago

How UW LB Bruener overcame injury to star in 1st Big Ten win

Sporting a large brace around his left shoulder, UW Huskies linebacker Carson Bruener had a big impact in Saturday's 24-3 win over Northwestern.
2 months ago

UW Huskies Insider: 3 things to know – including injury updates

UW Huskies insider Christian Caple of On Montlake has the latest after Washington coach Jedd Fisch's Monday press conference.
2 months ago

Caple: What did nonconference play tell us about the UW Huskies?

UW Huskies insider Christian Caple delves into what we learned from the first three games of the Jedd Fisch era.
3 months ago

UW Notebook: Fisch says execution lacked on final Apple Cup play

UW Huskies insider Christian Caple of On Montlake breaks down what we learned from coach Jedd Fisch during Monday's weekly press conference.
3 months ago

Caple: This Apple Cup will be weird, but don’t give up on it yet

UW Huskies insider Christian Caple of On Montlake weighs in on Saturday's "bizarro" Apple Cup, and takes a good look at what WSU brings to the matchup.
3 months ago