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D.C. sports fan and former Washington Post reporter. Subscribe to my daily D.C. sports newsletter: forolddc.beehiiv.com

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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 13h
Today in For Old D.C.: - 🦾 To play, or not to play… - 🥅 Caps open with Canes - 🕺🏻AJ Dybantsa does the Dougie - 🍳 Joe Gibbs’ breakfast pizza forolddc.beehiiv.com/p/for-old-d-...
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For Old D.C.: Commanders-Colts preview
Plus: Caps open with Canes
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Today in For Old D.C.: - 🏀 Dream ends Mystics' season - 🥅 Expert predictions about the Caps - 🦾 Jayden Daniels returns to practice - 📺 My top 10 TV shows of the 21st century forolddc.beehiiv.com/p/for-old-d-...
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For Old D.C.: It was all the Dream
Plus: Jayden Daniels braces up
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today in For Old D.C.: - Remembering Skins' 1992 trip across the pond - My London faves - The Senators' final game at RFK - Mystics host Game 2 forolddc.beehiiv.com/p/for-old-d-...
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For Old D.C.: Touch down in London
Plus: Mystics host Game 2
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today in For Old D.C.: - Mariota, Commanders stun Seahawks - Hail or Fail: Turnover drought is no more - Nats close season with a win - Mystics drop Game 1 at Atlanta forolddc.beehiiv.com/p/for-old-d-...
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For Old D.C.: A Commanders stunner
Plus: Mystics drop Game 1
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Today in For Old D.C.: - Commanders-Seahawks preview - Joe Jacoby's walnut chicken (👍👍) - Mystics clinch No. 5 seed - 25 years ago, Jordan announced his return forolddc.beehiiv.com/p/for-old-d-...
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For Old D.C.: Commanders-Seahawks preview
Plus: Joe Jacoby's walnut chicken
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I think Daronte Jones has diagnosed the problem with the Commanders’ D. 😂 Communication is key.
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Today in For Old D.C.: - @jennhatfield.bsky.social on the playoff-bound Mystics - Dan Quinn shoots down ridiculous narrative - Remembering Maryland's win over No. 1 UCLA in '55 - Is Clark Kent a superhero???? forolddc.beehiiv.com/p/for-old-d-...
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For Old D.C.: Mystics playoffs loading
Plus: Dan Quinn shoots down narrative
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Today in For Old D.C.: - A bunch of doctors weigh in on Jayden Daniels' elbow - The Mystics set a franchise record for wins - Memories of happier times for the Commanders QB forolddc.beehiiv.com/p/for-old-d-...
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For Old D.C.: Paging Dr. I Don't Know
Plus: Mystics set franchise record
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today in For Old D.C.: - Marcus Mariota will start the home opener - A look around the NFC East - Caps get a preseason win in Hershey forolddc.beehiiv.com/p/for-old-d-...
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For Old D.C.: Jayden Daniels out Sunday
Plus: Caps get a preseason win
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Today in For Old D.C.: - Another Jayden Daniels injury. "Oh, s---." - Commanders' D takes a step back - Griffith Stadium's farewell forolddc.beehiiv.com/p/for-old-d-...
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For Old D.C.: Not again...
Plus: Nats blow another save
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Today in For Old D.C.: - Commanders-Cowboys predict the score contest - The Senators pitcher whose only win was a shutout - Trivia, before & after puzzle, emoji rebus forolddc.beehiiv.com/p/for-old-d-...
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For Old D.C.: Commanders-Cowboys preview
Plus: Ovechkin speaks
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Today in For Old D.C.: - RFK 2.0 renderings - Gerald Riggs' monster day in 1989 - The next D.C. team to win a title Plus: The Nationals and Phillies combined to do something that hadn't been done since 1955. forolddc.beehiiv.com/p/for-old-d-...
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For Old D.C.: A look inside RFK 2.0
Plus: The D.C. team most likely to win a title
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Today in For Old D.C.: - The Caps extend Leonard and Sourdif - Tyler Owens gets 'Angry Runs' honor - Remembering the Nats' only 40-40 season forolddc.beehiiv.com/p/for-old-d-...
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For Old D.C.: Caps secure their future
Plus: 'Angry Runs' honor for Owens
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today in For Old D.C.: - All of the praise for Tyler Owens - Ovi returns to the ice ahead of training camp - A brief history of 99-yard TD passes forolddc.beehiiv.com/p/for-old-d-...
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For Old D.C.: Tyler Owens' star turn
Plus: Ovi is back on the ice
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Today in For Old D.C.: - Commanders can't shovel out in Philly - Hail or Fail: Sonny Styles and Antonio Williams 👀 - A predict the score contest winner (!) forolddc.beehiiv.com/p/for-old-d-...
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For Old D.C.: Commanders come up short
Plus: Rookies shine and Nats sweep
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
In today's For Old D.C. newsletter: - Commanders-Eagles preview - Predict the score contest - That time, in 1949, the Nats walked 11 dudes in one inning - Emoji rebus forolddc.beehiiv.com/p/for-old-d-...
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For Old D.C.: Commanders-Eagles preview
Plus: Predict the score and a ribs recipe
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In today's For Old D.C. newsletter: - Five preposterously positive Commanders predictions - Ranking Washington's uniform combos - Remembering Ian Desmond's debut forolddc.beehiiv.com/p/for-old-d-...
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For Old D.C.: Let's get preposterous
Plus: All-white uniforms for Week 1
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The second edition of For Old D.C., my new D.C. sports newsletter, features a roundup of Commanders predictions, Big Foe's big comeback, another Nats bullpen implosion and an Atlantic Coast Football League program from 1966 forolddc.beehiiv.com/p/for-old-d-...
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For Old D.C.: The 2026 NFL season is here
Plus: Big Foe's comeback and history for the Nats
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Hi! Today I'm launching my daily D.C. sports newsletter. You can read all about it and subscribe for free here: forolddc.beehiiv.com
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Home | For Old D.C.
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Stayed up for a Wizards game and didn't regret it! The AJ Dybantsa Show is must-watch TV forolddc.substack.com/p/aj-dybants...
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A.J. Dybantsa is the best reality TV
The Wizards' rookie lived up to the hype in his summer league debut.
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Couldn’t let an NFL schedule release day go by without rating every game on the Commanders’ slate #tradition #funemployment open.substack.com/pub/forolddc...
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Rating every game on the Commanders' 2026 schedule
This year's rating scale: Sonny Styles jerseys.
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
I'm doing it on the Hellsite, so I might as well do it here, too. I'm taking requests for specific Sports pages to share from The Post's collection of color PDFs, which dates back to April 2002. Hit me.
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Tom Schad @tomschad.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Stadium news: The #Commanders have released conceptual renderings of their new stadium, the first since they hired HKS as their lead architect. washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Four NFL games have ended with a score of 44-22. Three of them have occurred in the last three weeks, including two involving the Commanders. No one picked that in the For Old DC predict the score contest, but Rick (44-20 Lions) was close! Sign up here: www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/...
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For Old D.C. - Newsletters & Email Alerts | The Washington Post
A Washington Commanders newsletter from Scott Allen, with news, analysis, trivia and even the occasional game day recipe.
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Post Sports @postsports.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
“I was just so happy that ‘O’ got it,” Capitals goalie Logan Thompson said. “I don’t know, maybe he was trying to grab it to give it to him, but who knows?” www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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Jordan Binnington stuffed Alex Ovechkin’s 900th goal puck in his pants
Cameras caught Binnington in the act, and before play resumed in the second period, linesman Michel Cormier spoke with the goalie.
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Tashan Reed @tashanreed.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
The #Commanders aren't good enough to be buyers at the NFL trade deadline Tuesday. But they shouldn't be sellers, either. Why they should stand pat 🔗⤵️ www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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Commanders aren’t good enough to be buyers. They shouldn’t sell, either.
Ahead of Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline, Washington appears to be a team that will likely stand pat rather than make significant moves.
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Jesse Dougherty @jessedougherty.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
When you think of college football, you think of Saturday, right? Then there are teams like ECU, which played four of its first seven games on Thursday night. "You don’t need a map and a compass to find our games on TV." (w/ @emilygiam.bsky.social) www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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The college football team that’s barely played on Saturday
East Carolina went five consecutive weeks without playing on the sport’s traditional day, part of a growing strategy to increase television exposure.
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Spencer Nusbaum @spencernusbaum.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Curious what we’re hearing about the Nationals new managerial hire? Read @andrewcgolden and my story on the Post, or here on Reddit. What we’ve heard about a) his appetite for analytics b) his ability to teach fundamentals and c) his age and experience. www.reddit.com/r/Nationals/...
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From the Nationals community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the Nationals community
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
John Wall and Brendan Haywood will contribute to Monumental’s Wizards coverage this season www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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John Wall, Brendan Haywood to join Monumental’s Wizards broadcasts
Wall announced his retirement and a role with Prime Video’s NBA studio show in August. Haywood also will call college basketball games for NBC.
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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Jakob Chychrun’s life has changed a lot in the last two years. But the biggest changes have happened internally, as he’s learned to embrace who he is and let go of some of the all-consuming, obsessive routines that dominated his life. t.co/vdvCI4AgzV
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/10/29/jakob-chychrun-capitals/
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Post Sports @postsports.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Maryland Athletic Director Jim Smith spoke with @barrysvrlugawp.bsky.social about Coach Michael Locksley and a changing college football landscape.
Still, Jim, coaches are falling left and right. Will Michael Locksley be your coach in 2026?

“I would say this at any point in time, in any season — 7-0, 4-3,” Smith said. “You have to look at the whole body of work and ask: ‘Are we going in the right direction? Do we believe we have the talent and are going in the right direction?’ And I think that will determine itself here at the end of the year.”
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Tom Schad @tomschad.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
It may not be the primary reason they've lost 3 straight, but the #Commanders run game has gone cold -- and not just because they've been chasing games. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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The Commanders’ offense is struggling, and they can’t run from it
Washington is stuck in neutral on the ground, stalling its efforts to establish an identity.
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Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
New episode of Everybody Eats: A Washington Wizards podcast! Monumental Sports reporter @chasedcsports.bsky.social and I discuss Kyshawn George’s emergence, Alex Sarr’s improvement, the Wizards perimeter D struggles and more. Tune in 👇🏾
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Chelsea Janes @chelseajanes.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
That was incredible: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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An unforgettable night at the World Series lasted 18 incredible innings
Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off home run in the 18th inning of Game 3, but that was only the final step of a remarkable baseball odyssey.
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
I ended another bummer of a postgame For Old D.C. newsletter on an uplifting note, with a story about the hero's welcome George Allen's team received at Dulles Airport after Washington's first loss at Kansas City in 1971. www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/...
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Post Sports @postsports.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Hail or Fail: The good and bad from another Commanders loss, including a pair of takeaways, fourth-down struggles and Scary Terry's return
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Hail or Fail: Another Commanders injury, another Commanders loss
The good and bad from Washington’s defeat in Kansas City, including Terry McLaurin’s return and fourth-down struggles.
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Tom Schad @tomschad.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
A welcome sight for the #Commanders offense
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Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
What happened, what mattered from the Wizards regular season opener: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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Wizards get it started, picking up the new season where the last one left off
The latest chapter of the rebuild begins with something familiar: A loss that saw Washington trail from the first basket until the final buzzer.
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Tom Schad @tomschad.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Unusual fact: Washington has won a road game in every current NFL city except one. Kansas City. The #Commanders are 1-10 all-time against the Chiefs, including 0-5 on the road dating back to 1971.
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barrysvrlugawp.bsky.social @barrysvrlugawp.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
One of Dan Quinn's favorite sayings is "Hard s--- with good people." Here's hoping his people are good. Because this is some hard s--- ahead. On the Commanders' coach in new territory. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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Column | Dan Quinn talks about the hard stuff. Now he’s getting to live it.
The coach concedes his Commanders are “off course.” It’s his job to right them.
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Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
The biggest question for the Wizards this season is whether the team will keep its 2026 draft pick, which is top-eight-protected. Washington is racing to the bottom. Who could beat it there? www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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Tashan Reed @tashanreed.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Pereira's contract with Fox expires following the 2026 season. He believes that'll be his final year working as a broadcaster. “I don’t want to outlive my effectiveness,” Pereira, 75, said. “But I don’t know — who can predict the future?”
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Tom Schad @tomschad.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Hails (Daron Payne! Robbie Chosen!) and Fails (a lot of stuff) from @scottsallen.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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Hail or Fail: A loss, an injury and a penalty-filled day in Dallas
The good and bad from Washington’s loss to the Cowboys, including a safety and another big day for Dak Prescott.
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Post Sports @postsports.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
james!!! so close!!!! sign up for our Commanders newsletter here ⬇️ www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/...
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Tashan Reed @tashanreed.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
"Nobody's coming to help." With injuries mounting and a defense that looks helpless, the #Commanders are in deep trouble. Why Washington's season is on the brink 🔗⤵️ www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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The Commanders are in deep trouble, and ‘nobody’s coming to help’
After Sunday’s blowout loss to the Cowboys, Washington knows things have to be better. But solutions are hard to find.
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Tough emoji rebus in the newsletter this week
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Candace Buckner @candacedbuckner.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Complete trust is great when you have blinders on. Just don’t look around and start noticing how long other franchises have needed to rebuild.
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Via this morning's For Old D.C. newsletter:
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Tom Schad @tomschad.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
It's not just that the Commanders committed three turnovers last night, but also that they didn't force any. Dan Quinn on the minus-3 turnover margin: "You really don’t deserve to win many games when you’re in that space." www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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To hang on to their season, the Commanders need to hang on to the ball
After Monday night’s deflating loss, Washington players and coaches weren’t fumbling for answers on what’s needed to get back on course.
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Scott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Body was not fooled. Looking forward to Sunday’s 4:25 pm kickoff!
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