Taylor Mays played at USC, but becoming safeties coach at UW will be a homecoming, as his dad Stafford Mays was a standout defensive tackle before going to the NFL.

The Hawkeyes face off against the Huskies in Washington in the second game of tonight's women's college basketball doubleheader on Peacock

The Oregon Ducks beat the rival Washington Huskies 82-71 on Tuesday night to improve to 16-3 on the season. Oregons' Nate Bittle, Supreme Cook, TJ Bamba, Jackson Shelstad, and Brandon Angel all scored in double figures.

The No. 13 Oregon Ducks (15-3, 4-3) men's basketball team will host rival Washington Huskies (10-8, 1-6) on Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 8 p.m. PT at the Matthew Knight

But for the Washington men's basketball team, an 81-77 loss to No. 19 Illinois on Jan. 5 showed a ton of promise. The Huskies (10-8, 1-6 Big Ten) stormed back from a 17-point deficit to tie the game at 75 — pushing the conference favorites to the brink in front of an electric home crowd.

Brandon Angel added 15 points, Supreme Cook scored 13 and Keeshawn Barthelemy and Jackson Shelstad had 11 for the Ducks (16-3, 5-3 Big Ten), who rallied from an early eight-point deficit to win for just the second time in five conference home games.

Safety Peyton Waters, UW’s most recent portal entrant, burned his redshirt in 2024 after playing in all 13 games, primarily on special teams. UW added two players at his position from the portal – FIU transfer CJ Christian and Northern Arizona transfer Alex McLaughlin – making it unlikely Waters was going to see the field much next season.

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Washington takes on the No. 15 Oregon Ducks after Great Osobor scored 28 points in the Huskies' 69-58 loss to the Purdue Boilermakers.

Iowa visits Washington for a Big Ten women's basketball game. Here's how to watch the matchup with live stream information and start time.