WSU OL Transfer Zack Johnson

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Jim Allen ‏@srjimallen
#goeags #ewu There's a new Eag in town - O-lineman Zackary Johnson, who started in the spring game at WSU ... #wsu

Jim Allen ‏@srjimallen
#goeags #ewu and is now enrolled at Eastern. Look for my story tonight at spokesman.com

Welcome Zack!

 

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Class: RS Sophomore
Hometown: Stanwood, Wash.
High School: Stanwood
Height / Weight: 6-4 / 265
Position: Offensive Line
Experience: RS

JOHNSON'S WSU CAREER
RS-FRESHMAN (2011): Did not appear in any games...earned WSU Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week honors against Oregon.
FRESHMAN (2010): Redshirt season...earned Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week accolades prior to Oregon game.

JOHNSON'S HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
JUNIOR year named Coaches' All-Wesco North Division First Team at linebacker...also earned first-team all-league honors in basketball...SENIOR year named Coaches' All-Wesco First Team at linebacker...also garnered first-team Everett Herald All-Area.

PERSONAL
Zackary George Johnson...born in Everett, Wash...parents Ron and Deanna....sister Lindsay played softball at UNLV...plans to study engineering at WSU.

 

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For Zackary Johnson, the only thing tougher than walking on at Washington State was walking away.

Johnson – last seen starting on the offensive line in the WSU spring game at Albi Stadium – had spent two years “working my way up from fourth string” to the two-deep roster, and expected to be in the mix this fall.

However, the Cougars recruited seven offensive linemen this year under new coach Mike Leach. Johnson says he was informed by WSU coaches this spring “that I would have to beat them out instead of them beating me out.

“And I wasn’t too happy about that.”

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Looks like he was a walk-on (at one point) at WSU. My guess is that with some of the off-season subtractions from the team there might be a couple schollies available here and there. So maybe this kid will be on partial. If he left WSU because of PT I am wondering what's to say he won't have to beat out the competition here as well?

Either way, as last season showed, you can never have enough quality O-Lineman, so this is a good add.