I was just posting a Mike Vorel story in the Wigwam, and this section of the article was interesting:
“I feel like [UW offensive coordinator Ryan] Grubb does a really, really good job of putting the running backs in different places,” said Johnson, who has two seasons of eligibility remaining. “They line them up at receiver, at running back. Their run schemes — outside zone, inside zone, gap schemes — all of it will translate to the next level. That really intrigued me about him and about Washington.”
So, despite knowing precious little about UW when he entered the transfer portal, Johnson visited Washington this winter. He was immediately immersed in an unfamiliar environment.
Which is exactly what he wanted.
“I’m a small-town guy. It was really, really country [where I grew up], to be honest,” Johnson said Sunday. “That was my first time going into a big city like that, seeing the big places, the big buildings, the beautiful lakes and scenery. To be honest, that was really the main thing that stuck out to me on the visit — just how different it was from where I’m from.
“I wanted something different. I wanted to step out of my comfort zone and get used to being out of my comfort zone, because when you get to the NFL not many teams are close to home.”
“I feel like [UW offensive coordinator Ryan] Grubb does a really, really good job of putting the running backs in different places,” said Johnson, who has two seasons of eligibility remaining. “They line them up at receiver, at running back. Their run schemes — outside zone, inside zone, gap schemes — all of it will translate to the next level. That really intrigued me about him and about Washington.”
So, despite knowing precious little about UW when he entered the transfer portal, Johnson visited Washington this winter. He was immediately immersed in an unfamiliar environment.
Which is exactly what he wanted.
“I’m a small-town guy. It was really, really country [where I grew up], to be honest,” Johnson said Sunday. “That was my first time going into a big city like that, seeing the big places, the big buildings, the beautiful lakes and scenery. To be honest, that was really the main thing that stuck out to me on the visit — just how different it was from where I’m from.
“I wanted something different. I wanted to step out of my comfort zone and get used to being out of my comfort zone, because when you get to the NFL not many teams are close to home.”
