‘Concentrated on TCU,’ WR Johnston happy he stayed

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.– TCU star receiver Quentin Johnston stated he had a number of questions about moving elsewhere during the offseason, particularly with Gary Patterson stepping down as coach towards the end of the 2021 season.But Johnston stayed put and is overjoyed that he did.The Horned Frogs will make their very first College Football Playoff look on Saturday in the Vrbo Feast Bowl, the very first school from Texas to ever play in the playoff. Not only that, but the 6-foot-4, 215-pound Johnston has actually emerged as the No. 1 receiver possibility in the 2023 NFL draft, according to ESPN’s Todd McShay. “Sure, there were a lot of different people doing various things, people on our coaching

staff dividing and going to different places,”Johnston said Wednesday, speaking ahead of TCU’s semifinal matchup against Michigan.”And then from other schools I had deals from coming out of high school, you understand they existed [with transfer chances]”However like I stated, I wasn’t truly planning on leaving in the very first location. So I kind of shut whatever down early and simply focused on TCU football.”Johnston isn’t naive. He’s seen the reports of players being provided countless dollars to jump into the transfer portal and cash in with

larger NIL offers. He’s not knocking those players who select to go that route and explained that everyone’s circumstance is various. It simply wasn’t the right move for him.2 Related”I feel like total that people are going to see dollar indications … and undoubtedly it’s not something to be ignored,”Johnston said.

” You see X

amount of dollars and state,’Why would not I go there? ‘But if you’re providing that to 3 five-stars on the team playing the exact same position, somebody’s not going to play. You’re going to have money, however you concerned play football, which is why I attempt my finest to try not to get captured up into it.” I indicate, if you think of it, it’s not overly tough not to go to a dollar sign every time you see one. It’s going to come if you stay down, play your design of football and improve in the

program, then certainly someone’s going to recognize that and ideally one day you’ll earn money.”Johnston, a junior from Temple, Texas, was the second-highest-rated recruit of the Patterson age at TCU (58th overall by ESPN ). He likewise had offers from Texas, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Baylor and Nebraska to name a few. Ironically enough, he stated at the time one of the reasons he selected TCU was Patterson’s longevity as coach. Then partway through Johnston’s 2nd season on school, Patterson resigned.” We weren’t sure of what kind of modification was coming and how it was going to end up, but certainly it ended up great. So I can’t complain about it,”Johnston said laughing.Even before Sonny Dykes was named coach, Johnston had actually already bought in and wasn’t going to let anything diminish his desire to play football for the Frogs. He said a big part

of that was growing up in a household with a military background.”From Coach Dykes’very first meeting, I was in there ideal up front, just accepting whatever, you know, and listening to what he needed to state,”Johnston said.” So yeah, I just kept my mind on TCU football and

not who was coaching TCU football.”TCU offensive planner Garrett Riley said Johnston was a big part of the whole team purchasing in so early with his selfless attitude. And while the staff did need to spend much of its very first couple of weeks re-recruiting players, Johnston wasn’t one of those.” We didn’t need to do much with Quentin. He likes TCU and wished to be here,”Riley said.”He just stated,’You know what, we have actually got the men here to do it. We’ve simply got to put it together,’which’s what this team has done. “Johnston figures to play a big function Saturday if TCU is going to beat Michigan. Riley said it will be paramount to strike some big plays against a suppressing Michigan defense that hasn’t permitted much of anything in the running game this season. The Wolverines are ranked third nationally against the run (85.2 lawns per game) and tied for fourth in scoring defense (13.4 points per game). Johnston has five goal catches and is averaging 17 yards per catch. He’s connected for 2nd nationally with 5 catches of 50 backyards of longer and is specifically skilled at breaking takes on and gaining lawns after the catch.Michigan defensive organizer Jesse Minter said one of the Wolverines ‘most significant difficulties will be keeping Johnston from making big plays down the field.” He and Marvin Harrison, I would say, are the two people on the exact same wavelength,” Minter said. “Both are extremely excellent, incredibly efficient and incredibly explosive.

[ Johnston] is even a little bit larger. The thing that impresses me is that he can not just increase and get the ball, however his run-after-the-catch ability is so excellent. Half his lawns want the catch, which is outstanding for a huge man.”