Love the Purple Helmet with the traditional White N logo.
Oh .... and nice to have not just another QB in the fold too.
GOUNUII
CATS LAND QB HUNTER JOHNSON
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Love the Purple Helmet with the traditional White N logo.
Oh .... and nice to have not just another QB in the fold too.
GOUNUII
FYI, who we will be taking down..... (good thing we have HJ for the big UMass game)
2019 (click for link)
A Stanford Aug 31
H UNLV Sep 14
H Michigan State Sep 21
A Wisconsin Sep 28
A Nebraska Oct 5
H Ohio State Oct 19
H Iowa Oct 26
A Indiana Nov 2
H Purdue Nov 9
H UMass Nov 16
H Minnesota Nov 23
A Illinois Nov 30
Link to 2020
2019 (click for link)
A Stanford Aug 31
H UNLV Sep 14
H Michigan State Sep 21
A Wisconsin Sep 28
A Nebraska Oct 5
H Ohio State Oct 19
H Iowa Oct 26
A Indiana Nov 2
H Purdue Nov 9
H UMass Nov 16
H Minnesota Nov 23
A Illinois Nov 30
Link to 2020
Read my story. He got beat out this spring by Trevor Lawrence, the No. 1 recruit in the nation last year. Yes, that means Clemson landed five-star QBs in back-to-back classes.
Yeah Baby!!! Great Decision Hunter & Welcome to Evanston! He was 5 star in the 2017 class....because of NU bias, I wonder if Rivals will change that to 4 star retroactively 
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Looking forward to seeing him in 2019. For 2018, I’m thinking the scout team QB reps for the defense will be top notch!
Not sure if serious, but I don't know that I would trot him out there for scout team reps. Don't need him catching a knee injury or something flukey.
This from collegefootballnews.com
No, Hunter Johnson isn’t a grad transfer and won’t be available until the 2019 season, but at the very least, Northwestern has its next quarterback star.
If all goes according to plan, Clayton Thorson’s knee injury will be healed up enough to go to start this season, he looks and plays like a future NFL starter, and then Johnson is ready to step in and be ready to roll.
So it’s off to Northwestern, where his passing skills and great speed should make him one of the Big Ten’s biggest stars right away. At the very least, he’s one of the program’s best recruits in a long, long time, even if it took a while to get him.
https://collegefootballnews.com/2018/06/northwestern-clemson-hunter-johnson
No, Hunter Johnson isn’t a grad transfer and won’t be available until the 2019 season, but at the very least, Northwestern has its next quarterback star.
If all goes according to plan, Clayton Thorson’s knee injury will be healed up enough to go to start this season, he looks and plays like a future NFL starter, and then Johnson is ready to step in and be ready to roll.
So it’s off to Northwestern, where his passing skills and great speed should make him one of the Big Ten’s biggest stars right away. At the very least, he’s one of the program’s best recruits in a long, long time, even if it took a while to get him.
https://collegefootballnews.com/2018/06/northwestern-clemson-hunter-johnson
I'm telling you guys. Clemson fans hated to see him leave. You're getting a very good quarterback, great head on his shoulders, cannon for an arm, and is fast, able to get out of trouble and pick up a few yards. There was no problem at Clemson whatsoever, but he saw the writing on the wall with Trevor Lawrence coming in. Great kid, great family. Congrats. Now go kick OSU's butt!!!!!!
2 months ago the sky was falling; now we have the most highly touted QB to ever enroll in the program coming in (at the same time we currently have the winningest QB in program history playing his final season).
Next couple of years could be very special.
Next couple of years could be very special.
I'm just hoping it's not possible because CT wins another big bunch of games this year.
But yeah, HJ has the chance to be special for us.
There are several records. Some are based on longevity, some based on a years performance and some based on the offense at the time. For example, CT did not throw that many TDs as a Frosh so total TDs could be in play. TDs in a season. Yds in a season , etc. Total wins would be hard unless we went for 3 NCs
Hey hey, back in the days I had six straight undefeated seasons with Umass on NCAA football...
We hate to see Hunter Johnson leave the program but it is understandable. Too much talent to be on the bench. Go Cats.
Hold on. Gladeskat says 5 stars aren't a viable measure of success. You are following Evanstoncat wisdom. Gladeskat can keep dreaming about the 2 and 3 star QB's, as for me, I'll appreciate the hard work our staff put in to land such a stud.
Too many things were in alignment for HJ to not pick NU, but you never know what goes into a kid's decision, so couldn't be happier about the news; esp. as some PU fans were absolutely sure he was headed for West Lafayette - speaking of which, Brohm picked up a QB commit from Cali shortly thereafter w/ some decent offers (so a consolation prize of sorts).
Now to add another weapon (or 2) for HJ to throw to in addition to Kirtz.
Really hope we see some progress in the development of the O-line (which could be the factor in being winning the West as opposed to being runner-up, or winning the B1G as opposed to losing in the title game).
Over the course of the past 5-6 years, opportunity was ripe to win the BIGW as Wisky went thru a # of coaching changes (not just the HC, but at DC) not to mention starting a young QB, NEB and Minny going thru their issues w/ UI and PU being a complete trainwrecks (and Iowa being Iowa - solid, w/ a run at the B1GW every 3-5 years).
Wisky is bringing in more athletes to go along w/ their big boys up front, expect Frost to make NEB a contender in the West again (even if they no longer have dominant defenses like in the past, their O should be putting up a lot of points) w/ PU, Minny and even UI on the upswing.
So things are getting tougher in the West.
If HJ is everything he is made out to be; then the 'Cats should be in the thick of it for the next 2-3 years.
247 had this to say in their article of HJ picking the 'Cats.
May be just conjecture on the author's part, but probably didn't hurt (the NFL seems to be HJ's goal).
Otoh, the lack of getting O-linemen to the NFL probably hasn't helped things on that front.
Now to add another weapon (or 2) for HJ to throw to in addition to Kirtz.
Really hope we see some progress in the development of the O-line (which could be the factor in being winning the West as opposed to being runner-up, or winning the B1G as opposed to losing in the title game).
Over the course of the past 5-6 years, opportunity was ripe to win the BIGW as Wisky went thru a # of coaching changes (not just the HC, but at DC) not to mention starting a young QB, NEB and Minny going thru their issues w/ UI and PU being a complete trainwrecks (and Iowa being Iowa - solid, w/ a run at the B1GW every 3-5 years).
Wisky is bringing in more athletes to go along w/ their big boys up front, expect Frost to make NEB a contender in the West again (even if they no longer have dominant defenses like in the past, their O should be putting up a lot of points) w/ PU, Minny and even UI on the upswing.
So things are getting tougher in the West.
If HJ is everything he is made out to be; then the 'Cats should be in the thick of it for the next 2-3 years.
247 had this to say in their article of HJ picking the 'Cats.
May be just conjecture on the author's part, but probably didn't hurt (the NFL seems to be HJ's goal).
Otoh, the lack of getting O-linemen to the NFL probably hasn't helped things on that front.
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What a get indeed!
I'm not sure about this being impossible a decade ago though. Don't get me wrong, this is a huge get and I'm ecstatic, but look at who we beat out. Purdue and Duke. We beat those schools out for kids all the time. It would have been a monumental upset had we not landed him. It'd be one thing to land him out of HS when the world is in play and a kid is all starry eyed and not always thinking straight. Another thing entirely with a kid who knows a lot more about what he is looking for. NU has always been a destination for transfers from blue blood programs. Kustok. Cerasani, Roehl. Prater. Jovan "Grenade" Witherspoon. Basically, we are the smart choice once kids figure out they made a mistake and are older and wiser.
Rivals had him as the No. 2 QB (behind Stanford’s Davis Mills) and No. 18 overall recruit in the 2017 class.
Looks like ECat's "litmus test" came out Purple! - Welcome to "Moose" Hunter Johnson!
"We could certainly use some karma on the quarterback front.
The pictured cow and calf ran out in front of my vehicle yesterday."
- Does a moose sighting have anything to do with transfer commitments?????
3 GECat2, May 27, 2018
Does a moose sighting have anything to do with transfer commitments?????
- Alaskawildkat:
- Maybe there is a transfer-mative property?"
(There were multiple Moose sighted so ..... we can still hope for the quarterback commitment to be a beneficiary of the Mojo Moose Karma as well.)
EvanstonCat:
If Hunter Johnson is a Cat, then I'll give the moose some credit. This is the litmus test.
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I count 14. Surely this means 14 wins this season!
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