Sometimes the recruitniks get it wrong.
A funny thing happened at Northwestern this summer, where the expectations were that five-star Clemson transfer Hunter Johnson would slide in as NW’s starting quarterback, and be an upgrade over four-year starter Clayton Thorson. Except as preseason practice unfolded, TJ Green’s name kept coming up... and in fact, got his name listed first in (with an “OR”) on the opening depth chart.
Week 1 depth chart is out for the ‘Cats. Unsurprisingly, there is a big “OR” between TJ Green and Hunter Johnson. pic.twitter.com/QXdVNUfJea
— Inside NU (@insidenu) August 26, 2019
Johnson ended up starting the season opener against Stanford, but struggled.