While not the most devastating news of the day — that distinction belongs to the announcement that running back Cam Porter will miss the entirety of the fall season with a lower body injury — the most shocking information that was dropped during head coach Pat Fitzgerald’s Tuesday press conference was that Hunter Johnson, not Ryan Hilinski, will be the Wildcats’ week one starter when they kick off the season on September 3 against Michigan State.
Once the much anticipated starter for the 2019 season, Johnson had fallen out of favor and the starting role due to tumultuous circumstances both on and off the field.