Long before they became The Smash Bros., safeties Jojo McIntosh and Ezekiel Turner were struggling just to find playing time. Now they prepare for UCLA’s Josh Rosen, one of the top passers in the country.
Before they became the two most-feared hitters in Washington’s defensive secondary, before The Smash Bros. nickname was bestowed on them, Jojo McIntosh and Ezekiel Turner were just a couple young dudes trying to figure out how to get on the field.
Turner arrived at UW in January 2015 after spending one season at a junior college in Los Angeles. McIntosh, as part of UW’s 2014 recruiting class, had arrived on campus about six months earlier out of Chaminade Prep in Canyon Country, Calif.