By now, three and a half years into his career as Washington State’s starting quarterback, Luke Falk’s story is well-known: the quarterback from Utah who didn’t have many college scholarship options coming out of high school joined WSU as a preferred walk-on in the summer of 2013 and clawed his way from seventh on the depth chart to become the starter.
But amidst all the accolades and awards he’s racked up in his five-year career at WSU, Falk has never forgotten his roots – that underdog mindset still fuels him.
“You’re never established as a starter,” Falk says.