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Re: A 6-foot-2, 200-pounder, Johnson was expected to fight classmate Ta'Quan Roberson for the Nittany Lions’ third-team job in the spring, behind junior Sean Clifford and sophomore Will Levis. A four-star prospect out Sheldon High in Eugene, Ore., Johnson was a member of Penn State’s 2019 recruiting class but did not register a snap last season while redshirting.
It appeared as if he was going to head into spring practice slightly behind Roberson in that battle for the third-team job. That, of course, was before spring ball was called off due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
In early April, PSU strength coach Dwight Galt expressed concern about Johnson’s ability to work out from home while social distancing. Johnson spent his time with his parents in Mississippi.
“His parents came up from Mississippi and picked him up and took him back down there when (the hiatus) got prolonged for the rest of the semester,” Galt said at the time. “So he's down there right now. He's got some dumbbells down there, too, with his dad's equipment stuff. And we're currently trying to find somebody for him to throw to down there.”
Around the same time, new offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca said he was looking forward to working with all of PSU’s backup QBs.
“Well, I really have not seen (Johnson and Roberson) throw,” Ciarrocca said. “Because Will (Levis) only played in the Ohio State and Rutgers games, I don't have a great baseline on him, either. … But the one thing I can tell you is all three of the guys have a great work ethic and the ability to learn. That's what I've been able to do. Our time has really been spent in the classroom, so I've got a feel for them as people; how they learn. They're very intelligent guys and well-trained. Looking forward to continuing to work with them, but I'm anxious to get the field with them and watch them throw and watch them process stuff in real time.”
Getting Johnson on the field apparently is not going to happen now.
Besides Clifford, Levis and Roberson, the PSU QB roomed will be joined by incoming freshman Micah Bowens of Las Vegas this summer. The Lions also have a QB commit for the Class of 2021 in Canadian prospect Christian Veilleux.
Just sayin': Yeah, I really do. The article says he was competing for the 3rd string QB position. He wasn't going anywhere at Penn State and now that frees up a scholarship for someone else.
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