PULLMAN – During six long weeks of Washington State’s spring schedule, as a new coaching staff implemented its schemes and new players found their places in them, it seemed to be understood that quarterback Zevi Eckhaus had the reins of the Cougars’ offense.
Eckhaus was the team’s backup last season, after all. The player in front of him, John Mateer, transferred out. Then Eckhaus looked mostly sharp in WSU’s Holiday Bowl loss to Syracuse in December. Shortly after taking over later that month, coach Jimmy Rogers prioritized retaining Eckhaus, pulling him out of the transfer portal after a brief two-day stint.
Eckhaus may still be one of the faces of WSU’s program, but if there were any developments to come from the Cougars’ Crimson and Gray Spring Showcase on Saturday afternoon, the biggest was this: Rogers isn’t handing Eckhaus the starting job today.
“The job isn’t just straight up Zevi’s. That’s part of this,” Rogers said. “There’s gonna be competition, and there’s gonna be more competition coming in this summer.”
As he works to integrate 32 newcomers, Rogers didn’t expand on what that incoming competition might look like, but he seemed to indicate he’s looking to add a transfer quarterback before fall camp, perhaps before long. The spring transfer window closes on April 25, but players have no deadlines to sign with new teams, so Rogers and offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Danny Freund can take their time with their decisions.
But Eckhaus’ main competition might already be on the roster. Playing with the second-team offense, redshirt sophomore Jaxon Potter enjoyed a sterling outing in the live competition periods of Saturday’s showcase, finding reserve tight end Ben Dutton for a 12-yard touchdown pass in one sequence.
Potter may have been…
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