PULLMAN – Washington State isn’t done building depth at the most important position on the field.
The Cougars signed Pittsburgh transfer quarterback Julian Dugger on Thursday, the program announced, for their second quarterback transfer in two days. Dugger redshirted his true freshman year last fall, playing in one game, giving him four years of eligibility with WSU.
Listed at 6-foot-3 and 210 pounds, the left-handed Dugger joins Rutgers transfer QB Ajani Sheppard, who announced his decision to join WSU’s program on Wednesday. That gives the Cougars four quarterbacks on the active roster, including senior Zevi Eckhaus and sophomore Jaxon Potter, who took first- and second-team reps, respectively, during last month’s spring ball.
Later this summer, WSU will also welcome incoming freshman quarterbacks Dalton Anderson (Seattle) and Owen Eshelman (Norman, Oklahoma).
With six quarterbacks on the roster, the Cougs will likely have built the “competition” that head coach Jimmy Rogers said last month he wants to build in the team’s QB corps.
Eckhaus remains the front-runner to start WSU’s 2025 season, which begins Aug. 31 against Idaho, but Rogers and offensive coordinator Danny Freund have made it clear there will be competition at the QB spot, now and in the future.
In Dugger, the Cougars are getting another Power Four transfer, a multisport athlete. A Pittsburgh native, Dugger was Rivals’ No. 17 dual-threat quarterback out of Penn Hills High, where he totaled 4,984 passing yards and 1,939 rushing yards for his career. As a senior, Dugger completed 101 of 192 passes (53%) for 1,646 yards and 20 touchdowns, also rushing for 776 yards on 126 carries, an average rush of 6.2 yards.
Dugger played in one college game, a six-overtime loss to Toledo in last year’s Sports Bowl.
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