The feeling was all too familiar for Keith Washington Jr.
After playing on special teams with just a handful of snaps on defense in his freshman season at Michigan, Washington transferred to a junior college before redirecting his path to West Virginia. But his hopes of more playing time didn’t pan out in his Mountaineers debut.
Washington played a grand total of zero snaps at cornerback in the season opener, only getting on the field as a special-teamer. It was Michigan all over again.
Instead of sulking, he worked to get himself noticed.
“Keith didn’t like his role,” said West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen.