Oregon Ducks wide reciever Tez Johnson has been one of the biggest keys to the Ducks success the past two seasons. College football coaching legend Nick Saban admitted that when he was coaching at Alabama, he never recruited Johnson.
has had a season to remember in Eugene. Johnson transferred from Troy to Oregon prior to the 2023 season and has been thriving. In his two seasons as a Duck, Johnson has hauled in 164 catches for 2,048 yards, and 20 touchdowns.said on the ESPN College Gameday set that he didn’t recruit Johnson coming out of high school, despite Johnson being just 45 minutes away from the University of Alabama’s campus in nearby Birmingham, Alabama.
“What I’m sitting here thinking about is Tez Johnson is in Birmingham, 45 minutes away from Alabama. We didn’t recruit the guy,” Saban said.“Who was recruiting Birmingham? I should have fired their ass,” Saban said. “He went to Troy first and we didn’t recruit him.” Coming out of high school in the class of 2020, Johnson was rated as three-star recruit. Even after three very productive years at Troy from 2020-2022, Johnson was still just rated three-stars in the transfer portal. The Ducks took a chance on him and he has made the most of it.MORE: Oregon Ducks Debut New Nike Gear Ahead Of Rose Bowl, College Football Playoff
Oregon Ducks wide receiver Tez Johnson rushes up the field Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, during the Big Ten Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. / Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Imagessustained in Oregon’s 38-17 win over Michigan on November 2nd. Johnson was absent in the next two outings against Maryland and Wisconsin. Johnson returned for Oregon’s rivalry matchup against, Tez was all the way back. He had a season best 11 catches for 181 yards and a touchdown.
In a long awaited reamtch, Oregon and Ohio State will battle it out in the Rose Bowl for a spot in the College Football Playoff Semifinals. These two played in an instant classic earlier in the season, with Oregon winning 32-31. Johnson had 7 catches for 75 yards and a touchdown.MORE: Denver Broncos' Bo Nix 'Jealous' Of Brother Tez Johnson, Oregon Ducks' Rose BowlMORE: Oregon Ducks Release Uniforms for Rose Bowl vs.
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