PULLMAN – Zevi Eckhaus had everything set up for his flight to Alabama, the site of Jacksonville State, where he had signed to play football.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The former Bryant quarterback was ready to move on, ready to play at a higher level, when his phone rang.
On the other end was Ben Arbuckle, Washington State’s offensive coordinator, making a push for Eckhaus in January.
We’ve got an open spot,” Arbuckle said. “We’re looking for a guy. It’s an open competition. Do you wanna be the guy?”
“I wanna say it took me less than 24 hours to get back to him,” Eckhaus said. “I might have just slept over it.”
The next day, Eckhaus rearranged his plans. He decommitted from Jacksonville State – transfer portal players don’t enter binding agreements until they enroll on campus – and signed with WSU. Without taking a visit to Pullman, without a guarantee he would see the field next fall, Eckhaus became a Cougar.
“I think it’s just the name, the reputation that this school has,” Eckhaus said. “They’ve obviously produced a lot of great players. We have a couple players that are going to be in the (NFL) draft this year. The name speaks for itself. It was an opportunity to put myself in a great position as an athlete
