Husky Roster Review: With Snap Judgement, UW Turns to Ryan Kean

Changing things up a bit this spring, the University of Washington football team introduced new defensive and offensive coordinators, welcomed a host of incoming linebackers and unveiled some gigantic young offensive linemen.

Yet the place in which the Huskies made the most radical and sweeping personnel moves was the special teams.

Jordan Paopao gave up his double-dip duties as the overseer of all kickers and snappers to solely concentrate on the tight ends, which is how it should be.

Three-year starting punter Jack McCallister, once Australian rules football player Dusty Zimmer publickly committed to Montlake, transferred out first to Nebraska and then to Purdue.

Snapper Caleb Johnston left this winter for California, apparently well aware changes were coming across the board at the UW.

And longer snapper Cameron Warchuck, after getting a close-up look at the competition, announced midway though spring practice he would be entering the transfer portal, though he stayed with the Huskies until the end of spring ball before leaving.

Only senior place-kicker Grady Gross hung on to his No. 1 job after this position area changing of the guard took place.

So what's new?

Jedd Fisch brought in a pair of coaches in Chris Petrilli and Greg Froelich -- Petrilli as the full-time guy, Froelich as an analyst -- to take over for the special teams and shore up kicking accuracy, punting placement, snapping dependability and return coverage.

New punters are Luke Dunne and Trevor Allen, transfers from Oregon and Adams State, to vie for McCallister's spot, with the aforementioned Zimmer watching one spring practice and immediately heading home to Australia.

That brings us to Ryan Kean, the new snapper.

He's a Utah Tech transfer who will be asked to replace Johnston and Warchuck who shared the job in 2024 after the Huskies dealt with multiple muffed or dribbled snaps early last season.