Jeremiah Hunter caught a pass in 23 of his final 24 California games, getting shut out only in a midseason visit to Utah last October. He left Berkeley with 63 and 60 receptions in each of the past two seasons, 144 for his career.
Official visits are not supposed to work this way. Four days after the University of Washington football team lost the CFP national championship game to Michigan, wide receiver Jeremiah Hunter was committed to the Huskies and touring Montlake with his parents, ready to make the move from California.
As fate would have it, Jeremiah Hunter ended up playing for the coaches he preferred at the school that fit him best. The road to that decision wasn't as easy as a go route.
In this world of subtle social-media clues and codes, former California wide receiver Jeremiah Hunter on Tuesday appears to have signaled he will be playing for the University of Washington football team next season as planned.
NEW ORLEANS — While the University of Washington football team prepares for the Sugar Bowl and its College Football Playoff outing against Texas, it can't help but interrupt the proceedings by dealing with the future.
The previous time the University of Washington encountered Jeremiah Hunter on the football field, he caught a 7-yard touchdown pass at Husky Stadium, one of his 143 career catches for the California Bears.