I'm blessed because I know some people aren't fortunate to have two older brothers. "There was a lot of backyard football and fights on the cement basketball courts. And their competitiveness emerged in most everything they did from playing board games to draining jumpshots on the concrete slab. The power of the mind, to me that's the key," Clester says - while keeping the focus on having fun. Clester coached up his three sons along with many more youth around the Bellevue area - "My philosophy is you're better than you think you are. Competition - "positive competition," Clester reiterates - began from the time each could lift the pigskin. First serving as Nebraska's alternate at wingback with starter Abdul Muhammad in 1994 and then taking over the role in 1995, Johnson helped the Huskers to capture two straight national titles.Ĭlester and Andrea Johnson had three sons - CJ, Cade and Keagan - who each grew to be all-state wide receivers at Bellevue West. Clester Johnson was the 1991 Gatorade Nebraska Player of the Year as an all-state quarterback who threw for 3,757 yards in three years while rushing for 712 yards and scoring 36 touchdowns at Bellevue West High School. The tale of the Johnson Boys begins with the father. "It's a really good fit for Keagan and Manhattan is a good town for him to be in to grow into the next big receiver coming out of Kansas State. "When Keagan text me that he was going with the Wildcats, I told Tyler and he was really excited for him," Cade says. "I mean that with all sincerity."Ĭould Keagan, who showed vast promise at Iowa as a freshman but who missed almost the entire 2022 season due to nagging injuries, be the peanut butter to Howard's jelly? That remains to be seen, but Cade Johnson, Keagan's 25-year-old brother and wideout for the Seattle Seahawks, is close friends with K-State all-time great Tyler Lockett, and Cade sees immense potential for one of the league's more unknown threats heading into the summer. "I think 50 is a baseline for Coach Klein, and I mean that 100%," offensive line coach Conor Riley says. His diverse offense could be even faster and deadlier this fall. Klein's offense ranked amongst the best in school history in 2022, finishing seventh in total points (452), second in total offense (5,863), fifth in yards per game (418.8), sixth in passing yards (2,947) and fourth in rushing yards (2,916). That team was led by Klein, the 2012 Heisman Trophy finalist, who will enter his second season as K-State offensive coordinator in the fall. Wildcats' fans' expectations are higher than they've been since the 2012 team rolled to a No. "I really think he has that kind of potential." "I think Keagan can be one of, if not, the best wide receiver in the Big 12," Howard says. Spend a few moments with Howard and one of the top returning passers in the Big 12 Conference surmises big things for Johnson in Manhattan. K-State lost Consensus All-American do-everything Deuce Vaughn (Cowboys) and two of their top three wideouts in Malik Knowles (Vikings) and Kade Warner (Buccaneers) to the NFL. 18 in ESPN's post-spring college football power rankings. ![]() With all the transfer portal hype out there - Travis Hunter enrolled at Colorado, Sam Hartman went to Notre Dame and Fentrell Cypress bolted to Florida State - Johnson-to-K-State didn't necessarily move the needle nationally, but that the 6-foot, 196-pounder found a home with the Big 12 Champions is no small victory for the Wildcats, who went 10-4 with a Sugar Bowl appearance and sit at No. ![]() The news hit the internet faster than a Beyonce album release shortly after noon on December 11 - "Next chapter…#EMAW" the tweet read - as 20-year-old wide receiver Keagan Johnson announced on Twitter his transfer to Kansas State, carrying with it plenty of vim and vigor as the former Iowa pass catcher officially joined head coach Chris Klieman, offensive coordinator Collin Klein and quarterback Will Howard, thus squashing Notre Dame speculation and slamming shut any probability that the native of Bellevue, Nebraska might trot out with the Huskers.
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