FWST: He went to Navy to play lacrosse. Now he’s in line to be a starting linebacker at TCU.

[TopFrog]

He went to Navy to play lacrosse. Now he’s in line to be a starting linebacker at TCU.

BY DREW DAVISON

Johnny Hodges was a pretty good football player in high school, earning All-Met honors as an inside linebacker at Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

But Hodges garnered more interest from colleges for his lacrosse skills. Lacrosse is what landed Hodges at Navy, but he played in only one game his freshman season in the spring of 2020 before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hodges returned home and realized how much he missed football. So Hodges worked out to build up his strength during the pandemic and sent email after email to Navy’s football staff, begging for an opportunity to play.

Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/sport...niversity/article260137675.html#storylink=cpy

 

[Virginia Frog]

His Navy write-up

Johnny Hodges - Football - Naval Academy Athletics

Johnny Hodges (57) LB - • At Navy: Enters the fall running even with Tama Tuitele for the starting job at WILL linebacker ... recruited by both the Navy football

navysports.com

 

[BleedNPurple]

Give me kids who want to play. This man sounds like a warrior on many levels - definite Frog Factor! Let’s go Johnny Football!

 

[The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog]

Give me kids who want to play. This man sounds like a warrior on many levels - definite Frog Factor! Let’s go Johnny Football!

Gym rat. Lunch pale type of guy. Probably a coach's kid.

 

[NWAFrog]

Gym rat. Lunch pale type of guy. Probably a coach's kid.

probably has moxie, is coachable, and very fundamentally sound...

 

[BleedNPurple]

He wants it - we’ll give him everything to get it!

 

[OICU812]

Gym rat. Lunch pale type of guy. Probably a coach's kid.

Do NOT try to fight this guy I bet he’s living in his car