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  Kevin Thomson had other opportunities. According to Taylor Barton - a UW quarterback in 2001 and 2002 who since founded the Alliance QB Academy and has worked with Thomson for nearly 10 years - the former Sacramento State QB had an offer from a Power Five program "where day one walking in he was taking reps with the ones." Instead, Thomson - an Auburn native and Riverside High alum - announced a graduate transfer to Washington on Wednesday. And don't get it twisted: an opportunity is all this is. "It was, 'You're going to have an equal opportunity to compete for the starting job,' " Barton said of UW's pitch. "I love the fact that coach (Jimmy) Lake and his staff didn't guarantee a job. That would not be fair to the guys there. That would be a bad look. But for Kevin, it tells you how much he wants to play for UW. Here's a kid that grew up in the state, watched them growing up and now has an opportunity. He proved he can be a big-time player at a Division I level like the FCS and the Big Sky. But obviously he wants to prove he can do it at the FBS level.

"So the chance to do those two things - play for the hometown school at the highest level, and have a really legitimate chance to compete for the starting job - I just think that was too good for him to pass up. I think he could have taken an easier route, but he didn't. That should make Husky fans very excited, that you have a guy that's willing to come in and pass up other opportunities to take this because he wants it that much and he believes in himself that much." - Seattle Times


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