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Anderson ends WSU football career

Posted by Vince

Sept. 16, 2009 1:20 p.m. • 11 comments

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Some more big news out of WSU. It looks like Jeshua Anderson has decided to forgo his football career to concentrate on track full-time, which means he’s made the choice, two weeks into the season, to pull away from football. After spending a couple weeks mending a hamstring strain – something that also plagued him during track season – Anderson was stepping up, having caught four passes for 66 yards, a 16.5 average. Talking with Anderson earlier in the year, he said he thought a lot over the summer about dedicating himself to track, but after talking with his family, he decided to play another season. It seems like he’s changed his mind. I’ll try to find out more, but wanted to get this out.

11 comments on this post so far. Add yours!

bson25 on September 16 at 1:36 p.m.
Best of wishes to Anderson, he has been a very bright spot in Cougar athletics.

Sad to see him leave the team, but he has a much brighter future in track and field
mdrevniak on September 16 at 2:02 p.m.
Yeah, I am pretty sure that Anderson saw the writing on the wall regarding the season and decided it wasn’t going to be worth it if he got seriously injured and it ruined his real dream of track and field.

Good luck in your path to the Olympics Jeshua, and thanks for everything you have contributed to Cougar athletics!
DeerLakeRon on September 16 at 2:02 p.m.
Probably a very good decission on his part.
But sure will miss out seeing what he could of been on the FootBall Field.
rufus on September 16 at 2:11 p.m.
j anderson saw no hope benefit/hope football for his future- jumping ship already ?
Nuss on September 16 at 3:06 p.m.
You guys are a lot nicer than me. I’m sure he has his reasons and now feels like he made a bad decision in the first place, but man — you don’t quit on a commitment to your teammates.

If it’s a risk now, it was a risk then, and you have to wonder what he thought was making the risk worth it. He said when he made the decision that he just wanted to get back out on the field with his teammates. For that reason, this seems like curious timing, to say the least.
Jon on September 16 at 3:22 p.m.
Good luck Mr. Anderson! I’ll be rooting for you whatever you do.

Some may see Anderson’s departure as a negative. I see it as an opportunity for an athletic, tall, skinny basketball guard to prove his mettle on the gridiron, a la Mike Bush. Can you hear me, Klay?
cougarman45 on September 16 at 3:34 p.m.
Hey vince how sure are you about this story?
kaddy on September 16 at 4:49 p.m.
Probably the best decision for him, as he just didn’t have the commitment to football. However, he’s bailing on the team, as Nuss pointed out. He should have quit during the summer, rather than 2 games into the season. It’s not that big of a loss, in my opinion, although I would have liked to see Lobbestael or Tuel throw a deep ball to him down the sideline.
coug79 on September 16 at 4:55 p.m.
If that is in fact the final decision by Mr. Anderson, then I wish him well. Frankly, I couldn’t figure out why a guy with his natural ability and upside in track would be putting it at risk for football….especially on a team with extremely limited upside potential. Good luck and Go Coug track!
ragtopman on September 16 at 4:56 p.m.
Since the football program has been paying 100% of his scholarship, will they now be reimbursed by the track program?
skagitcoug on September 16 at 5:25 p.m.
I agree with Nuss and kaddy, but with a twist. Not to dis track and field or his current Olympic dream—but in 20 years Jeshua may regret his decision to abandon his teammates during the season. Being a former Coug football player is an exclusive club, and those bonds and friendships forged during good and bad times last a lifetime. I hope it’s the right decision for him, but he may not know the real answer until he’s 40 and looking back on what could have been…