It was an up-and-down season for Johnson as he took over for Will Howard as the team’s starting quarterback. He led the Wildcats to nine victories, including feel-good wins over Kansas, Colorado and Rutgers. But he also melted down and threw too many interceptions in losses to BYU, Houston and Arizona State.

Rutgers struggled mightily to move the ball in the second half against Kansas State in the Rate Bowl. Greg Schiano noted some technical issues contributed to that.