In Tre Shackelford, WSU gets a receiver ready to prove he can play with the best

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Dec. 30—PULLMAN — Some two weeks ago, as Tre Shackelford made his way through his Washington State weekend visit, a thought occurred to him.

The wide receiver had just hit the transfer portal, ready to move on from Austin Peay, where he had grown to love everyone around him. He knew all his teammates. They spent time together. It was a brotherhood, in his own words, and he was looking for something similar at his next stop.

“Once I got there, to Washington State, I felt like it was the same,” Shackelford said.

Shackelford signed with the Cougars on Friday — then announced the news on Saturday — largely for that reason. The players were all away on the holiday break, Shackelford thought to himself, and he loved spending time with the coaches. Imagine how much more fun his new teammates would be.

Shackelford is ready to find out. A second-team all-conference pick this fall, he’s ready to be a key cog in WSU’s offense, an Air Raid approach that he feels he can flourish in. After spending three years at Austin Peay, an FCS school in northwest Tennessee, Shackelford has two years of eligibility remaining — and with some turnover in the Cougars’ receiver corps, he feels like he can cushion those losses.

At least that’s what WSU receivers coach Nick Edwards sold Schackelford on. Weeks ago, Edwards flew from Pullman to Clarksville, Tennessee, to visit Shackelford, to show him how he could fit into the Cougs’ offense. Top receivers Josh Kelly and Lincoln Victor both moved on, Edwards explained, which is where Shackelford could come in.

“And that’s all I’ve been wanting to do, is showcase my talent at the highest level,” said Shackelford, who turned down offers from UTEP, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan, Florida A&M, Western Kentucky, Arkansas State and UTSA. “I feel like Coach Edwards, Coach (Jake) Dickert, Coach…

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Author : The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.

Publish date : 2023-12-31 03:01:00

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