For the 6-foot-1 Texan playing his fifth year in the program, it felt like an anticipated inevitability.

The same could be said for the career of third-year receiver Noah Kjar, who showed flashes in previous years but never college production to this level. Kjar had nine catches for 137 yards and two touchdowns last week; even with a quiet fourth game, he’s still fifth nationally at 108.4 yards per game.

In separate discussions about their careers, both used the same word.

“Overdue,” Kjar said.

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“Long overdue,” Session said.

Now, with a confident, lefty gunslinger behind center, the duo is hoping the lid is finally off and they can continue to be key factors in the Wildcats tormenting defenses the rest of the season.

But there’s always something behind perceived inevitability.

“That guy works. He’s by far the most hardworking player on this team in everything that he does,” Session said about Kjar. “He wants to be great. Just proud of him because he put in the work. There’s no surprise from nobody; he put in the work.”

Session had a choice to make in December. Over the past two winters, many players like him — especially those not from Utah — got out the door looking for new pastures. But, he said, predictions from then-receivers coach Skyler Ridley have come to pass about what might happen if Session stayed to play for head coach Eric Kjar.

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“Pass-heavy offensive coordinator, and I knew it was my last year. I just wanted to get the ball,” Session said. “For my last year, I just wanted real game reps of actually catching the ball. And that’s what’s been going on, so I’m grateful that I did stay.”

WSU alum and receivers coach Isiah Jackson said Session put himself in the right position.

“They both worked their butts off in the offseason, running, the weight room,” Jackson said. “Noah’s probably one of the frontrunners, as far as weight room stuff goes, and Marv did a good job putting himself right next to Noah in all the runs, all the lifts. And that’s elevated his ability on the field.”

Whether it was quarterbacks, scheme, injuries or any other thing, Session waited four years for a chance to be the guy, while Noah Kjar has started doing similar things to what he did in high school.

Both pointed to the word patience.

“I think those things teach you a lot of patience, especially with those first two years and the offense we were in,” Noah Kjar said. “It teaches you to wait for your opportunity and when it comes, just make the most of it.”

Even with a new coach, a new offense and boosted talent at quarterback, things didn’t immediately take off this season. Session spent most of his summer building chemistry with fifth-year QB Devin Brown, who’s now left both games he started due to injury and given way to freshman Nate Dahle, who is now listed as the starter for Game 6 at Cal Poly this week.

“All I was telling myself is stay patient, it’s going to come,” Session said. “It’s about staying patient and being ready when the situation does come to where you can perform like that.”

Noah Kjar said Dahle’s fearlessness does a lot for the offense.

“A lot of freshmen will come in and just be hesitant, and wait, but Nate is just aggressive. He’s aggressive with how he approaches running the offense, with his throws and his reads,” Noah Kjar said. “He doesn’t really second-guess himself, which is why we’ve had so much success when he’s in there, because he’s not afraid to let it rip. He makes his decisions, he’s able to run, and when we need big plays he really rises to the occasion.”

From a coach’s perspective, though, it’s holistic improvement that creates opportunities for 30-plus, 40-plus, or even 80-yard touchdowns like Session tallied last week.

“It’s always nice to see the preparation lead to the field,” Jackson said. “Not necessarily always statistically out there, but some of the deeper stuff like down-the-field blocking, springing runs for running backs.

“What I saw last week, my whole group — but especially those two — yes, there were all the passing stats, but they were blocking downfield. That makes it very tough on DBs because they can’t take a play off. They get blocked, blocked, then we’re throwing a double post behind them to one of those two guys. So they do a good job of being selfless players, and that opens them up for the flashy stats and touchdowns.”

Being 2-3 rubs Noah Kjar the wrong way. He thinks Weber State should be 4-1, pointing out his club is 1-2 in one-possession games so far.

Even still, there’s a clear difference from the consecutive 4-8 seasons he’s been part of.

“From years past, comparatively, the morale feels like there’s just always a lot more belief,” Noah Kjar said. “We should be winning those games; that’s the message from coaches and from us as leaders. We know we can win those close games and the belief hasn’t changed, and that’s a lot of fun.

“Offensively, explosiveness-wise, we’re making a ton of big plays, long-yardage touchdowns … it’s super fun to be part of this team.”