He was named an Atlantic University Sport (AUS) football all-star in 2009 and held a team captain position for 2009 and 2010.
[3] Due to a new eligibility rule put in place by the CIS which prevented a player from spending more than seven years as a junior or college football player, King was unable to play college football during his final year at Saint Mary's and did not play during 2011.
[4] When Taylor Inglis retired from the Edmonton Eskimos, he requested King to be tried out as his potential replacement at the long snapper position.
After competing with several other players for the position in training camp, King was designated as the starting long snapper for the 2012 season.
[3] On October 13, in the Eskimos' Week 16 game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, King suffered a separated shoulder and was placed on the nine-game injured list to end his rookie season.