Quarterback -turned-receiver Jason Smith is the type of football player a coach wants on the field.
He’s a versatile speedster who can play multiple positions, and can be a great asset to a quick-running offense like Gus Malzahn’s.
Smith said that since he’s moved to wide out, he’s looking to make an impact on the field in any way he can.
Smith said that at some point in the fall, he expects to be used in a wildcat type package at quarterback, where he says he can swing the momentum toward the Tigers.
“Every time I touch the ball I think about breaking it,” Smith said. “Even if it’s blocking, any way I can help the team, that’s what I’m going to do.”
Smith isn’t the only QB-turned-WR on the team either.
Ricardo Louis, Stanton Truitt and Jonathan Wallace, among others, have experience under center, which Wallace said he sees as an added plus to the wide receiving corps.
“We’ve got a room full of quarterbacks playing wide receiver,” Wallace said. “Which is a good thing as well, because in that room, those guys are very intelligent, they understand the game. I give coach Malzahn a lot of credit for that. He knows what he’s doing with his receivers, having smart guys in there.”
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