Lehigh Football Nation
December 10th, 2011, 08:05 PM
http://www.college-sports-journal.com/index.php/78-college-sports-journal/david-coulson/140-mckinnons-switch-to-defense-leads-georgia-southern-past-maine
STATESBORO, GA. — Until a couple of weeks ago, Jerick McKinnon was a stalwart in the Georgia Southern triple-option attack.
But with the Eagle secondary finding itself more depleted as the season went on, McKinnon was asked to make a difficult personal sacrifice before the playoffs started last week — switch to the defensive side of the ball.
McKinnon didn't bat an eye when he was asked to move from slotback and backup quarterback to defensive back and the switch provided major dividends in Georgia Southern's 35-23 victory over Maine Saturday before 12,886 fans at Paulson Stadium in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Football Championships.
STATESBORO, GA. — Until a couple of weeks ago, Jerick McKinnon was a stalwart in the Georgia Southern triple-option attack.
But with the Eagle secondary finding itself more depleted as the season went on, McKinnon was asked to make a difficult personal sacrifice before the playoffs started last week — switch to the defensive side of the ball.
McKinnon didn't bat an eye when he was asked to move from slotback and backup quarterback to defensive back and the switch provided major dividends in Georgia Southern's 35-23 victory over Maine Saturday before 12,886 fans at Paulson Stadium in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Football Championships.