Michael Billings Jr. of Georgetown is in his third year with the Coastal Carolina football team, and the plan was for him to transition from safety to more of a linebacker position this season.
The junior has yet to miss a practice or a defensive meeting involving linebackers since the team began full practices on July 29.
But he has also yet to put on a helmet or pads, and he won’t.
Instead of transitioning to linebacker, Billings is converting from football player to student coach.
Billings suffered his third concussion in three years earlier this summer during 7-on-7 team drills, and said he was medically disqualified by the team’s doctor, who advised him to stop playing football for his health.