STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern head football coach Tyson Summers and his staff have seen enough in the battle for the starting quarterback position, as Summers on Monday tabbed Shai Werts to be the starter for the Eagles' season opener at No. 12/13 Auburn on Sept. 2.
"I think Shai certainly came in and took the majority amount of snaps with the ones both in spring practice and in camp and I thought he did a great job," Summers said of the quarterback decision. "I think that you see him have a very clear understanding of what we want do on offense.