The Crimson Quarry · Jul 9, 2021
Freshman receiver Smith spending his summer studying IU’s playbook
Photo by Bobby Ellis/Getty Images FILE: Whop Philyor #1 of the Indiana Hoosiers warms up before the start of the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Memorial Stadium on October 12, 2019 in Bloomington, Indiana.Jaquez Smith takes his homework seriously.
Every day, the incoming freshman receiver sets aside two hours to flip through the offensive playbook he was given upon his arrival in Bloomington last month. He takes notes on alignments, quizzes himself on routes and makes an effort to learn not only his own potential responsibilities within Indiana’s offense, but those belonging to his teammates, too.
“If you don’t know the playbook,” Smith told reporters Thursday, “you can’t play.”