Harris Roberts, who earned a bachelor's degree in pre-engineering from Furman in three years, is fighting for the school's starting quarterback spot.
Since Furman doesn't offer an engineering degree, Roberts is enrolled in a cooperative educational exchange program 30 miles away at another school that allows students to play at one school while pursuing their desired degree at another.
The school Roberts is enrolled in classes trying to earn a mechanical engineering degree is Clemson, which hosts Furman in the Sept. 1 2018 season opener.
"Once they figure out that I play football at Furman, they're kind of shell-shocked," Roberts told Manie Robinson of the Greenville (S.