Jamaal Clayborn never knew that making a few snaps in pee wee league would foreshadow his football future.
Clayborn drew from that childhood experience last spring when he was shifted to center prior to his junior year at Mississippi State.
To prepare for his snapping responsibilities, Clayborn spent most of the summer out on the Bulldogs’ practice fields with quarterback Dak Prescott to develop a chemistry with him and hone his new craft.
“I spent countless hours out there,” Clayborn said. “We’d be out there from midday to almost sundown. We’d work at it all day long.