BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- When Tyson Helton evaluates a quarterback, the Western Kentucky head coach channels the Old West.
"There's not one damn great quarterback who don't walk up there like John Wayne," Helton said, his southern drawl stretching the Western star's name out an extra syllable.
To illustrate, Helton stands up from the chair in his office and shows his preferred quarterback look -- a deliberate head turn to bark concise instructions and intentional pointing to check plays. He wants a player completely unaffected by the moment.
Helton then parodies what he hates seeing, shaking his leg like he's got bees in his boxers, flailing his arms dramatically and whipping his head around as if he's expecting Myles Garrett to rush off the edge.