CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- There is a popular cross-sports simile that playing safety in football is like playing center field in baseball.
But that doesn't mean football teams should steal the baseball team's center fielder and make him a safety.
Or does it?
Jawuan Harris could be proof that it works after he had a team-high 11 tackles, one interception and one forced fumble in leading Rutgers to a 35-24 victory against Illinois.
"It was outstanding," coach Chris Ash said. "I was really nervous going into the game about how he would handle it.