HATTIESBURG - Shannon Dawson was a quarterback in college.
So you’ll have to forgive Southern Miss’ offensive coordinator if he has a deeper affinity for those tasked with protecting a quarterback’s well-being than most.
“I don’t care what kind of offense or defense you run, the game is won up front,” he said. “On both sides of the ball. I don’t care if you’ve got Tom Brady back there — if you can’t protect and he’s on the ground, guess what? You’re not going to have a very good day.”
And following the Golden Eagle offensive line’s performance in last week’s win at Kentucky, Dawson was practically beaming.