Entering 2018, ODU’s biggest question mark was the same as the 2017 season. What will they get out of their quarterbacks? This season, it appeared that the answer was Steven Williams. But three games into the season Williams wasn’t getting it done, as he struggled with accuracy and decision making. Unable to generate much momentum against Virginia Tech in the opening quarter, Bobby Wilder decided to switch to Blake LaRussa, who many thought would be the answer at QB in 2017 before ultimately losing his job to Steven Williams.
The switch to Blake LaRussa, a former walk-on, was a stroke of genius by Bobby Wilder.