When a player is injured or unavailable, coaches always preach “next man up”. It’s a tired old football cliche, but it was 100 percent true in Week 4 of the Syracuse Strong season.
Star quarterback Jason Boltus was unavailable due to other commitments, so Syracuse had to count on someone else to step up to the plate: wide receiver Zavon Watkins?!
Yes, that’s right the reigning NFA Offensive MVP at wide receiver jumped over to the quarterback position.
“The coaches always prepare us to be ready for anything and knowing multiple positions. This is semi-pro so you never know what’s going to happen to these guys.