Cadarius Gaskin might be the new Maurice Alexander, which would suit FIU football coaches just fine.
FIU (3-2, 1-0 Conference USA) is off this Saturday but will host Middle Tennessee on Oct. 13.
Alexander, who was a dual-threat quarterback at Miami’s Booker T. Washington, switched to wide receiver after this year’s spring practices had ended, and he is now FIU’s second-leading pass-catcher.
He took a bubble screen and went 76 yards for a touchdown in this past Saturday’s 55-9 win over lowly Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Alexander’s score, which was FIU’s first after surprisingly falling behind 3-0 to Pine Bluff, was built on speed but also knowledge.