New vantage point
Quarterback Justin Thomas had a different perspective than usual Saturday against Mercer in the second half – the sideline. After Thomas was slightly dinged in the first half, coach Paul Johnson – confident that the Jackets were in control of the game and sharing similar faith in backup Matthew Jordan – decided to tether Thomas to the bench. What he saw in the second half:
“You can see a lot that they can’t,” he said. “Like, Oh, you could have done this, but in the game-time situation, if you were in the same thing, you probably would see the same thing they would see.