On Monday, Head Coach Major Applewhite met with the media at a press conference to speak on the storylines leading into this week’s game against SMU.
Junior quarterback D’eriq King was a hot topic as he accounted for seven touchdowns in the game against USF. Applewhite spoke on King’s ability to read a defense and decide between running and passing.
“D’eriq is just taking opportunities, plays breaking down, playing off schedule,” Applewhite said. “There are some designed quarterback runs that we have to use, that’s his strength or one of his strengths. We try not to run our quarterback too much, but there are some instances that we do want to run him.