Oklama State senior backup quarterback J.W. Walsh has maintained that he's fine with whatever role the Cowboys coaches find for him.
Last year, he opened the year as the starter, but injury and then the rise of Mason Rudolph pushed him to No. 2 status.
Thursday night, in the Cowboys' 24-13 season-opening win at Central Michigan, Walsh had a role; a small yet significant role.
Walsh scored the game's first touchdown, entering on a third-and-1 play from the Chippewas' 1, and kept the ball on an option run for the score.
“We practiced it.