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Pruitt: Jeremy Banks could play at linebacker as early as this week

If you’re a running back, fumbling problems will get you benched. In this case, they may have gotten freshman Jeremy Banks moved to the defensive side of the football. The former three-star running back worked at linebacker during Tuesday’s practice after seeing his workload decrease in the backfield.

On Wednesday, Jeremy Pruitt addressed the move.

“I think it gives us a chance to get our best players on the field,” Pruitt said on Wednesday’s SEC Teleconference. “It gives (Banks) an opportunity to possibly contribute a little more. He’s had a little bit of a problem holding onto the football.