One of the first things any quarterback fresh out of high school will learn in college is just how much faster everything moves. Tulane backup Christian Daniels got some of that lesson in the spring.
The true freshman arrived as an early enrollee after he completed high school senior season in Elon, North Carolina, and was immediately tested against the Green Wave and their deep crop of defensive backs.
His immediate impression?
"The defensive guys knew what they were doing," Daniels said. "They knew their responsibilities."
What in high school might have been an easy completion along the sideline suddenly was being contested by a defensive back whose skills were far superior to anything the three-star-rated passer had faced in high school.