Dwenger-Harding notes Both John Goodman for Dwenger and Marquelo Suel for Harding returned to their natural positions for parts of the Saints’ 38-13 win Saturday.
Goodman, a Notre Dame-bound receiver, has started both Dwenger games at quarterback.
But he lined up in the slot position for a couple of plays and caught a 22-yard touchdown pass from Trevor Yerrick.
I wouldn’t get used to Goodman playing receiver, though. It seems the Saints will use it on occasion to keep defenses on their toes.
“At the beginning of the season, we really didn’t know that was going to happen,” Goodman said. “We tried it a little bit last week against Concordia, and it was an incomplete pass.
“We thought with the defense they play, we thought we could do that and trick them a little bit. It worked out with a touchdown, and another pretty long pass. It is nice to go back to receiver. It felt really comfortable. The touchdown felt like the old days.”
Suel is headed to Indiana next season to play receiver for the Hoosiers. He too has started two games at QB.
In the second half, with the game out of reach, Suel played at receiver, while sophomore Darious Griffin played quarterback.
Suel caught one pass for seven yards. Griffin was 6-of-14 passing for 71 yards, but threw three interceptions.
“I like the move we made with Griffin at quarterback,” Harding coach Sherwood Haydock said. “He will have to make that move eventually. We are a better team with him at quarterback and Suel at receiver. It opens up more in our running game.”
- By Greg Jones, The Journal Gazette