Sunday, August 10, 2008

DSU transfer Walters has been welcome surprise at tailback for JSU

Sometimes things work out in an odd way - just ask Terrell Walters. The Jackson State running back didn't make a lasting impression during two years at Delta State, then came a coaching change in which the two sides didn't exactly see eye to eye. "Basically, I went from a program that they said I really couldn't be anything to a program where I feel I can contribute and make plays," Walters said."

Walters said adios to the Statesmen and transferred to JSU, where he had to sit out the 2007 Southwestern Athletic Conference championship season. The 2008 spring practices came around and suddenly Walters was one of two tailbacks on the roster as Lavarius Giles and Cody Hull had exhausted their eligibility and Erik Haw, who started eight games last season, entered the NFL draft.

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