SSU's Bostick to back up DeFilippis at QB

SSU Tigers starting quarterback A.J. DeFilippis

Antonio Bostick has secured Savannah State University's No. 2 quarterback job behind starter A.J. DeFilippis, interim head coach Julius Dixon said Wednesday after the Tigers' first practice in full pads. "Right now it's A.J. and then Antonio Bostick," said Dixon, who added that freshmen Anthony Prophet, Avery Cheeks and Jake Durham are competing for the third-string job.

DeFilippis, a 6-foot-3, 191-pound junior from Pooler, Georgia was the only quarterback academically eligible to participate in spring practices. Kurvin Curry, a sophomore who split time with DeFilippis last season, is academically ineligible this season.

Bostick, a 6-foot-1, 190-pound redshirt freshman from Greensboro, Fla., spent last season on the sideline signaling in plays to the quarterbacks. "Redshirting helped me a lot," Bostick said. "To see two experienced guys (DeFilippis and Curry) play the game of college football was a blessing for me. I didn't have a problem signaling plays in from the sideline. I feel very comfortable. Last year, it was a learning curve situation for me."

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