DeMasi fitting in well at Savannah State

 Russell DeMasi 

SAVANNAH, Georgia -- All Russell DeMasi wanted in this business was an opportunity. And at Savannah State, you can get anywhere from here.

So the former Savannah Christian star and Georgia Southern jack-of-all trades now shares his wealth of football knowledge — albeit from just 25 years on this earth — with the Savannah State Tigers quarterbacks.

It’s his first full-time coaching job and overtime pay should be in order. SSU is expected to go into Saturday’s game with Bethune-Cookman — the Tigers’ third game of the season — with its third starting quarterback, Arshon Spaulding.

“Just being from Savannah, you heard some things that weren’t very good about Savannah State,” DeMasi said. “I look at it as I want to build something and help a place that hasn’t been up for awhile.”

DeMasi might be mostly associated with option football, quarterbacking both option-heavy Savannah Christian and Georgia Southern, but he’s been amid a smorgasbord of offensive philosophies throughout his life.

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