GRAMBLING, Louisiana -- Johnathan Williams is a quarterback in the body of a point guard. He even jokes he's the Steve Nash of Grambling's campus.No, Williams isn't some MVP-level basketball player. He's just an athlete who just so happens to throw a football pretty well, well enough to establish himself as as one of top quarterbacks in the country.
The redshirt senior, who is listed at a point guard-like 5-foot-11, has racked up 29 passing touchdowns in nine games, which is just one behind only Eastern Washington's Jordan West for the FCS lead.
"Being the point guard of the offense changes a lot of things. It takes a lot of pressure off yourself knowing you don't have to make every play," Williams said Monday. "You just get the ball to the right person and they'll do the work. Film shows a lot of lot from our receivers and running backs taking slants and flat routes the distance. It's really just make the right reads and getting the ball out of your hands."
Williams is a key reason why Grambling (7-2, 7-0 SWAC) has won seven straight games and is one win away from clinching the SWAC West title.
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