Even with a healthy Austin Howard, Southern rotated John Lampley in as a dual-threat option

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Senior quarterback Austin Howard made it through his first entire game without an injury scare in the 2017 season, but he wasn’t on the field for the whole game.

Southern rotated true freshman quarterback John Lampley into the game for several series as a sort of change-of-pace option behind Howard.

Coach Dawson Odums gave two reasons for the decision to use Lampley with a healthy Howard at his disposal.

“It really gives us a chance to take some of the pounding off Austin and yet utilize John’s legs,” Odums said. “And John can throw the ball, you can’t just sit on his running.”

“I thought he played well. What we asked him to do, I thought he managed that part of the game.”

Southern used Lampley much in the same fashion that it did with Deonte Shorts last season — as a more mobile option that gives defenses another wrinkle to prepare for.

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