Who is John Lampley? The frontrunner in Southern's quarterback competition is no stranger to position battles

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- John Lampley doesn’t call home as much as he should.

His first semester at Southern University, Lampley went back to see his family every chance he got. He was the fourth-string quarterback and constantly told his parents how homesick he was for his life back in Kennesaw, Georgia.

By the end of this summer, almost a year later, Lampley couldn’t get back to Baton Rouge fast enough.

But even now, when life gets tough, Lampley’s father, also named John Lampley, is still the first person he calls for advice.

Take, for instance, a few weeks ago.

Lampley was embroiled in a fierce, three-way quarterback competition since the day Austin Howard walked off the field for the final time last November. In eight months, at least officially, neither he nor Bubba McDaniel or Ladarius Skelton had so much as an edge in the race.

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