Sunday, November 24, 2013

B-CU's Jenkins steers Wildcats to Florida Classic win, loftier expectations

ORLANDO, Florida  -- It's not often that a head football coach benches his starting quarterback during a game and winds up helping him hoist the game MVP trophy.

Brian Jenkins is that kind of coach.

There he sat Saturday at the Florida Citrus Bowl grinning during the post-game press conference with his quarterback Quentin Williams.

Williams was the quarterback who led his team to a 21-3 halftime lead over rival Florida A&M in the Florida Classic Saturday at the Citrus Bowl.

The same quarterback he would bench midway through the third quarter after Williams fumbled, leading to a 45-yard touchdown by FAMU's Jonathan Pillow.

And the same quarterback he put back in the game to finish off the Wildcats 29-10 victory, B-CU's third straight over its state rival.

"I got used to it my freshman year when I first came in here," Williams said of ...

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