One of the more interesting players to watch during the spring football craze with be the improvement of Baylor’s 410-pound tight end-H Back, LaQuan McGowan.
The 6’7, 410 pounds behemoth would normally line up at guard. Baylor coaches are working on turning him into the ultimate weapon per the Waco Tribune:
The big man is wearing No. 80 and has been practicing there during spring drills.
“We’re looking at him as kind of a slot and tight end type of guy,” Baylor coach Art Briles said. “He can certainly help us in the run game in those situations. The way we’re looking at it is we’ve got three games in nonconference to kind of feel it out and see what he can do and teach him what to do in live action.”
Baylor quarterback Seth Russell likes throwing to McGowan because he has big, soft hands.
“His hands are about as big as my leg, so I can pretty much put it wherever, and he can snag it out of the air,” Russell said.
McGowan actually caught an 18-yard touchdown pass from Bryce Petty in the Cotton Bowl last year.