There is no doubting the quickness and speed of Asa Martin, a former Mr. Football in Alabama who transferred to Troy in January after spending the past three years at
“My question on Asa coming here was would he run behind his pads and run somebody over,” Troy head coach Jon Sumrall said following a recent practice. “I knew he had the skillset and athletic movements and ability to play in space and he’s a really good pass catcher.”
“In a scrimmage , you saw him make a couple of runs and get behind his pads and run defenders over, which was exciting,” Sumrall said. “If he can add that to his game … I’ve challenged him … I’ve told him we’re really direct around here and don’t pull any punches. I’ve told him, ‘I’ve seen you do these things – this is the one thing you have to do to take the next step as a player.’
“Me and him played together from probably about sixth grade and we played at Austin together and we even played in the defensive backfield together,” Martin said. “I played corner and he played a little corner, too.”“I hadn’t been in college with anybody that close,” Martin said. “Every day we’re chilling, or we’ll go work out and go watch a little film. We’re pushing each other.
“It’s been more what I’m used to,” Martin said. “I’m from Courtland, Alabama, which is a really small town. Troy isn’t very big as well, so for me, I fit right in.”“In my career, being kind of a skill guy at a running back; being kind of a lighter guy, it’s always been, ‘We know he can make a guy miss, but can he run a guy over, and can he get the hard 2 or the hard 3?’” Martin said.
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