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rest of his things when he left the swampland for the heartland.
"By the end of my senior year of high school, I had nowhere to go," he said. "My test scores weren't good enough to go to a Division I school, so I knew I had to go the junior college route. My coach hooked me up with the coaches at Butler County, and that's where I went."
Carl Nesmith started his football career as a quarterback in his Florida high school. He made the transfer from offense to defense as a safety for the Jayhawks. Kansan file photo
So, that's how a Florida high school standout with gold teeth and baby dreads ended up here in Lawrence as a murderous tackler.
The Butcher credits his smooth transition from offense to defense to his ability to anticipate and react. The rest he credits to last year's secondary coach and school record holder for tackles in a season by a defensive back, Clint Bowen.
"He taught me everything I know about playing the safety position," Nesmith said. "He taught me how to play defense—making reads, covering receivers, making hits, everything. Now that he's gone (Bowen still is in the football program but no longer a coach), I still have a lot to learn on my own, but he's the one who got me started."
Another smile shows the gold teeth again while the Butcher talks about putting Bowen's secondary record of 114 tackles in 1993 under the knife this year.
Amidst all the attention of the pre-season honors, the big-hit reputation, and the fearsome nickname, Nesmith has kept his feet on the ground. Don't forget, a year ago at this time he was a junior college transfer with nothing to lean on and a whole lot to prove.
That fact rings an ironic bell in light of Nesmith's one-game suspension that kept him from playing in the 'Hawks' 31-17 loss against SMU two weeks ago in Dallas. And Saturday, Nesmith begins his mission to break the tackle record and help guide Kansas to a bowl game.
"I think I can do it, and so does he," Nesmith said. "He always gives me a hard time about it, and he likes to remind me that he even missed a game the year he set the record."
"It's a dream come true," he said. "I'm just happy that I have one position on the field that I can focus on and sort of identify myself by. I need to keep the same mindframe I've always had of just being Carl
"A year ago, if the ball was in the air, I would have just tried to crush the receiver. But this year, I understand that I need to make plays for the team, and if I can make an interception and take it to the house instead of making a big hit, I'm going to do that."
"He's done a tremendous job learning the defense in the time
Allen confirmed his free safety's progress.
that he's had," Allen said. "He's made the adjustment remarkably well, and he continues to do so every day."
Nesmith also has developed into a versatile player — a trait that has gotten the attention of offensive coordinators in the big 12 Conference and NFL scouts.
The Butcher said that during pre-game warmups he liked to look the opposing offense up and down until he found his man. Then, he says to himself, "That's the guy I want to hit."
And of course, he loves to talk a little trash on the field just to get into his opponent's head ... right before he tries to knock if off.
— Edited by Amy Randolph
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