College football spotlight: UAB's Jonathan Perry

Patience has been a virtue for Jonathan Perry throughout the first two years of his college football career. The former Dunbar quarterback redshirted as a freshman and got acclimated to life at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Then last fall, Perry broke his collarbone in camp and missed the entire season. Heading into year three, however, Perry seems primed to make an impact. The 6-foot-2, 215-pound redshirt sophomore – the fifth-string signal caller one year ago – finished spring practice as the Blazers’ backup quarterback. “I think I said [before beginning college that] between the second and third year I [wanted to] be in a position where I can be the guy and quarterback the offense. I feel like I’m not there yet, but I feel like I’m on my way,” Perry said. “I’ve got a lot more to work on, a lot more to do. I feel like the goal I have is definitely reachable right now.” Perry was a late addition to UAB’s 2009 recruiting class, having earned a qualifying SAT ...