North Vermilion's Dieterich moves from wide receiver to quarterback

North Vermilion senior Dade Dieterich is not worried about moving from wide receiver to quarterback.
He was the back-up quarterback last year and got in for a few plays.
About the only worry he has right now, a month before the 2015 high school season begins, is how to wear his long hair when he is wearing his football helmet.
Put his hair in a “man bun” or “let it flow” are Dieterich’s choices.
Which ever decision he makes, defenders will not be worrying about Dieterich’s hair style. Instead, they will be worrying about how to stop the 5-foot-9, 165-pound quarterback, who knows how to run with the football.
He was back up for starting quarterback Ty Desormeaux’s last year. Every now and then, NV head coach Richard Prejean would insert Dieterich into the quarterback position with the expectation he was going to run.
Heading into this season, there was little debate on who will replace Desormeaux, a 1,000 yard passer.
“Dade is a good athlete, so it was a good fit,” said Prejean. “With him in the game, he gives us a running quarterback. He has the leadership skills and the knowledge of the game to lead the offense.”
The last time Dieterich started as quarterback was when he was an 8th grader at Erath High Middle School. His father, Destin, was the head coach at Erath High, when Dade was in middle school.
Dade never made it to Erath High because his father transferred to North Vermilion High. As a freshman, Dieterich watched Joe Del Duhon lead the NV offense at quarterback and for the last two years, he enjoyed being on the other end of Desormeaux’s passes.
Now he is the starting quarterback. Learning the plays has not been the toughest challenge for Dieterich. He learned them last year.
His big worry, other than how to wear his hair, heading into the season is how will his mental state be each game.
“My biggest challenge is not getting down on my self,” he added. “I have to stay positive if things are not going our way.”
If being a new quarterback was not enough pressure, try having your father as your offensive coordinator. Destin will be signaling the plays into his son. A mess up by the younger Dieterich, and he may hear an earful when he gets back to the sideline from dad.
“My dad tells me to trust my reads and do not try too hard,” said Dade.
Destin has his thoughts on being the offensive coordinator with his son as QB.
“It is a unique situation in which few find themselves,” said Destin. “Of course I know there will be struggles separating our selves professionally and personally. However, I truly feel that we can work through them and it will be an incredibly rewarding experience.”
Destin said he is not worried about the stats his son puts up each week. He just wants him to help his team have a successful season.
Did the NV offensive coordinator give his quarterback any advice on what to do about his long hair.
“I told him the same thing my dad told me,” said Destin. “He said, ‘Keep it clean.’ These days there are much, much bigger battles to fight than the length of a kid’s hair.”
The Dieterichs are more worried about winning the battles against their opponents on Friday nights.