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Just got back from the football banquet. A few new college commitments:
...and here's the biggie. It is now official that, barring major injury, Tucker will continue its incredible string of sending every single starting tailback to a D-1 school. Oklahoma State became the first school in a what I believe will be a long line to offer B.Y. a scholly. Congrats Brandyn!!! The awards, as best as I can remember them: Phil Payne Award (playing through adversity and injury): FB/LB Jimmy Coleman Iron Man Award (hardest worker in weight room): Thomas Brown Venable Memorial Lineman Award: G Ricky Stephens Kelly Cofer Award (all-around...character, leadership, academics): G/LB Andrew McKain Key Stats RUSHING Brandyn Young: 140 carries, 967 yards, 6.9 ypc, 9 TD's Thomas Brown: 113 carries, 928 yards, 8.2 ypc, 17 TD's D.T. McDowell: 96 carries, 642 yards, 6.6 ypc, 8 TD's Jimmy Coleman: 53 carries, 605 yards, 11.4 ypc, 8 TD's Hamilton Sims: 32 carries, 185 yards, 6.9 ypc, 3 TD's Asher Allen: 10 carries, 171 yards, 17.1 ypc, 2 TD's RECEIVING James Swinton: 27 catches, 505 yards, 3 TD's Raejon Alexander: 26 catches, 452 yards, 3 TD's Brandon Lang: 14 catches, 299 yards, 2 TD's PASSING D.T. McDowell: 94 for 158, 1602 yards, 59.5%, 8 TD's, 7 INT's KICKING Blake Harr: 52 for 56 PAT's, 7 for 8 FG's (35 long), 73 points Brad Daniels: 5 for 5 PAT's, 1 for 2 FG's (42 long), 8 points TACKLES Andrew McKain: 77 solo, 68 ast, 145 total, 8 TFL Hamilton Sims: 59 solo, 30 ast, 89 total, 15 TFL Jimmy Coleman: 45 solo, 34 ast, 79 total, 3 TFL SACKS Brandon Lang: 9 Hamilton Sims: 5 Taveres Kearney: 4 Andrew McKain: 2 Jimmy Coleman: 2
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From this morning's AJC: http://www.ajc.com/highschool/conten...karecruit.html
Tucker leads in big-time scholarships By MICHAEL CARVELL The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Tucker will likely edge out Marist for having the most football players sign major-college scholarships. The Tigers are expected to have six players sign letters-of-intent on Wednesday, including tailback Thomas Brown and defensive end Brandon Lang, to the University of Georgia. Split end James Swinton is headed to Auburn, fullback Jimmy Coleman to Tulane and linebacker Andrew McCain to Air Force. Tucker quarterback D.T. McDowell will announce a decision after returning from an official visit to Mississippi State this weekend. McDowell is choosing among the Bulldogs, Louisiana State, Troy State and Nebraska. McDowell had committed to Nebraska last summer but changed his mind after the school fired its staff. The new regime at Nebraska is recruiting him as an "athlete," which McDowell is not keen about because he has his heart set on playing quarterback. He canceled an official visit to Nebraska this past weekend. "Mississippi State might be the school to beat, but we'll see," Tucker coach Bill Ballard said. "D.T. really likes Troy State, which would allow him to play both major college football and baseball." Troy State is a surprise contender for McDowell, who said he is seriously considering the Alabama school. "Most people don't know about Troy State, but it's definitely a team on the rise. It would be neat to be part of building a program." At Marist, quarterback Sean McVay pulled a minor surprise by canceling his recruiting trip to Duke last weekend and committing to Miami of Ohio. Two Marist players, cornerback Chris Davis and lineman Matt Rumsey, are headed to Duke, and cornerback William Middleton said he will sign with Furman. Lakeside has at least two players on the way to major colleges: Cornerback Anthony Broadnax to Illinois and safety Will Dunbar to Alabama-Birmingham. Lakeside linebacker Brandon Williams got long looks from many schools, but ended up deciding on Furman. Lakeside quarterback Jaeson Courseault is headed to Morehouse, and safety Keylon Callaway will sign with Clark Atlanta. Two or three other Lakeside players are still mulling small-college offers, according to coach Bill Harris. "It's a great thing to see this many of our players earn scholarships because it will make the younger kids want to come out and play football," Harris said.
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Good news. Glad to hear about the number of players able to land scholarships.
My high school coach recently left to coach at a nearby town with his son. It'll be hard to cheer for the Potosi Trojans instead of North County Raiders, but it's something I will have to do. Coach first, school second.
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my highschool only has one guy getting a college scholarship, and hes a 6-8 320 OL headed to Colorado State
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Oh...here's a nice bit of student-athlete news:
Jimmy, Thomas, Andrew and D.T. were all among those honored at the football banquet on Monday night for having a GPA > 3.0 in the first semester (football season) this year. I *think* Brandon and Swinton were also so-honored, but I can't remember for sure. (They called out their names and had them stand, and Brandon and Swinton weren't very near me. They both seem to be bright kids, so I wouldn't have been surprised to hear their names called, and therefore it wouldn't have stuck hard in my memory. The other four I remember visually, since they were sitting very near where I was.)
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Raejon Alexander--Lane College (committed) Brandon Johnson--Lane College (committed) Blake Harr--could end up D-1 also (kicker) at UAB. Jonathon Jenkins--Davidson, Univ. of South, Furman Clay Muirhead--Furman, MTSU Rickey Stephens--several small schools Steven Roche--Lane College, several other small schools Santarius Felts--has several Juco options
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Weve got some guys going to smaller schools as well, but its cool to know some of the other guys around the city. Im good friends with Zach Miller. hes the #1 TE in the nation, and plays for one of our rivals(just picked Arizona State). I also know guys like Marcus thomas(ran for 3,600 yards last season..at UofA). This is a pretty good year for both my states recruiting(Arizona and Missouri), and im lucky enough to know most of the Arizona guys since we play football with them all the time. Im a junior reciever but i have already been contacted by quite a few major D-1 colleges(5 in Pac-10, 2 Big 12, and some of the smaller conferences)...but i just injured my knee wrestling and that may really kill my football career.
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We're having a Super Bowl party here at my new office/digs, and Andrew McKain just got here, fresh from his visit to Air Force. He has now officially committed!
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Cool. The coach I worked with last season has a son at the AF Academy!
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Good luck to these kids. I hope they make the right decisions for themselves and don't feel pressure to go to a certain school because of pressure from the family or the media "experts".
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Thomas: UGA fan from childhood. Close-knit family. Wanted to be close to home. RB situation in Athens not fully settled. Virtual no-brainer here. Brandon: From day 1 of the process, UGA was his #1 choice. Even though FSU and others had offered, he was just waiting on the Dawgs. (He's the real-life equivalent of an "idolizes" prospect in TCY.) Jimmy: Has no illusions about the NFL. Wants to be somewhere in the sports medicine field. Tulane is a great school. Great fit. McKain: Top-notch student. Strong family. Well-disciplined. Strong leader among his peers. (He's on the church league b-ball team that I coach, and I'd be willing to let him be the player-coach on nights when I couldn't be at a game if the league would allow it.) This kid has "military academy" written all over him. I wouldn't be shocked to see General McKain as a member of the Joint Chiefs one day. Seriously. Swinton: The only one I'm unsure of. He committed to Auburn awfully early, and I'd never heard him talk much about them. However, it sounds like he's going to be on the track team as well there. I don't know much about their track program, but it is nice that he'll be able to do both. Right now, he's a better track man than football player, so maybe they can develop both. If D.T. is really only drafted in the middle rounds, and Troy State will let him play both sports, that sounds like a great fit for him as well.
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D.T. went with Troy State. He walked into the library undecided. He pulled Thomas outside for quite some time, then came in and talked to Coach Ballard. He was still undecided. They put him last in order of the guys that signed, so he could think a little longer. The entire time he was sitting there, you could see that he was completely tortured. When it came time for him, he had both letters in front of him. He probably waited 60-90 seconds before signing.
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FRONT ROW (L to R): QB D.T. McDowell--Troy State, WR James Swinton--Auburn, LB Andrew McKain--Air Force, RB Thomas Brown--Georgia, DE/OLB Brandon Lang--Georgia, ATH Jimmy Coleman, Tulane BACK ROW (L to R): Head Coach Bill Ballard, WR Brandon Johnson--Lane, WR Raejon Alexander--Lane, K Blake Harr, Georgia Military College, T Stephen Roche, Lane, T Jonathan Jenkins--University of the South There may be a few more to come...
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Tucker QB follows his heart to Troy State
By MICHAEL CARVELL Atlanta Journal-Constitution Staff Writer The Tigers had 11 players sign college scholarships. McDowell sat at the end of the table as coach Bill Ballard announced each player's name and college choice. Things got very interesting when Ballard got to his final senior. "I said, 'Here's our quarterback and I'm not sure where he's going,' " Ballard said. "All the people in the room kind of laughed. Then it got kind of silent." The outgoing McDowell was suddenly speechless. He had committed to Nebraska earlier in the season but decommitted after the school changed coaches. As he sat at the table, he could not decide between Mississippi State or Troy State. The agony was apparent on McDowell's face as he went back and forth between the two schools for nearly a minute. McDowell had the hats of both colleges in front of him on the table. He finally picked up the white one, from Troy State. His coaches, teammates and teammates' parents clapped. "For a second there, it was like, 'Enee meenee miny mo,' " McDowell said. "I just wasn't sure. Then I made up my mind, Then I was undecided again. "I finally told myself that I had to get control of the situation. I wasn't going to pick the school where the majority of people wanted me to go. I went with the college that was best for me." McDowell could be the most decorated recruit in the history of Alabama-based Troy State. Assistant Mark Fleetwood, a former coach at Habersham Central, had built a close relationship with McDowell during the past year, and it turned out to be the deciding factor. McDowell led Tucker to the state semifinals, where it lost to Statesboro. Tucker finished with a 12-2 record. "Everyone realizes Troy State is not on par with Nebraska, but it was a great fit for D.T," Ballard said. "They are an up-and-coming program, and [McDowell] has a chance to made a huge impact next year." Mississippi State heavily recruited McDowell in recent weeks, but it was too late because of the relationship he developed during the recruiting process with Troy State.
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UPDATE: Spring practice began this week. Despite the loss of such a talented and successful Senior Class, that bunch out there on the field is looking GOOD. It was fun to get to talk a bit on the sidelines with scouts from four different schools today (Maryland, UNC, UConn, UAB). They're all going after B.Y. hard and heavy. Also, Tavares is getting some serious D-1 looks as well. Maryland seems very interested in him. Finally, the most exciting news is that success breeds success: living in a heavily-populated county with 22 high schools and only 3 or 4 strong football schools, we reap some benefits--the father of one of the better young QB's in the county decided that with D.T. graduating, it would be worth it for his son's benefit to move to Tucker.
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Thoughts from Spring Practice and the Spring Game:
1. The kids were really playing hard and getting after it. In fact, the 2nd-team defense played with some SERIOUS fire for a while. B.Y. might not get hit as hard the entire regular season as two or three of the licks he took from the backups yesterday. Nice! 2. Rising Juniors Asher Allen and Mike Compton are both looking VERY, VERY good. Asher had a 70+ yard TD run. Looks like Tucker will return at least three D-1 backs next year. Scouts from several major colleges, there primarily because of B.Y. and Tavares, were asking spectators at practice about numbers 21 and 29. 3. I don't know where B.Y. is going to stack up nationally, but that boy seems to be getting a *lot* of attention. 4. There is a ton of enthusiasm and excitement around the program in general. There were more non-parents at the Spring Game than I've ever seen in the past, and several former Tigers who are now playing in college dotted the sidelines and the stands, from the small-timers like Robert Reese, Keon Slappy, etc. to blue-chipper Jabari Davis. I think the run to the Dome, followed by the January double tragedy, followed by having so many people present at Signing Day to see 12 kids commit, brought the community together around the football team like never before. Spectator attendance at Spring Practice was *much* higher than normal as well. That energy/closeness/bonding seems to be rubbing off on the kids. After the Spring Game, some good friends of ours had the entire team, all the coaches and a bunch of Tucker football supporters over for a pig pickin'. Over 100 kids in their yard eating BBQ, and visiting with each other and the adults who support them fervently. *GREAT* "family time." 5. I'm guessing that having 6 guys go D-1 this past year put Tucker "on the map" more with major colleges. There were WAY more scouts around than I've ever seen this spring--usually several different BCS Conference schools every time I was there. 6. It should be an interesting year in Georgia Class AAAA. Traditionally strong teams like Marist, Tucker and Thomas County Central all lost very strong senior classes. Shaw is dropping down to AAA, and Statesboro lost their head coach. Those five teams would have been pretty much everyone's top 5 at the end of this year, and shuffle 'em around a little and you'll get close to the top 5 in any given year in the recent past. A couple of solid AAAAA schools are dropping down to AAAA in Northside and Warner Robbins. We could see a big-time "changing of the guard" in the power structure. At the very least, we'll see some Dooley-esque poor-mouthing as Marist, Tucker, TCC and Statesboro supporters all talk publicly to each other about how much talent we've lost, and how we'll be lucky to go 7-3 this year, while privately we'll all still harbor Dome aspirations.
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B.Y. has given Maryland a verbal.
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D.T. McDowell was the 593rd overall selection in the MLB Draft. He was selected by the Anaheim Angels.
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I was not aware of that. Is he going to play baseball at Troy besides Football, or is he just gonna be a 1 sport superstar?
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1. Got to visit with Thomas a bit this afternoon. He was in town for the weekend. He's loving the competition at UGA, and excited for practice to start.
2. D.T. is in Arizona, playing rookie league ball in the Anaheim organization. 3. The first 2004 6-AAAA Preview is online. Here ya go...
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YAYYYY!!! First day of practice today. It is conditioning only this week. A few comments...
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SD - I think it may be time to start a "Real Life Tucker Dynasty: 2004".
While we've gotten to know BY and the others from this thread, it's a new team, with new players and new challenges (RIP Coach V ) so a new thread to reflect this new season is appropriate. Plus you might get some new followers who might otherwise be put off by a five page thread. {EDIT: typed 2005, but meant 2004}
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I know B.Y. has verbaled to MD - any idea why? Was there something in particular that caused him to head that far north? I know in the past MD has had little chance of making inroads that far south. As a MD fan, I'd love to hear if you could shed some light... |
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I'm guessing Coach Freidgen's time at Tech is helping his Atlanta/Georgia recruiting. But that is just a guess. SD could shed more light.
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Since we're right around five years from when this thread was started, I thought I'd do a quick, "where are they now" from every name mentioned in the "Meet The Offense" and "Meet The Defense" posts. Updates in red.
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Asher Allen gets drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 3rd Round (86th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.
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The Falcons signed Swinton to the practice squad today.
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Oh, and Brandon Lang won All Sun Belt and is being projected as a 2nd-day pick.
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