Note: Leo is in the kitchen working on the Gerald Holmes post. Have you ever tried to make a Baked Alaska? Sheesh.
MSU announced yesterday that has accepted Tres Barksdale as a preferred walk-on for the class of 2012. Barksdale is ranked a two-star prospect by Scout and unranked by the other two recruiting services. He was a Georgetown Hoyas football commit(they don't award scholarships in football), so expect an angry phone call from Kevin Kelly about poaching commits. (Not really.) As a senior Barksdale snagged 32 catches for 411 yards and 5 Touchdowns. Interestingly, as a sophomore he had 38 grabs for 578 yards and 5 Touchdowns. That likely means doesn't mean anything, I just thought it was interesting.
Barksdale goes 6'2" and 183. So in case you were worried Dantonio forgot he likes wide receivers who only shop the big and tall section, he hasn't.
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This video was compiled across his last three years of high school from 2009-2011. What's to love about this kid? He does a nice job after the catch slipping the initial tackle and getting a few extra yards. He does well catching passes in the middle of the field. His hands are good in this highlight video, but you don't build a three year highlight video and show him flat out dropping a pass. Obviously he's missing elite speed and that's why he had no FBS offers. He's getting caught from behind or losing ground whenever he gets into a breakaway situation.
Obviously he redshirts this year, whether he sees the field at MSU or not is a matter of time. Still, the thing that makes good football programs into great football programs is a healthy walk-on program.
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Six Spartans were invited to the combine yesterday. Edwin Baker, Kirk Cousins, B.J. Cunningham, Keshawn Martin, Trenton Robinson and Jerel Worthy all received invitations. Worthy and Baker were late additions because juniors aren't included in the first round of invitations. Notably absent was Brian Linthicum, if you're a team that uses your Tight Ends to disguise pre-snap play calls and then throws to your Tight End, you best be looking at this guy. Niners, Pats and Lions I'm looking at you.
Trenton Robinson reports a cop for his potty mouth.Greg Jones proposes to his girlfriend right after winning the Super Bowl, which on the list of manly ways to propose is pretty close to the top. KJ talks tempo-free over on the Only Colors. The Georgia Leather Helmet Blog talks about yesterday's film study on the MSU defense.
MSU announced yesterday that has accepted Tres Barksdale as a preferred walk-on for the class of 2012. Barksdale is ranked a two-star prospect by Scout and unranked by the other two recruiting services. He was a Georgetown Hoyas football commit(they don't award scholarships in football), so expect an angry phone call from Kevin Kelly about poaching commits. (Not really.) As a senior Barksdale snagged 32 catches for 411 yards and 5 Touchdowns. Interestingly, as a sophomore he had 38 grabs for 578 yards and 5 Touchdowns. That likely means doesn't mean anything, I just thought it was interesting.
Barksdale goes 6'2" and 183. So in case you were worried Dantonio forgot he likes wide receivers who only shop the big and tall section, he hasn't.
A Predictor of Future Success is YOUtube
This video was compiled across his last three years of high school from 2009-2011. What's to love about this kid? He does a nice job after the catch slipping the initial tackle and getting a few extra yards. He does well catching passes in the middle of the field. His hands are good in this highlight video, but you don't build a three year highlight video and show him flat out dropping a pass. Obviously he's missing elite speed and that's why he had no FBS offers. He's getting caught from behind or losing ground whenever he gets into a breakaway situation.
Obviously he redshirts this year, whether he sees the field at MSU or not is a matter of time. Still, the thing that makes good football programs into great football programs is a healthy walk-on program.
Bonus Links
Six Spartans were invited to the combine yesterday. Edwin Baker, Kirk Cousins, B.J. Cunningham, Keshawn Martin, Trenton Robinson and Jerel Worthy all received invitations. Worthy and Baker were late additions because juniors aren't included in the first round of invitations. Notably absent was Brian Linthicum, if you're a team that uses your Tight Ends to disguise pre-snap play calls and then throws to your Tight End, you best be looking at this guy. Niners, Pats and Lions I'm looking at you.
Trenton Robinson reports a cop for his potty mouth.Greg Jones proposes to his girlfriend right after winning the Super Bowl, which on the list of manly ways to propose is pretty close to the top. KJ talks tempo-free over on the Only Colors. The Georgia Leather Helmet Blog talks about yesterday's film study on the MSU defense.
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