Damn I surely do hope that Coach Shula can bring BAMA back to the top in
the next year or two....I am so sick of mediocre football teams....and I
am damn sure sick of those two orange fucking teams BAMA plays each
year....JVWatts
Pat Smoot wrote:
Recruiting Update
Tide adds late linebacker signee
July 29, 2005
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Proving that Mike Shula never stops recruiting, for the third
year in a row the Crimson Tide has signed a prospect just before the
start of fall drills. Two summers ago it was defensive end Wallace
Gilberry. Last summer it was defensive back Jeffrey Dukes. This week
it's linebacker Eryk Anders.
The past two seasons the 6-3, 223-pound Anders was a defensive
end at Smithson Valley HS, which is located in a suburb of San
Antonio, TX. As a senior, Anders racked up 115 tackles, 42 tackles for
losses and 11 sacks.
"Alabama is getting a real jewel of a football player, especially
considering it's so late," says Smithson Valley head coach Larry Hill.
"He was an All-State Class 5A player in the state of Texas, which is
pretty good when you consider it's the largest classification in a
state with a lot of good football players."
During his career, Anders played in two state championship games.
In last year's title game, he blocked a punt and returned it for a
touchdown. For all of last season, Anders blocked five kicks, two of
which he returned for touchdowns.
"He's got a hot motor," Hill says. "He plays wide open all the
time. Even though he's just over 220 pounds, he plays very strong. And
he's a great athlete who can run a 4.55 40. He anchored our mile relay
team and our sprint relay. The kid can really run."
Even though Anders played down at defensive end in high school,
it's believed he'll play outside linebacker for Alabama.
"They [Alabama] really haven't said for sure whether he'll play
down or at linebacker, but it will definitely be on the outside," Hill
says. "My guess is that he'll be an outside linebacker, because that's
where he would've played for us had we not needed him at end."
Similar to Gilberry's case two years ago, Hill believes that many
college scouts simply overlooked Anders.
"I think because he was an undersized defensive end a lot of
coaches missed him," Hill says. "I think they looked at him for the
way he was, rather than projecting him for what he could become. He's
6-3, 220-plus right now, and he's still growing. He wasn't this big
last season."
Hill says that Alabama, Texas Tech and Ole Miss had been keeping
tabs on Anders for several months.
"Originally he planned to walk on at Ole Miss," Hill says. "They
wanted him, but they were out of scholarships. They were going to give
him one as soon as it came open.
"Alabama had offered him the same deal. But then, from what I
gathered, Alabama had a scholarship come available here late and they
told him they wanted him to go ahead and sign now."
Anders is expected to report with the Alabama squad on Monday
night, August 9th.
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