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Nick Kyles.
Slef E.
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Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 3:20
PM
Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] Tide adds late
linebacker signee
Who's scholarship became available, though...
--- Joe
Goodson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Hot damn. He might have just signed the next
Zack
> Thomas.
> Joe
>
> "Only two things are
infinite, the universe and
> human stupidity, and I'm not
> sure
about the former."
> - Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
> -----
Original Message -----
> From: "Pat Smoot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
To: <[email protected]>
> Sent:
Friday, July 29, 2005 6:36 PM
> Subject: [RollTideFan] Tide adds late
linebacker
> signee
>
>
>
> 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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