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)
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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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