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Post by aggie2008 on Feb 6, 2008 21:41:29 GMT -5
GREENSBORO, February 6, 2008 -- North Carolina A&T football coach spent Wednesday by the fax machine waiting for players to commit to N.C. A&T. When he walked away from the fax machine he was pleased with what came out of it. The Aggies signed 27 players on signing day, including seven defensive linemen and five offensive linemen. The Aggies also added five receivers to the fold.
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Post by Bornthrilla on Feb 6, 2008 21:54:19 GMT -5
GREENSBORO, FEBRUARY 6, 2008 – Each of the past two seasons, the North Carolina A&T football team has fielded one of the smallest teams in the MEAC. Head coach Lee Fobbs aims to correct that with his 2008 recruiting class. Fobbs announced the signing of five offensive linemen and seven defensive linemen on National Signing Day from the Alumni Event Center on Wednesday night.
A total of 27 players signed on to become future Aggies. “We met some of our goals upfront on both sides of the ball,’’ said Fobbs, who will be entering his third season as the head of the Aggies football program. “We wanted to attract some speed as well, but our main concentration was the offensive and defensive lines.”
Fobbs and his coaching staff addressed many of their needs along the offensive and defensive lines by signing prep standouts within the state of North Carolina. Twenty-four of Fobbs’ 27-man class was signed out of high school. Of those 24 players, there are 21 players in the class from North Carolina, giving Fobbs and his staff an impressive showing within their own borders.
“I think that is ultimately how we’re going to build a strong and steady program here,’’ said Fobbs. “We have to give our young men a chance to learn our system over a four-to-five year period. To have so many of our high school signees from within the state shows how hard our coaches have worked to build relationships within the state.”
Four Triad high school players singed with the Aggies, including Dudley wide receiver Torrian Warren. Warren is following in his father’s footsteps by attending N.C. A&T. Warren, a 6-3, 175-pound receiver led Dudley to the Class 3-AA state championship on Dec. 8 and was named the game’s MVP. Warren’s father Thomas was a first-team All-MEAC performer in 1978 and is a member of the N.C. A&T Hall of Fame.
The other Triad signees include Eden Morehead defensive lineman Micah Stanfield, Winston-Salem Parkland offensive lineman Kimeko James and Winston-Salem Carver wide receiver McKinley Morning.
Stanfield led the Eden Morehead in sacks last season and he is geared to lead Morehead to its second state wrestling title in three years. Both James and Morning were All-Piedmont Triad 3-A first-team all-conference performers.
Fobbs and his staff did head to the junior college ranks to grab what could be their offensive leader in 2008. Carlton Fears, a 6-1, 185-pound quarterback, attended Georgia Military College for two seasons. He completed a total of 107 passes for 1,692 yards, 14 touchdowns and eight interceptions during his time there. Fears will have to compete with rising sophomore Shelton Morgan and rising junior Herbert Miller for playing time at the quarterback position.
“I think he is going to bring a lot of leadership qualities,’’ said Fobbs. “He is a heady kid with good size, athleticism and his biggest strength is that he can make plays. He can step in and play right away, so there is going to be some good competition at the QB spot.”
Fears is the only quarterback the Aggies signed. Defensive linemen made up a fourth of the class with seven players signing. Wide receivers and offensive linemen were tied for second most signed at a particular positing with five signees apiece. There were four defensive backs, three running backs and two linebackers signed to the Aggies initial 2008 class.
“We signed guys who can help us right away, which is something we really wanted to do,’’ said Fobbs. “The biggest surprise for us is that in addition to getting bigger, we also got faster. We came away with some talented wide receivers who can make plays. I think the speed we attracted is going to make us so much better.”
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Post by Aggie One on Feb 6, 2008 22:20:37 GMT -5
2008 N.C. A&T Football Recruiting Class (27)
Fernando White 5-9 165 WR Charlotte, NC (Independence) Torrian Warren 6-3 175 WR Greensboro, NC (Dudley) Derek Gould 6-4 185 WR Brownsville, NJ (Pemberton) Donte Prince 6-3 195 WR Laurinburg, NC (Scotland Co.) Dreyan Willis 6-1 195 WR Snow Hill, NC (Dean JUCO) McKinley Morgan 6-2 175 WR Winston Salem, NC (Carver)
Justin Duhaney 5-11 180 RB Charlotte, NC (Victory Christian) Michael Mayhew 5-10 185 RB Charlotte, NC (East Mecklenburg) Darius Moore 6-0 190 RB Concord, NC (Central Cabarrus)
Carlton Fears 6-1 185 QB Stone Mountain, GA (Georgia Military)
Brent Walker 6-1 285 OL Durham, NC (Hillside) Willie Pettiford 6-4 330 OL Roxboro, NC (Person) Kimeko James 6-5 305 OL Winston Salem, NC (Parkland) Isiah Holland 6-5 300 OL Wilson, NC (Fike) Donald Pollock 6-7 370 OL Goldsboro, NC (Goldsboro)
Quay Long 5-10 170 DB Charlotte, NC (West Charlotte) Justin Ferrell 5-10 180 DB Danville, VA (George Washington) Louis Muldow 5-10 175 DB Greenville, NC (Rose)
Bobby Hedgepeth 6-3 235 LB Enfield, NC (Northwest Halifax) Austin Bowden 6-3 235 LB Fayetteville, NC (E.E. Smith)
Aaron Bethea 6-1 285 DL Red Springs, NC (Red Springs) Terry Davis 6-1 275 DL Bunn, NC (Bunn) Micah Stanfield 6-2 285 DL Eden, NC (Morehead) Brandon Young 6-3 260 DL Louisville, KY (Manuel) Jarrell Herring 6-2 260 DL Detroit, MI (Grand Rapids CC) Leviston Lewis 6-1 325 DL Charlotte, NC (Joliet CC)
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Post by Bornthrilla on Feb 6, 2008 22:28:02 GMT -5
I am not going to lie and say I know anything about any of those kids. However some of the receivers and D-lineman looked very good. I'm not sure which kids will be props and who will actually show up on campus this summer, but there was definitely some first rate talent displayed in those highlight films tonight.
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Post by aggie2008 on Feb 6, 2008 22:32:32 GMT -5
Isaiah Holland from Wilson's Fike is my classmate...he's pretty decent on the field
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Post by trues on Feb 6, 2008 23:21:01 GMT -5
Thrilla he has the 65 67 OL linemens I been asking for since he started coaching at A&T and you laugh in my face. LOL
What your take on the QB? Is he a pocket passer or a running QB. Can he take the job from Miller. That's all I want know?
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Post by Bornthrilla on Feb 6, 2008 23:28:14 GMT -5
Miller will still start next season. Now that he has a real QB coach coming in, this will be his breakout year.
BTW: I would wait until all the SAT scores come in before I get excited about any 6-5, 6-7 lineman. There's gotta be a reason why they signed with a school that hasn't won a game in two and a half years.
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Post by Aggie One on Feb 7, 2008 0:38:05 GMT -5
We just added another defensive back tonight from Scotland Co. which brings the total up to 28.
Update 2/7/08 - 12:15 A.M. 2008 N.C. A&T Football Recruiting Class (28)
Fernando White 5-9 165 WR Charlotte, NC (Independence) Torrian Warren 6-3 175 WR Greensboro, NC (Dudley) Derek Gould 6-4 185 WR Brownsville, NJ (Pemberton) Donte Prince 6-3 195 WR Laurinburg, NC (Scotland Co.) Dreyan Willis 6-1 195 WR Snow Hill, NC (Dean JUCO) McKinley Morgan 6-2 175 WR Winston Salem, NC (Carver)
Justin Duhaney 5-11 180 RB Charlotte, NC (Victory Christian) Michael Mayhew 5-10 185 RB Charlotte, NC (East Mecklenburg) Darius Moore 6-0 190 RB Concord, NC (Central Cabarrus)
Carlton Fears 6-1 185 QB Stone Mountain, GA (Georgia Military)
Brent Walker 6-1 285 OL Durham, NC (Hillside) Willie Pettiford 6-4 330 OL Roxboro, NC (Person) Kimeko James 6-5 305 OL Winston Salem, NC (Parkland) Isiah Holland 6-5 300 OL Wilson, NC (Fike) Donald Pollock 6-7 370 OL Goldsboro, NC (Goldsboro)
Jermarion Pegues 6-0 175 DB Laurinburg, NC (Scotland Co.) Quay Long 5-10 170 DB Charlotte, NC (West Charlotte) Justin Ferrell 5-10 180 DB Danville, VA (George Washington) Louis Muldow 5-10 175 DB Greenville, NC (Rose)
Bobby Hedgepeth 6-3 235 LB Enfield, NC (Northwest Halifax) Austin Bowden 6-3 235 LB Fayetteville, NC (E.E. Smith)
Aaron Bethea 6-1 285 DL Red Springs, NC (Red Springs) Terry Davis 6-1 275 DL Bunn, NC (Bunn) Micah Stanfield 6-2 285 DL Eden, NC (Morehead) Brandon Young 6-2 260 DL Louisville, KY (Manuel) Jarrell Herring 6-2 260 DL Detroit, MI (Grand Rapids CC) Leviston Lewis 6-1 325 DL Charlotte, NC (Joliet CC)
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Post by Tee-Sharp on Feb 7, 2008 7:42:11 GMT -5
Donald Pollock - Goldsboro - (6-5, 351) - 5.83 - 5.87 - 17.2 - 14 ncpreps.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=532458Big dude ran the 40 in 5.83 at 351 pounds for a combine. Not bad at all. If the coaches can get his weight back down to the 345-355 range, he could be an awesome RT.
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Post by DOOMS on Feb 7, 2008 7:49:36 GMT -5
He was also 6'5" at the time. Them growth spurts are crazy!
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Post by bluehaze on Feb 7, 2008 8:16:30 GMT -5
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posted February 07, 2008 10:01 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald Pollack ain't no 6'7" but he is good, he will come in and take someone's job. congrats Aggies.
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Post by DOOMS on Feb 7, 2008 8:20:35 GMT -5
He'll either take someone's job...
...or someone's lunch. Of course, with that 5.83 40 the only guy on the team he can catch up to in order to take their lunch would be Bess. And Bess is probably the same size.
Could you just imagine the fight in the caf between those two over the last "special dinner night" ticket?
Do they still have them special dinner nights?
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Post by captaggie on Feb 7, 2008 8:34:03 GMT -5
Special dinner nights!! Had forgotten those.
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Post by DOOMS on Feb 7, 2008 8:45:33 GMT -5
How could you forget that leathery steak?
My cousin went to Morehouse around the same time I was at A&T. One day he asked me if we had these special dinner nights that required pink or blue tix to enter the caf and was our caf "Williams Cafeteria." I said “yeah, how’d you know?” He said that the same company that catered for A&T catered for Morehouse and that at Morehouse they would get these pink or blue tix that said “NC A&T special dinner, Williams Cafeteria” on them.
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Post by bluehaze on Feb 7, 2008 8:47:25 GMT -5
Man those lines for that piece of steak and a baked potatoe were ridiculous!!
With all of the different food choices at the cafe and union now, I doubt they still do that.
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