UNC sophomore TE Rashad Mason Suspended

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. --- North Carolina sophomore tight end Rashad Mason has been suspended from the team indefinitely for violating team rules, a UNC official has confirmed to Inside Carolina.

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Tall wideout with good hands and speed • Has a great opportunity to earn playing time this fall.

2008: Saw action in the Rutgers game, but did not catch a pass • Redshirted in 2007.

Pearl-Cohn High School
SuperPrep All-America • Ranked the No. 6 wide receiver in the country by SuperPrep • Considered the No. 2 player in Tennessee by SuperPrep • Ranked the No. 14 wide receiver in the country by Scout.com and the No. 18 wide receiver by Rivals • Considered the No. 4 prospect in Tennessee by Rivals • Member of the Rivals250 all-star team • Finished his senior season with 26 catches for 610 yards and 13 touchdowns as Pearl-Cohn High School went 10-4 and advanced to the semifinals of the state playoffs • Earned all-region, all-mid state and all-state honors as a senior • Missed his junior season due to injuries from a car accident • Is a childhood friend of UNC basketball player Brandan Wright • Teammate of Brian Gupton • Coached by Tony Brunetti.

Personal
Son of Mailena Benson • Born January 25, 1989 • Communications major.

[Bornthrilla]

Our offensive coaches have not shown an ability to effectively use their tight ends, so this guy would be of little use to us.

[aggie62]

I'd certainly invite him in and take a very serious look at him. Carolina lists him as a wide receiver, not a tight end, but at 6'5" and 220 he'd make a great target for touchdowns and first downs.

[A&T AGGIE 96]

All depends on what he was suspended for...we had a lot of dropped passes this year. If the kids hands are as good as reported maybe we should take a look.

[jslee850]

Nov 11, 2009 10:18:08 GMT -5 Bornthrilla said:

Our offensive coaches have not shown an ability to effectively use their tight ends, so this guy would be of little use to us.

Yea i guess thats a reason to let the oppurtunity slip through our hands .

[Bornthrilla]

If they could barely figure out a way to utilize a pass catching tight end like Fisher, what makes you think they would be able to use this kid?

He probably would just get frustrated and look to transfer somewhere else in a year.

[SixtiesAggie]

A&T has some good receivers coming back next season, such as Miles, Rapper, Cooper, Thomas, and a few others. If wide recievers Whitaker and Gould can improve their game, and tight ends Stewart and Thomas can transition from being freshmen to productive sophomores, the passing game will be very good.

[jslee850]

Nov 11, 2009 15:22:50 GMT -5 Bornthrilla said:

If they could barely figure out a way to utilize a pass catching tight end like Fisher, what makes you think they would be able to use this kid?

He probably would just get frustrated and look to transfer somewhere else in a year.

no they found away the qb couldnt find a way to get the tightend the ball, against famu both tightends caught the ball for 10+ yards. Like i said all year its not the offense its the person whose running it. Which is why we suddenly were able to put 21 up in the first half instead of the whole game.

[oleschoolaggie]

i think kindle's performance last week proved that fears wasn't looking at all of his targets. kindle hit his wideouts, backs, and tight ends last week. he really did a good job distributing the ball. i think the promise of kindle will be attractive to any receiver. when you've got a qb that sees the entire field and throws "accurately" with touch, that's any receiver's dream come true...

[SixtiesAggie]

Nov 12, 2009 12:36:39 GMT -5 oleschoolaggie said:

i think kindle's performance last week proved that fears wasn't looking at all of his targets. kindle hit his wideouts, backs, and tight ends last week. he really did a good job distributing the ball. i think the promise of kindle will be attractive to any receiver. when you've got a qb that sees the entire field and throws "accurately" with touch, that's any receiver's dream come true...

That's my point. A&T will have a very good core of young receivers (WRs & TEs) coming back along with a couple of veteran receivers (excluding Miles), who need just a little improvement in their performance. AND, if there is a steady progression in the development of the QB position, A&T should be a major force in the conference. Well that may be a bit overly optimistic, because we still have to consider other variables such as the OL (achilles' hill?), coaching and the loss of some defensive stalwarts. I think I'll stick with the overly optimism. We will be a force next season. Too bad the seniors don't have another year.

[oleschoolaggie]

Nov 12, 2009 16:45:05 GMT -5 SixtiesAggie said:

Nov 12, 2009 12:36:39 GMT -5 oleschoolaggie said:

i think kindle's performance last week proved that fears wasn't looking at all of his targets. kindle hit his wideouts, backs, and tight ends last week. he really did a good job distributing the ball. i think the promise of kindle will be attractive to any receiver. when you've got a qb that sees the entire field and throws "accurately" with touch, that's any receiver's dream come true...

That's my point. A&T will have a very good core of young receivers (WRs & TEs) coming back along with a couple of veteran receivers (excluding Miles), who need just a little improvement in their performance. AND, if there is a steady progression in the development of the QB position, A&T should be a major force in the conference. Well that may be a bit overly optimistic, because we still have to consider other variables such as the OL (achilles' hill?), coaching and the loss of some defensive stalwarts. I think I'll stick with the overly optimism. We will be a force next season. Too bad the seniors don't have another year.

sixtiesaggie, believe it or not, i'm not even worried about the o-line for next year. i think "at worst", we'll have an average o-line, but that's at worst. did you notice against famu that out of 30 pass plays, we only had 1 sack? and keep in mind, famu wasn't shy about blitzing kindle! also, we had over 150 yards rushing against famu. that's not bad considering it was against the meac's 2nd best team.

i think kindle's decision making is now much better than fears. i also think kindle gets rid of the ball quicker than fears. and when the qb is completing passes, it motivates the o-line to work even harder to protect him. unlike last year, we haven't seen too many pass rushes against us that resembled a jail house break!

i still think we should make o-linemen and d-linemen a high priority this recruiting season. but our entire o-line returns next year and i'm sure the general will have them bigger and stronger by then. in my opinion, i don't think you're being overly optimistic that we'll be a force next year...

[SixtiesAggie]

oleschool,

That's why I'm optimistic. I agree that both sides of the line must be a high priority.

[thefriscotxaggie]

Also remember we have some o-line guys that are being red-shirted this year.

[SixtiesAggie]

Nov 12, 2009 18:50:28 GMT -5 thefriscotxaggie said:

Also remember we have some o-line guys that are being red-shirted this year.

Excellent!

[aggiejazz]

Nov 12, 2009 18:53:43 GMT -5 SixtiesAggie said:

Nov 12, 2009 18:50:28 GMT -5 thefriscotxaggie said:

Also remember we have some o-line guys that are being red-shirted this year.

Excellent!

This means they should be ready to start in two years, their redshirt sophomore year. Next year, you hope they can play a few downs and maybe one of them will be good enough to start.