Chris Tolbert was working as defensive coordinator at Louisburg, a junior college north of Raleigh, back in the fall of 2015 when Larrell Murchison showed up for preseason practice. Murchison had been a two-way star at East Bladen High in Elizabethown, splitting time between fullback in a Delaware Wing-T offense and end on defense. Despite… [ More… ]

W.D. Woodson High School in Washington, D.C., has a well-earned reputation for producing big-time secondary talent. Currently, the school located just East of the White House and the U.S. Capital building has three defensive backs on National Football League rosters. They include eight-year veteran safety Tavon Wilson with the Detroit Lions, fourth-year cornerback Ken Crawley… [ More… ]

David Laney thought his destiny was to play quarterback when he arrived as a freshman at Highland Springs High School just East of Richmond, VA. Laney had played under center since recreation ball, but as a sophomore at state powerhouse Highland Springs he lost a quarterback competition with then-junior D’Vonte Waller. Fate, however, intervened for… [ More… ]

Eric Doctor wasn’t well acquainted with East Carolina football on May 1 when the Pirates extended a scholarship offer to the linebacker-safety from Edgewater High in Orlando, FL. “Their coaches had come around during our spring (practice),” Doctor said. “I didn’t know much about them other than seeing them on TV a couple of times… [ More… ]

Because of the major college talent ahead of him, Jason Romero didn’t have the chance to really shine until his junior season for state 4-A powerhouse Scotland County HIgh School. And even then, Romero played in just eight games before an injury sent him to the sidelines. But the lack of experience didn’t keep major… [ More… ]

Isaiah Foote had played football, but fancied himself a basketball player while advancing through the elementary and middle school ranks in Maryland Calvert County. “My dad played football in high school, but my mom was not a big fan of football. She still really isn’t,” Foote said. “I played organized football the first time when… [ More… ]

J’Vian McCray didn’t make much a first impression on Brett Hickman when the latter was named head football coach at West Brunswick High School in Shalotte, NC, in March 2018. Hickman, whose father Yogi led the Trojans to 53 wins between 1994-99, had spent most of his young coaching career at the college level. He… [ More… ]