Thursday, July 08, 2004

If this doesn't get you excited nothing will

Check this out on freshman WR Calvin Johnson:

It hasn’t taken long for Georgia Tech true freshman wide receiver Calvin Johnson to impress his new teammates.
The 6-foot-4, 215-pound Johnson set team highs in the broad jump and the vertical jump this summer. Johnson jumped 11 feet, 3 inches in the broad jump, besting linebacker Gerris Wilkinson by two inches. The freshman jumped 43 inches in the vertical jump, topping safety James Butler by two inches.
Those jaw-dropping numbers, in addition to Johnson’s work during summer drills and 7-on-7 situations, have his new teammates raving.
“He’s got the talent to be whatever he wants to be,” Tech senior guard Andy Tidwell-Neal said at the Peach State Pigskin Preview on Wednesday at the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. “If he wants to be an All-American, he has the talent.”
Johnson, who played at Sandy Creek High School, chose Tech over Georgia after an extensive recruiting battle. He is expected to start opposite senior Nate Curry this fall.


Here's a repeat of that story with some other stories on why Gerris Wilkeson shortened his name and why Andy Tidwell-Neal didn't.