Where are they now

TONY HOLLINGS
Interesting comments that Coach Gailey helped convince the Texans to take a chance on Hollings:

That's why they want to see more of running back Tony Hollings, who backed up Domanick Davis last season. They used a supplemental draft choice on him last summer after Georgia Tech coach Chan Gailey convinced them he would be "special."

Gailey urged the Texans to be patient since Hollings was a converted quarterback who was still learning the position. But Gailey predicted he had a chance to be a star. This is the training camp the Texans might find out if Gailey was right.

NOMAR GARCIAPARRA / MATT MURTON
More on the big trade - link here......... Here's another story.......... Here's another one with fan's perspectives...... Here is BaseballAmerica's take on it.... Now THIS is a fascinating editorial on Nomar. I'll give you a taste:

Nomar Garciaparra broke into the big leagues in exemplary fashion. He said very little as a rookie. And when he did, Garciaparra went out of his way to praise his teammates. Garciaparra knew that, when he began the 1997 season as the Boston Red Sox' starting shortstop, he had displaced a popular veteran, John Valentin. Valentin was so steamed when informed in spring training that he had lost his job to the rookie from Georgia Tech, the Sox' number-one pick (12th overall), that Valentin bolted from camp for a day or so in protest. Garciaparra didn't rock the boat. He kept his mouth shut and played. He didn't wear flashy jewelry. He didn't proclaim himself the best thing since Yaz bread. In short, he didn't act like a self-important number-one draft pick who took a starting job for granted. Garciaparra just played. He played hard. All the time. And he earned his teammates' respect. "Do you know what you're seeing?" an impressed manager Jimy Williams would say often during Garciaparra's early years. "It's like this kid has been here before. The way he can play this game. He's a throwback." What Garciaparra never became, though, was part of the camaraderie that exists in a major league clubhouse, interaction that is often spirited and generally good-natured, a byproduct of any group of individuals spending nine months or so together. Garciaparra wasn't a negative influence in the clubhouse. Nor was he a positive one. He was just there, often sitting by himself, often in deep personal thought.

ANDY HALL
Well, evidently Andy Hall has become somewhat of a poster-boy for why allowing kids to transfer without penalty is a good thing - story here. In case you missed it, there is a proposal to allow kids to transfer once with the one-year sit-out period. Personally I think that is a good thing.

Hall came to the I-AA University of Delaware in 2002. He had been a backup for two years at Georgia Tech and faced an uncertain future there. So, he took advantage of the NCAA rule that grants immediate eligibility to football players who transfer from I-A to I-AA and moved north to Delaware for nothing more than an opportunity.

Today, he is the owner of numerous UD records, a 2003 I-AA national championship and a pro contract with the Eagles, who picked him in the sixth round of the 2004 draft.

"You don't get to play in the NFL if you don't play in college," Hall said. "What would have happened if I stayed at Georgia Tech? I don't know."

KEVIN CAMERON
Story on Cameron pitching in the minors - link here.

Cameron pitched three years at Georgia Tech. Those years proved to be a valuable experience, Cameron said. He faced a lot of tough competition in the Atlantic Coast Conference and entered many pressure situations.

"You get to see a lot of big time talent come through," Cameron said. "I think it helps quite a bit to go to college, personally."