Football Notes

Some random notes from the football team:

LITTLE BRO' FULLBACK ON THE WAY
Mike Cox's little bro is transferring from UConn to Tech. He's a fullback also - must run in the family. If he's as good as big bro', then that could be outstanding. The short-term great news is that Mike should be back 100% when fall practice starts, which would be the first time in a long time, after dealing with a nagging shoulder issue.

ANOTHER TRANSFER
Another kid heading to Tech is a kid who played as a freshman at Tulsa, but decided to change schools after his head coach left for a bigger job - Anthony Egbuniwe - a good sized DE. He's from my backyard in Greenville SC. By the way, he appears to have gained about 40 pounds since he came in as a frosh - up to 260lb. He should have 3 years of eligibility left.

By the way, the picture below is Egbuniwe chasing down future Clemson QB Willy Korn. This is a sight I would hope to see often in the next few years.


ANOTHER QB ON BOARD
Arizona QB recruit Sean Renfree has committed to the Jackets. We are talking another guy with size - 6'3" 185lb. He plans to enroll early, then redshirt and prepare for winning the starting job once Taylor Bennett is gone. If it matters to you, Renfree is a "3 to 4-star" caliber guy and Rivals ranks him as the #8 pro-style QB in the nation right now. He's the #17 QB from Scout.com. In addition, he won a spot in the prestigious "Elite 11" QB camp (put on by EA Sports). He passed for 2,500 yards and 25 touchdowns his junior season and was intercepted only five times. He's more of a drop-back pocket passer with a quick release (important to John Bond), and good accuracy. He also happens to be a 3.7+ GPA kid with a high SAT score and a transcript full of AP and honor courses, so he's got the smarts.

I like this quote from Scout.com:

"It's not really important to me how much they are going to be throwing," said Renfree. "As long as I'm winning games – that's what's going to be important. As long as we can be competitive to win a conference championship and a national championship – that's all I care about."

ANDREW GARDNER - OLD MARRIED DUDE
Nice article on senior AG - and his new married life. However, Calvin needs to step up for the guy who has been his teammate since high school:

"[Calvin] was invited to the wedding, and sent a text message saying he was sorry he couldn't come because he had an obligation with the Lions. He said he'd send something nice. He hasn't yet. Maybe I need to call him."

FEEL GOOD ABOUT THE PUNTING GAME
Nice story on Durant Brooks.
SCHEDULING RUMORS
Rumors by someone at the Hive that Dan Radakovich is pushing to get the UGAg moved to the season opener. Just a rumor, but interesting none-the-less. If there are legs to this story, rest assured that the topic will absolutely split Jacket fans. You can see that coming a mile away.
JONATHAN DWYER - THE NEW #21
Nice story about Dwyer wearing Calvin's number this season:

"The thing about it is, I don't want to get too carried away with overstating how important a uniform number is," Gailey said. "Jonathan is going to be a great player, and I want him to make his own reputation."

That is exactly the same message Johnson had for Dwyer when the former and future Yellow Jackets spoke shortly after the latter was issued No. 21.

And Dwyer has taken that conversation with the Tech icon to heart.

"He was telling me not to worry about it too much," Dwyer said of Johnson. "He said, 'Just go out and do what you do and make a name for yourself."

Here's another great story on the super frosh RB Dwyer.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW - JOE BURNS
Great update on Joe Burns. He has returned to Tech to finish his degree. Oh yeah, he also married Tech's first African American Female Student body president.