ESPNU

[bste_lax]

wow I just figure that in the spring the teams wont even get there recruits yet because they are still in high school. another reason I might not really care is becuase my college has a terrible football team, but we might get better (one could only hope).

Down here at The U (Miami, FL) the football team sometimes has recruits that graduate H.S. early in order to play spring ball in preperation for the upcoming freshman season...Not sure if it happens a lot but I remember reading about it in the local paper recently.

It's a new trend, happens usually with like 2-3 recruits each year at the "bigger" schools. Iowa has a couple I know about this Spring.

[Tim Gray]

The only way I know of to get it is through DirectTV, luckily it seems that most sports bars carry that system....as well as carrying beer, if you are into that sort of thing.

Guess I'll just have to frequent the bar more than I normally do now.

would that involve a cot?

That would be a dangerous option

[WyoPoke]

wow I just figure that in the spring the teams wont even get there recruits yet because they are still in high school. another reason I might not really care is becuase my college has a terrible football team, but we might get better (one could only hope).

Down here at The U (Miami, FL) the football team sometimes has recruits that graduate H.S. early in order to play spring ball in preperation for the upcoming freshman season...Not sure if it happens a lot but I remember reading about it in the local paper recently.

It's a new trend, happens usually with like 2-3 recruits each year at the "bigger" schools. Iowa has a couple I know about this Spring.

The first time I heard about it was around 2002 when SI did a story on USC Brandon Hancock. UW got what I believe is its first mid-semester prep in Blue Springs, Mo., QB Stinson Dean. It's never been uncommon for JUCO guys to get their associate's (a requirement to transfer and earn a DI scholarship) in December and be on their new campus in January.

[defense_wins_championship]

Morrice Clarrett is probably the player that most people know the best that left highschool early. Most of the big programs I would say have between 3-5 kids that graduate highschool early in order to come to spring ball. Pretty smart move if you ask me. The opposite of this is we have kids the try to stay in school longer so that they can drink and play fallball one last semester after their senior year. Thats also a pretty smart move if you ask me.

[NELAX21]

nebraska's spring game this weekend is supposed to sell out (78,000) and we get maybe 40 people to a lax game

Hey Dan Callahan - you didn't come to Lincoln with the football coach did you? If so, are you a senior? or where will you be plaing NEXT year?

ya i came here with him, but no im a freshman and ill be here the next 3 years after this

[laxfan25]

Dan, thanks for responding! Good luck to the Huskers on both fields.
That's pretty good if you're a freshman and also a captain. Good work!