Pack has 8 Signees

[Favpack]

Lufkin Panthers going to next level:

Leonard Hewitt - TTech
EJ Shankle - A&M
Mandela Roberts - Indiana
Jamie Harris - SFA
Roger Hurts - Kilgore
Eric Taylor - Kilgore
Robert Taylor - TJC??
Clifton Kibble - TJC?

I'm not totally sure on R. Taylor and Kibble. I'm also thinking Stewart Willis and Jeff Kelly will end up playing JC ball somewhere and I believe Thad Gordon could walk on as a 6'3" speedy wide-out at several schools.

Congrats to the Panthers on a solid recruiting year.

[wide-e-wide]

Why in the world would Mandela go to Indiana???

[Favpack]

Wide - I have no idea where he was looking. He says his choice was primarily academic-oriented -- specifically he wanted a great business school. The only other school I knew for sure he had interest in was SFA.

The "pact" that he, Leonard and EJ would sign together never worked out (it rarely does) -- three different schools.

[pack0808]

Oops i should have scrolled down before i started my thread. You clearly beat me to it. Mandela is going to Indiana because it is a great business school and he said in the paper today that he knows he will not be playing football the rest of his life so he wants to be prepared. Very smart! Plus, It is a Big 10 school which happens to be one of the best conferences in the nation. Plenty of exposure even though it is Indiana.