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06-21-2006, 12:20 PM
Corsicana linebacker picks Bears
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
By Chad Conine
Tribune-Herald staff writer
It’s an easy drive from Corsicana to Waco — less than an hour — and it’s starting to feel right for some Corsicana Tiger football players.
Corsicana linebacker Chris Sanders committed to Baylor Tuesday, boosting the Bears’ 2007 recruiting class to seven with almost eight months remaining until signing day.
Sanders said he, his classmate and fellow prospect Courtney Green and Baylor incoming freshman running back Jay Finley and plan to attend a mini camp for high school players at Baylor beginning Friday.
Baylor is recruiting Corsicana Green, an offensive lineman, and wide receiver/cornerback Greg Stewart.
“It’s a situation that makes a lot of sense because Corsicana is so close,” said Corsicana coach Dave Henigan, who confirmed Sanders’ commitment. “They can get out of this town, but they can be close to home. It’s a good university and it’s playing in the Big 12 for a program that is on the rise in my opinion.”
Sanders said he, Finley and Green could be a package deal, though he will let Green make his own choice.
“We all want to stay together because we’ve been together since we were young,” Sanders said.
A 6-0, 200 linebacker with a 40-yard dash time of 4.6 seconds, Sanders isn’t rated on Rivals.com’s national ratings. He made 120 tackles in 12 games in the 2005 season and has intangible abilities, Henigan said, that aren’t accounted for in the ratings.
“He gets side to side and makes a lot of plays,” Henigan said. “He has a physical nature and plays pretty well in space. But the main thing is he’s always around the football.”
Henigan said he likes his players to commit before the season in order to avoid distractions during the campaign. He said Green, in particular, has a lot of offers to sort through to fend off potential hassling come fall.
“In the fall there’s less restrictions,” Henigan said. “It becomes a nonstop battle for those kids and distracts them from our season and their grades.”
Concentrating on academics could be important for Sanders and his Corsicana teammates. Henigan said all three players “have some work to do” to qualify.
“I feel like these three guys will make it,” Henigan said. “They just need to buckle down in their senior years.”
Sanders joins six other 2007 Baylor commitments all from Texas, including receivers Romie Blaylock of Cedar Hill and Krys Buerck of Mesquite, athlete Stacy Williams of Houston, offensive linemen Lonnie Edwards of Brownswboro and Hunter Hightower of Richardson, and defensive tackle Rex McDougald of Iola.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
By Chad Conine
Tribune-Herald staff writer
It’s an easy drive from Corsicana to Waco — less than an hour — and it’s starting to feel right for some Corsicana Tiger football players.
Corsicana linebacker Chris Sanders committed to Baylor Tuesday, boosting the Bears’ 2007 recruiting class to seven with almost eight months remaining until signing day.
Sanders said he, his classmate and fellow prospect Courtney Green and Baylor incoming freshman running back Jay Finley and plan to attend a mini camp for high school players at Baylor beginning Friday.
Baylor is recruiting Corsicana Green, an offensive lineman, and wide receiver/cornerback Greg Stewart.
“It’s a situation that makes a lot of sense because Corsicana is so close,” said Corsicana coach Dave Henigan, who confirmed Sanders’ commitment. “They can get out of this town, but they can be close to home. It’s a good university and it’s playing in the Big 12 for a program that is on the rise in my opinion.”
Sanders said he, Finley and Green could be a package deal, though he will let Green make his own choice.
“We all want to stay together because we’ve been together since we were young,” Sanders said.
A 6-0, 200 linebacker with a 40-yard dash time of 4.6 seconds, Sanders isn’t rated on Rivals.com’s national ratings. He made 120 tackles in 12 games in the 2005 season and has intangible abilities, Henigan said, that aren’t accounted for in the ratings.
“He gets side to side and makes a lot of plays,” Henigan said. “He has a physical nature and plays pretty well in space. But the main thing is he’s always around the football.”
Henigan said he likes his players to commit before the season in order to avoid distractions during the campaign. He said Green, in particular, has a lot of offers to sort through to fend off potential hassling come fall.
“In the fall there’s less restrictions,” Henigan said. “It becomes a nonstop battle for those kids and distracts them from our season and their grades.”
Concentrating on academics could be important for Sanders and his Corsicana teammates. Henigan said all three players “have some work to do” to qualify.
“I feel like these three guys will make it,” Henigan said. “They just need to buckle down in their senior years.”
Sanders joins six other 2007 Baylor commitments all from Texas, including receivers Romie Blaylock of Cedar Hill and Krys Buerck of Mesquite, athlete Stacy Williams of Houston, offensive linemen Lonnie Edwards of Brownswboro and Hunter Hightower of Richardson, and defensive tackle Rex McDougald of Iola.