It looks like the G-Men aren't standing pack on Bruce Eugene's senior year. Doug has already started to recruit for two years down the road.
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Texas prep QB chooses Tigers
Nick Deriso
[email protected]
January 7, 2004
http://www.thenewsstar.com/sports/html/8D3A14A3-015F-4A48-9885-A467E9DB420D.shtml
Texas City, Texas, quarterback Larry Kerlegan confirms for The Galveston County Daily News that he has committed to play for Grambling State.
Kerlegan has also been recuited by Iowa, Oklahoma State and Syracuse. His coach at La Marque High, Bryan Erwin, is out of the office until Thursday.
Kerlegan would be the second quarterback commitment for GSU, which will see record-breaking senior Bruce Eugene leave after the 2004 campaign. Carroll High standout Brandon Landers also has commited verbally to play at Grambling State.
Kerlegan - who, like Landers, was named offensive player of the year by his hometown newspaper - finished 2003 148-for-255, with 2,333 passing yards, 35 touchdowns and only seven interceptions. He also rushed for almost 1,000 yards, averaging almost eight yards per carry.
Gaining an opportunity to pilot the Southwestern Athletic Conference's top offense is the good news for Kerlegan, who led undefeated La Marque to a Class 4A Division II championship in Texas this season.
The bad news: Kerlegan spoke with the Galveston newspaper after an electrical fire burned his bedroom and left his home heavily damaged on Jan. 3.
No one was injured in the fire, but Kerlegan said he lost a lifetime of valuable mementos - including newspaper clippings and uniforms from his prep career - along with his recruitment letter from Grambling State. All of his clothing also burned, just days before school was to resume.
Kerlegan's younger brother awoke him, Alicia Gooden writes, after seeing flames shooting from a bedroom power socket. "I didn't even smell any smoke," Kerlegan told Gooden.
The Galveston Country Daily News also solicited donations for Kerlegan and his family, a process being handled by the local school district. For information on how to help, call (409) 938-3167 or the La Marque High School office at (409) 938-4261.
NFL on GSU: The National Football League's official Web site included a feature story on Grambling State head coach Doug Williams - one that turned on the history of quarterbacks at GSU.
"James Harris (the former Carroll High standout) played quarterback in the league in the 1970s but did not have the high-profile playing career that Williams enjoyed," Hannah Gordon writes. "Williams was the first All America quarterback from an historically black college and became the first black quarterback ever drafted in the first round (without the intention of switching his position) when Tampa Bay took him in the 1978 draft."
The piece was reprinted on the Washington Redskins' official Web site, as well.
"We have a lot of kids, a lot of young black kids, some of whom don't have the guidance at home," Williams told Gordon. "Myself and my coaching staff become a part of their family. We provide them with the guidance they need. I can't begin to tell you how many hats we wear."
Steve says thanks: SWAC product Steve McNair mentioned Williams in his acceptance remarks after being named co-MVP of the NFL last week.
"Foremost, I would like to thank the guys who paved the way for myself and a lot of other guys, the Warren Moons, the Doug Williams, the Randall Cunninghams," he said.
The first black to be named a most valuable player in the league, McNair shared the award with New Orleans native Peyton Manning. McNair, now quarterback with Tennessee, played for Alcorn State in the early 1990s.
Tiger bites: The Grambling State search for a defensive coordinator cannot move forward until former DC Michael Roach officially resigns. Williams says he expects that letter to come this week. ... The NFL year ended with almost 30 former SWAC players on final team rosters - including GSU products Fahkir Brown (New Orleans), Randy Hymes (Baltimore) and Kalvin Pearson (New York Giants).
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Texas prep QB chooses Tigers
Nick Deriso
[email protected]
January 7, 2004
http://www.thenewsstar.com/sports/html/8D3A14A3-015F-4A48-9885-A467E9DB420D.shtml
Texas City, Texas, quarterback Larry Kerlegan confirms for The Galveston County Daily News that he has committed to play for Grambling State.
Kerlegan has also been recuited by Iowa, Oklahoma State and Syracuse. His coach at La Marque High, Bryan Erwin, is out of the office until Thursday.
Kerlegan would be the second quarterback commitment for GSU, which will see record-breaking senior Bruce Eugene leave after the 2004 campaign. Carroll High standout Brandon Landers also has commited verbally to play at Grambling State.
Kerlegan - who, like Landers, was named offensive player of the year by his hometown newspaper - finished 2003 148-for-255, with 2,333 passing yards, 35 touchdowns and only seven interceptions. He also rushed for almost 1,000 yards, averaging almost eight yards per carry.
Gaining an opportunity to pilot the Southwestern Athletic Conference's top offense is the good news for Kerlegan, who led undefeated La Marque to a Class 4A Division II championship in Texas this season.
The bad news: Kerlegan spoke with the Galveston newspaper after an electrical fire burned his bedroom and left his home heavily damaged on Jan. 3.
No one was injured in the fire, but Kerlegan said he lost a lifetime of valuable mementos - including newspaper clippings and uniforms from his prep career - along with his recruitment letter from Grambling State. All of his clothing also burned, just days before school was to resume.
Kerlegan's younger brother awoke him, Alicia Gooden writes, after seeing flames shooting from a bedroom power socket. "I didn't even smell any smoke," Kerlegan told Gooden.
The Galveston Country Daily News also solicited donations for Kerlegan and his family, a process being handled by the local school district. For information on how to help, call (409) 938-3167 or the La Marque High School office at (409) 938-4261.
NFL on GSU: The National Football League's official Web site included a feature story on Grambling State head coach Doug Williams - one that turned on the history of quarterbacks at GSU.
"James Harris (the former Carroll High standout) played quarterback in the league in the 1970s but did not have the high-profile playing career that Williams enjoyed," Hannah Gordon writes. "Williams was the first All America quarterback from an historically black college and became the first black quarterback ever drafted in the first round (without the intention of switching his position) when Tampa Bay took him in the 1978 draft."
The piece was reprinted on the Washington Redskins' official Web site, as well.
"We have a lot of kids, a lot of young black kids, some of whom don't have the guidance at home," Williams told Gordon. "Myself and my coaching staff become a part of their family. We provide them with the guidance they need. I can't begin to tell you how many hats we wear."
Steve says thanks: SWAC product Steve McNair mentioned Williams in his acceptance remarks after being named co-MVP of the NFL last week.
"Foremost, I would like to thank the guys who paved the way for myself and a lot of other guys, the Warren Moons, the Doug Williams, the Randall Cunninghams," he said.
The first black to be named a most valuable player in the league, McNair shared the award with New Orleans native Peyton Manning. McNair, now quarterback with Tennessee, played for Alcorn State in the early 1990s.
Tiger bites: The Grambling State search for a defensive coordinator cannot move forward until former DC Michael Roach officially resigns. Williams says he expects that letter to come this week. ... The NFL year ended with almost 30 former SWAC players on final team rosters - including GSU products Fahkir Brown (New Orleans), Randy Hymes (Baltimore) and Kalvin Pearson (New York Giants).
