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Checking in with Blair White
By: Chris Vannini Posted: 15 hours ago
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Blair White likened his NFL Combine experience to a glorified job interview.
http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/msu_football_blog/2010/03/checking_in_with_blair_white
Georgia Rhodes
The State News
Senior wide receiver Blair White catches the Spartans’ first and only touchdown during the fourth quarter of last season’ss game against Iowa. The Hawkeyes beat the Spartans 15-13 at Spartan Stadium.
White, a former MSU wide receiver who has been training in Irvine, Calif., for the NFL Draft in April, recently participated in the combine this past weekend, an experience White said he thought went well.
“It was a good experience. I like to call it the most unique interview in the world,” White said. “It was a job interview and it went well, I think. You just kind of go with the flow and everything worked out well.”
White was considered a top performer in several drills. He was the fastest wide receiver in the 20-yard shuttle, running the drill in 4.03 seconds. He ran the 60-yard shuttle in 11.07 seconds, which was second best among receivers. He did 18 bench press reps, which was sixth among receivers. He ran the 3-cone drill in 6.69 seconds, good for third among receivers.
Despite some of these performances, White said his overall performance was “average.”
“I thought I was just average. I’ve been training and I had been running a little bit faster and so I kind of expected to run faster than a 4.5 (40-yard dash),” White said. “My shuttles were alright and my vertical was a little down, which was disappointing. I feel like that was just a matter of warming up properly. I didn’t do that. Overall I would say average. The interviews went well, I think. Everything else went pretty well.”
White said he has heard various opinions about him from scouts. He has been told he could go anywhere from the third round to not being drafted.in April.
“I’ve heard a lot of things,” White said. “I think the most important thing is focusing on working hard and controlling the things that I can control. I think that’s the best thing I can do because when you’re worrying about all those things, you kind of lose track of what you’re trying to do and it makes it that much tougher.”
White said he will be participating in MSU’s pro day on March 17 and he is excited to return to campus.
“I haven’t even been in Michigan for more than two months,” White said. “It’ll be nice, minus the weather. The weather is kind of nice back here but it will be nice to get back and see some people. I’m excited.”
By: Chris Vannini Posted: 15 hours ago
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Blair White likened his NFL Combine experience to a glorified job interview.
http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/msu_football_blog/2010/03/checking_in_with_blair_white
Georgia Rhodes
The State News
Senior wide receiver Blair White catches the Spartans’ first and only touchdown during the fourth quarter of last season’ss game against Iowa. The Hawkeyes beat the Spartans 15-13 at Spartan Stadium.
White, a former MSU wide receiver who has been training in Irvine, Calif., for the NFL Draft in April, recently participated in the combine this past weekend, an experience White said he thought went well.
“It was a good experience. I like to call it the most unique interview in the world,” White said. “It was a job interview and it went well, I think. You just kind of go with the flow and everything worked out well.”
White was considered a top performer in several drills. He was the fastest wide receiver in the 20-yard shuttle, running the drill in 4.03 seconds. He ran the 60-yard shuttle in 11.07 seconds, which was second best among receivers. He did 18 bench press reps, which was sixth among receivers. He ran the 3-cone drill in 6.69 seconds, good for third among receivers.
Despite some of these performances, White said his overall performance was “average.”
“I thought I was just average. I’ve been training and I had been running a little bit faster and so I kind of expected to run faster than a 4.5 (40-yard dash),” White said. “My shuttles were alright and my vertical was a little down, which was disappointing. I feel like that was just a matter of warming up properly. I didn’t do that. Overall I would say average. The interviews went well, I think. Everything else went pretty well.”
White said he has heard various opinions about him from scouts. He has been told he could go anywhere from the third round to not being drafted.in April.
“I’ve heard a lot of things,” White said. “I think the most important thing is focusing on working hard and controlling the things that I can control. I think that’s the best thing I can do because when you’re worrying about all those things, you kind of lose track of what you’re trying to do and it makes it that much tougher.”
White said he will be participating in MSU’s pro day on March 17 and he is excited to return to campus.
“I haven’t even been in Michigan for more than two months,” White said. “It’ll be nice, minus the weather. The weather is kind of nice back here but it will be nice to get back and see some people. I’m excited.”