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https://www.hookem.com/football-new...igh-school-coach-let-take-minute-tell-captain
Yesterday Poona Ford was named a captain at the University of Texas. To many they see just a great player & All Big 12 performer. Let me take a minute to tell you about your captain. When I became Poona’s HS Head Coach, the first day we met he told me he was my starting Mike linebacker. I told him no he was my starting 3 tech DT and if he trusted me he would be an All-American.
Football aside, he has impacted more people with his great humanity than he will ever know. From being the kid who ate lunch with my own kids during two-a-days to the kid who always arrived to school with a smile. He worked, and worked very hard for everything he has earned.
Never mistake him for being undersized. NFL scouts may measure him at 5 feet, 11 inches tall, but Ford’s got an 80-inch wingspan.
Never mistake Ford’s role in helping the struggling Longhorns get back on their feet, either. The Texas senior who clogs up the middle is a major reason why this program now has the second-best run defense in the Big 12.
Most recruiters passed on Ford because he was too quiet and too short for major college football, or so it seemed. Not Charlie Strong. “He saw what they didn’t,” Ford said.
I take him in 4 comp or the 5
Yesterday Poona Ford was named a captain at the University of Texas. To many they see just a great player & All Big 12 performer. Let me take a minute to tell you about your captain. When I became Poona’s HS Head Coach, the first day we met he told me he was my starting Mike linebacker. I told him no he was my starting 3 tech DT and if he trusted me he would be an All-American.
Football aside, he has impacted more people with his great humanity than he will ever know. From being the kid who ate lunch with my own kids during two-a-days to the kid who always arrived to school with a smile. He worked, and worked very hard for everything he has earned.
Never mistake him for being undersized. NFL scouts may measure him at 5 feet, 11 inches tall, but Ford’s got an 80-inch wingspan.
Never mistake Ford’s role in helping the struggling Longhorns get back on their feet, either. The Texas senior who clogs up the middle is a major reason why this program now has the second-best run defense in the Big 12.
Most recruiters passed on Ford because he was too quiet and too short for major college football, or so it seemed. Not Charlie Strong. “He saw what they didn’t,” Ford said.
I take him in 4 comp or the 5
