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http://www.theolympian.com/2010/12/22/1482574/no-one-overlooks-him-now.html
As it turns out, Caleb Schlauderaff was the overlooked All-American.
In high school, he was a three-year starter at Shelton, earning all-league honors his senior year. But coaches weren’t exactly knocking down his door offering scholarships.
So, when Charlie Dickey, then the offensive line coach at the University of Utah, said, “Caleb, we’d like you to play football for us,” Schlauderaff couldn’t say yes fast enough.
“It came out of nowhere,” Schlauderaff said. “I wasn’t the highest recruited guy.”
But now, five years and 50 pounds later, Schlauderaff is Utah’s best offensive lineman, earning second-team All-American from SI.com and the Walter Camp Football Foundation, and third-team All-American from The Associated Press. He moved into Utah’s starting lineup at left guard three games into his redshirt freshman year. He’ll make his 49th consecutive start today when Utah plays Boise State in the MAACO Bowl in Las Vegas.
He’s part of the winningest class in school history, winning nine, 13, 10 and 10 games this season going into today’s season finale.
At 6-foot-4, 302 pounds, Schlauderaff is a big reason Utah has given up just eight quarterback sacks this season. He leads his team in pancake blocks and blocking percentage.
“Caleb is very tough. He’s a very smart player,” Utah line coach Blake Miller said. “He’s really physical and he moves around really well.”
Read more: http://www.theolympian.com/2010/12/22/1482574/no-one-overlooks-him-now.html#ixzz18xQXeiBz
As it turns out, Caleb Schlauderaff was the overlooked All-American.
In high school, he was a three-year starter at Shelton, earning all-league honors his senior year. But coaches weren’t exactly knocking down his door offering scholarships.
So, when Charlie Dickey, then the offensive line coach at the University of Utah, said, “Caleb, we’d like you to play football for us,” Schlauderaff couldn’t say yes fast enough.
“It came out of nowhere,” Schlauderaff said. “I wasn’t the highest recruited guy.”
But now, five years and 50 pounds later, Schlauderaff is Utah’s best offensive lineman, earning second-team All-American from SI.com and the Walter Camp Football Foundation, and third-team All-American from The Associated Press. He moved into Utah’s starting lineup at left guard three games into his redshirt freshman year. He’ll make his 49th consecutive start today when Utah plays Boise State in the MAACO Bowl in Las Vegas.
He’s part of the winningest class in school history, winning nine, 13, 10 and 10 games this season going into today’s season finale.
At 6-foot-4, 302 pounds, Schlauderaff is a big reason Utah has given up just eight quarterback sacks this season. He leads his team in pancake blocks and blocking percentage.
“Caleb is very tough. He’s a very smart player,” Utah line coach Blake Miller said. “He’s really physical and he moves around really well.”
Read more: http://www.theolympian.com/2010/12/22/1482574/no-one-overlooks-him-now.html#ixzz18xQXeiBz
DAL @ GB
