The Next Step

Every step in life always has a question mark of am I capable of doing this.  JV players always wonder will I do as well on varsity as I have on JV's.  Those that go on to college wonder will I be able to handle college life when I am pretty much on my own to make my own schedule when I am not in class.

Tarboro high school football has two names that stand out.  Kelvin Bryant was outstanding for the Vikings went on to Carolina where he was a top runner during the Dick Crum era.  You may forget that he signed with the USFL or World football League or what ever it was called before he joined the Washington Redskins.

  The other name that come to mind when you talk Tarboro football is Todd Gurley.  He lead the Vikes to three state Championships and stunned the entire town of Tarboro when he chose Georgia to go play college football.  All of the preseason hype coming out of Athens is that Todd Gurley just may be in the starting backfield when the Bulldogs open the season.  Sounds like Todd has made a nice adjustment in his next step in life.

The Seattle Seahawks announced Tuesday that Russell Wilson will get the start in the Hawks third preseason game coming up this weekend.  I can tell you this that a rookie does not start game three of the preseason unless they were planning on starting him opening day.  The former Wolfpack Quarterback seems to doing nicely taking that next step.

A judge in Raleigh has ruled that Butch Davis must allow his personal cell phone record to be looked over to see if he is part over the coverup going on in Chapel Hill in the wake of the academic problems going on at THE Flagship of the UNC System.  I think we will know where this Carolina deal will go soon as all his calls are looked over.

Other players are bailing out on Upper Room now that the school is being screen to see if they are giving their athletes the proper courses in order to play Division 1 sports.  I think it is smart on their part to look out for themselves  and not wind up not knowing whether they will be eligible to play big time college ball.  The NCAA has cleared Rodney Purvis to go to school and attend classes but have not ruled whether is can play basketball.  That's like inviting someone to go to the beach with you for the weekend but we may not let you get out of the car when we get there.