5 Players You Don’t Know Now, But Will By Bowl Season
August 25th, 2008 by adminIf you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
Every college football season there are second stringers, incoming freshman, and players from Middle-Eastern Baghdad Tech that just splurge onto the scene making big names for themselves by their play on the field. This upcming 2008 season is no different. Here’s a list of 10 players MichiganGirlsAreFat knows about, but you don’t.
Eugene Jarvis - Kent State - running back - senior
Many haven’t heard of the 5-5 170lb back from Kent State due to the Golden Flashes racking up a 3-9 record last year. Despite their struggles, Jarvis was an animal on the field. The miniature running back scooted for almost 1700 yards on the ground and 10 touchdowns. He also caught 23 passes for 300 yards and 3 scores.
Look for Jarvis to improve on last year’s performance and prove to the country that he was not a Golden Flash-in-the-pan.
Marcus Freeman - Ohio State - linebacker - senior
It’s not often that you a returning starter at Ohio State be listed as a player flying under the radar, but he is. Playing side by side with the walking trophy case James Laurinaitis, Freeman tends to go unnoticed by the media as well as opposing offensive lineman. Last season, the senior linebacker from Dayton made 109 stops for the Buckeyes.
Freeman will make his case for being a first round NFL pick this season. Keep an eye out for the match up against USC Sept 13th.
Rusty Smith - Florida Atlantic - quarterback - junior
Well everyone in Florida knows that Tim Tebow is God’s gift to college football/women/me/Boy Scouts, the little known Smith might be the most legitimate NFL QB prospect in the state. The 6-5 230 cannon-armed junior tossed the rock for over 3600 yards and 32 TD’s.
Howard Schnellenberger takes his FAU squad to battle Texas, Michigan State, and Minnesota this season. Look for Smith to get some big-time national media exposure in these games; especially if the Owls pull off an upset.
Brandon Gibson - Washington State - wide receiver - senior
Much like Marcus Freeman listed above, Gibson is a big game talent who puts up monster numbers and fails to be recognized. Playing in the northwest asscrack of the country, Gibson is rarely seen on live TV by anyone outside of Washington. Quietly, he put up 1180 yards last season while snagging 9 TD’s. He could’ve left early for the NFL draft last year but opted to return to school and put up yet another solid unknown season in hopes to raise his draft stock.
Pannel Egboh - Stanford - defensive end - senior
Do you remember rookie head coach Jim Harbaughrunning his mouth saying that Pete Carrol and USC were overrated and his Cardinal crew would beat the Trojans on their home field………….and then actually did it? This man, Pannel Egboh, was as major contributor in the biggest upset of 2008. He was almost unstoppable making 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and a blocked kick.
This season, ballsy coach Harbaugh stated that he barely recognized Egboh when he returned to camp because he’s spent so much time in the gym, bulking up, and preparing to wreck havoc all over Pac 10 defenses. Again.
