Article about LSU recruiting two-sport athletes (Holliday, J. Mitchell) | TigerFan.com

Carface · Oct 10, 2007

I saw this in the Reveille. I've wondered in the past about this process.

LSU uses dual strategy for two-sport recruitsAmos Morale
Issue date: 10/9/07 Section: Sports

Week in and week out, college athletes cross finish lines and run past goal lines. They make catches in the outfield and catches while tight-roping the sidelines.

And while some players only do one of the above mentioned, dual-sport athletes such as LSU sophomore return specialist Trindon Holliday and sophomore wide receiver Jared Mitchell do both.

Although Holliday and Mitchell suit up to play football for the Tigers, they also fill in as a member of the track team and baseball team, respectively.
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I also liked this:

Holliday said some schools only recruited him for track and field. He found out he could play both sports when he took his official visit to LSU, which was a big factor in his decision to attend.

"I got a lot of calls from just track, but then I found out LSU would give me a chance to do both so I came here," Holliday said.
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