Appears we have quite a recruit as most of you already know. Can't wait to shake his hand at Fan Day. From LSUSports.net: Charles Scott Runningback - RB Height: 5-11 Weight: 223 Freshman Last School(s) Jonesboro-Hodge HS Saline, La. Louisiana's Mr. Football Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year Collegefootballnews.com Top 150 Prospects (94) Collegefootballnews.com Top Running Backs (13) ESPN.com Top 150 Prospects (118) PrepStar Top 200 for 2006 (12 RB) Rivals.com Top 100 2006 (50) Rivals.com Top Running Backs (8) Rivals.com Louisiana Top 25 (2) Scout.com Hot 100 (51) Scout.com Top Running Backs (11) SuperPrep Preseason All-America 269 (11 RB) SuperPrep All-Southwest Region Tigerbait.com Louisiana Top 20 (2) Fox Sports Net South's Countdown to Signing Day "All-South" First-Team Atlanta-Journal Constitution Super Southern 100 Baton Rouge Advocate Super Dozen Mobile Register Super Southeast 120 (19) New Orleans Times-Picayune Top 16 Blue-Chip List Orlando Sentinel Louisiana Player of the Year Orlando Sentinel All-Southern Team LSWA First-Team Class 2A All-State LSWA Class 2A Offensive MVP Consensus top running back prospect in the state of Louisiana and one of the most highly recruited in the nation ... Runs with outstanding power and balance ... Rarely goes down on first contact ... A versatile player who has played running back, linebacker and defensive back in his high school career ... Led high school team to the Class 2A quarterfinals in 2005 ... Finished an outstanding high school career by rushing for 2,039 yards and 28 touchdowns with an 8.2 yards per carry average as a senior ... Rushed for 1,672 yards and 18 touchdowns as a junior ... A three-time all-district performer at running back and has received one all-district selection as a defensive back ... A multi-sport star who is also an all-district performer in baseball and basketball ... Bench presses 330 pounds and squats 405 pounds ... Has been timed at 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash ... Coached by Shannon Brown ... Born Aug. 8, 1988.
5-11, 223...He will be a bruiser. Small school competition though. Will be interesting to see how he develops. Could become a fullback if he keeps growing.
Yep, seems like both Scott & Murphy have been forgotten with of all of the KW talk. Scott had a ton of offers, big schools OU, USC, SEC schools etc. I was concerned he might consider going elsewhere. Glad he's headed to LSU! :crystal:
and Jerome Bettis was a speed demon? Before you say it--I KNOW. I know Scott isn't as big-bodied as Bettis is/was...but when you can "lower the boom" and run straight ahead for 5 yards a pop...who CARES if you're 0.10 of a second slower than most running backs. After a defense has to keep getting up from taking head-on collisions with Scott, Murphy will jitter-bug and bolt around the end for those 20+ yard runs that everyone loves to see....
