Jenkins caps off big week
PHS lineman named to Parade All-American team
By DAVE POE POSTED: January 28, 2008
PARKERSBURG ?After a week that saw a parade of college coaches come to town seeking his services, Parkersburg High School lineman has been named to the prestigious Parade All-America team.
The 45th annual team will be featured in the Feb. 3 edition of Parade, which is distributed along with the Sunday edition of The Parkersburg News.
The team includes 58 athletes from 24 states, with Jenkins ? a 6-foot-5, 305-pound offensive guard ?being the only West Virginia player on the squad.
The Parade announcement capped off quite a week for Jenkins, who received personal visits both at Parkersburg High School and at his home from West Virginia University head coach Bill Stewart, Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel and Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden, all of whom are seeking his services.
On Saturday night, Jenkins was in Morgantown, sitting alongside Stewart at the West Virginia University-Georgetown basketball game. Jenkins not only was recognized by the crowd, but it broke out into a chant of ?We want Jenkins.?? One student who brought an erasable board to the game wrote on it, ?Jenkins - need a pen???