Luke Zimmermann
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A recruit’s nephew threw a tantrum when he chose UCLA over Ohio State at the Army All-American game
Luke Zimmermann via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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We’re right there with you, little man.
Let’s start off on the right foot: if you’re not a college football recruiting hardcore, high school all-star games can be a bit of a drab affair.
Let’s try and get through the CliffNotes quickly, shall we?
“Did the four-star pick Ohio State?” Nope.
“What about the five-star corner?” Not him either.
“Well what about the *other* five-star corner?” Good news! He totally did.
An Ohio State quarterback commit also made one dandy of a play.
But perhaps the best part of the 2017 U.S. Army All-American Bowl came during one of those recruiting misses.
Following an extremely dramatic recruitment, four-star corner Darnay Holmes chose UCLA in a bit of a surprise over USC and Ohio State. Evidently his too-cute-for-words nephew felt strongly otherwise:
CB Darnay Holmes' nephew is not pleased (h/t @bangulo) #ArmyBowl pic.twitter.com/AGXhSBAL8V
— #ArmyBowl (@ArmyAllAmerican) January 7, 2017
Ohio State punter Drue Chrisman knows the score:
Should've listened to his nephew pic.twitter.com/cHU7qkJUGP
— Drue Chrisman (@DChrisman18) January 7, 2017
While Holmes will have to hone his craft on the west coast, maybe this story can have a happy ending when his nephew grabs a scarlet and grab cap more than a decade from now at a future Army All-American game.
If nothing else, he’ll now be forever immortalized in internet lore.
Continue reading...
Luke Zimmermann via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
We’re right there with you, little man.
Let’s start off on the right foot: if you’re not a college football recruiting hardcore, high school all-star games can be a bit of a drab affair.
Let’s try and get through the CliffNotes quickly, shall we?
“Did the four-star pick Ohio State?” Nope.
“What about the five-star corner?” Not him either.
“Well what about the *other* five-star corner?” Good news! He totally did.
An Ohio State quarterback commit also made one dandy of a play.
But perhaps the best part of the 2017 U.S. Army All-American Bowl came during one of those recruiting misses.
Following an extremely dramatic recruitment, four-star corner Darnay Holmes chose UCLA in a bit of a surprise over USC and Ohio State. Evidently his too-cute-for-words nephew felt strongly otherwise:
CB Darnay Holmes' nephew is not pleased (h/t @bangulo) #ArmyBowl pic.twitter.com/AGXhSBAL8V— #ArmyBowl (@ArmyAllAmerican) January 7, 2017
Ohio State punter Drue Chrisman knows the score:
Should've listened to his nephew pic.twitter.com/cHU7qkJUGP
— Drue Chrisman (@DChrisman18) January 7, 2017
While Holmes will have to hone his craft on the west coast, maybe this story can have a happy ending when his nephew grabs a scarlet and grab cap more than a decade from now at a future Army All-American game.
If nothing else, he’ll now be forever immortalized in internet lore.
Continue reading...