Saturday, March 16, 2013

Watch out college football! Barry Sanders is back, well his son could take the nation by storm next season!


Okay, so we all remember Barry Sanders. Probably the most exciting, engaging, and incredible running back we all have ever seen. The pig could be screwed, stuck in the backfield with a 10 yard loss looming, but all of the sudden he would juke one way, spin another way, then before you could finish the beer you just took a sip of, was in the end zone, handing the ball to the ref in the most humble way possible. Barry was unbelievable, and many people consider him the best of all time. Nobody could slither, slice, and dice a defense like he could. He was the sole reason the Lions were relevant. By the way, he only played 10 seasons, then retired , leaving everybody speechless...

Now, fast-forward to present day. The Stanford Cardinal may have the best known secret in college football, Barry Sanders' son Barry Sanders Jr. Are you kidding me! The legends son, whom of which, has received no attention from ESPN overshadowed by overhyped players. Are you for real, let me say this again Barry Sanders Jr. How is he not one of the most publicized young running backs? Unreal, even more so, if you have seen any of his highlight tapes which shows he has acquired some of his Pop's snakelike moves.

Now that I have you hooked, hoping to hear Barry Sanders Jr. could be amazing, lets delve into his high school career. He first emerged on everybody's radar his sophomore year when he led the team to a state title, making every coach in the state say, " oh shit! are you kidding me? another Barry Sanders!!!" Now that I have given a decent intro into a potential breakout player for the upcoming college year lets look at some stats...


Sophomore
Year
Junior
Year
Senior
Year
Rushing YDS
1230
1136
1201
YDS PG
153.8
189.3
92.4
YDS Per
Carry
8.48
14.03
8.9
Rushing TD
15
16
20
Total TD
19
18
27










So one thing to keep in mind, in high school they play anywhere from 8-11 regular season games.They play more if they are capable enough to make the playoffs, so usually at most they play 15-16. Additionally, he was injured his junior year missing 5 games. This is about half of a high school football season. Imagine, what his stats would have been if he played 5 more games! Wow!

Barry Jr. was quietly recruited but it is worth mentioning some schools that offered him scholarships: Alabama, Florida St., Notre Dame, Texas A&M, Tennessee. Not to mention, the school he chose, Stanford. Upon entering his Freshman year at Stanford, they decided to redshirt the potential star in the making. In high school he won 2 state titles, amassed a career total of 5,037 yards, 70 touchdowns, on 549 carries (about 9.2 yards per carry!). Also, Barry Sanders Jr. received honors as a U.S. Army All-American, looking poised to follow in his father's footsteps. Oh, did I forget to mention he scored the 1st TD of Stanford's Spring games???

Check out these videos in order to take the eye test of his young pig, high school days!!!




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