Dylan Moses, an 8th grader from Baton Rouge, LA, was offered a second scholarship from a top SEC Division I college. He is a 2017 prospect that was previously offered a scholarship from LSU over the summer. He stands out above everybody because he measured in at 6' - 1" and 215 pounds.
He is the first 8th grader to ever receive a full ride scholarship from Alabama. He went to what they call Junior Day and high school athletes get a tour of the campus and the football complexes. He was the only kid there that was not a Junior. After the tour Alabama coach Nick Saban called Dylan into his office and said to him "We hear that you're impressive, keep your grades up, we want you to come here, and we're offering you a scholarship now, I can't even put that into words."
I think that this is very interesting that they are offering to a kid that hasn't even played a down in high school football. People know that eventually the rest of kids will catch up to you. Players have speed and size for quite awhile but as you age other kids grow up and get faster, yeah he could still be better than everybody in high school but might not be! He could also break a bone or something and never play another down in his life. Then you get a kids hope and dreams up for nothing. I hope it works out for both Dylan and the school that he ends up committing to over the next three to four years. What do you think about it? Do you think the pressure of having a D1 offer hanging over him will make him choke?
You can read more at: http://espn.go.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/story/_/id/8989200/alabama-crimson-tide-offer-scholarship-eighth-grader-dylan-moses
He is the first 8th grader to ever receive a full ride scholarship from Alabama. He went to what they call Junior Day and high school athletes get a tour of the campus and the football complexes. He was the only kid there that was not a Junior. After the tour Alabama coach Nick Saban called Dylan into his office and said to him "We hear that you're impressive, keep your grades up, we want you to come here, and we're offering you a scholarship now, I can't even put that into words."
I think that this is very interesting that they are offering to a kid that hasn't even played a down in high school football. People know that eventually the rest of kids will catch up to you. Players have speed and size for quite awhile but as you age other kids grow up and get faster, yeah he could still be better than everybody in high school but might not be! He could also break a bone or something and never play another down in his life. Then you get a kids hope and dreams up for nothing. I hope it works out for both Dylan and the school that he ends up committing to over the next three to four years. What do you think about it? Do you think the pressure of having a D1 offer hanging over him will make him choke?
You can read more at: http://espn.go.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/story/_/id/8989200/alabama-crimson-tide-offer-scholarship-eighth-grader-dylan-moses
I also heard about this, but thats because I was sitting right next to you. But anyways, I couldn't even begin to think about being 215 pounds in 8th grade. I barely broke 100. And to get a full ride scholarship to two big football schools as an 8th grader is insane. I thought Trever Ryan was a good football player, id rather not play against that kid.
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