Bulls get a WR verbal...

[CyberBull]

Published - October, 25, 2006  

Woodham WR commits to USF

Chuck Corder

@PensacolaNewsJournal.com

Opportunity knocked. Patrick Richardson let it in.

Woodham's lanky senior receiver held offers from Maryland, Louisiana-Lafayette and Florida International. Richardson picked up another from South Florida on Tuesday and committed to the upstart Big East school in Tampa, giving the Pensacola Bay Area its fourth player to verbally pledge to a Division I-A school before National Signing Day on Feb. 7.

"South Florida is a school I really liked," said Richardson, who leads the Titans with 21 receptions and 372 yards this season. "They're young team on rise. I was impressed with them, and they were with me."

Richardson, a News Journal All-Area first-team selection last season, had a great camp at USF in June, catching the eye of one Bulls coach in particular.

Receivers coach Lawrence Dawsey, who starred at Florida State before a brief, but successful NFL career, liked what he saw in Richardson.

"You couldn't ask for better as a coach," said Richardson, who 3.6 grade-point average and an ACT score of 22 has him fully qualified. "You can't get too much more experience than what he has. He knows what he's talking about."

Richardson joins three Super Seniors who made early verbal commitments earlier this year -- Pensacola High cornerback Chris Lett (Alabama), Catholic defensive lineman Kyle Coulahan (Auburn) and West Florida Tech lineman Dakota Merritt (Mississippi State).

http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061025/SPORTS/610250361/1002

[Jewbull]

How does a kid get an offer from USF, Louisiana-Lafayette and FIU, it just does not make sense, is this kid not good enough to get offers from other BE schools and other major programs, this happens in BBALL also we sign kids who got offers from schools that are not in our league. Can someone please provide some explanation.

[NormalBull]

Uh Jewbull, did you leave Maryland off the list accidentally or on purpose?   :  If Dawsey likes him, I like him.

Normal

[Velcro]

Our staff has done nothing but recruit good receivers... we are loaded at that position.  

There is no point to questioning their ability to find talent.

[KB]

anyone have his size or speed?  

[smazza]

How does a kid get an offer from USF, Louisiana-Lafayette and FIU, it just does not make sense, is this kid not good enough to get offers from other BE schools and other major programs, this happens in BBALL also we sign kids who got offers from schools that are not in our league. Can someone please provide some explanation.

good point,i look forward to explanation

[___ Eats It]

From our Gnat neighbors...

http://ucf.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=51840

Patrick Richardson III

Wide Receiver

Pensacola (FL) Woodham

Ht: 6-foot-1

Wt: 165 lbs

Forty: 4.5 secs

GPA: 3.9

ACT: 23

Class: 2007 (High School)

THAT site also says he was considering Florida, Tennessee... oh, and UCF.   :

[Grunge]

If it was any other position, I might question it.  We continue to have talented receivers every year, although they might not always perform to full potential.

[___ Eats It]

Other sites have him at 6'1" 185 lb... think the 165 is a typo.

[Cubanbull]

As it was pointed out before Maryland had offered him. It is still early in recruiting and many other schools that would have ended up offering him havent done o yet. So if we liked him and beat them to offering him thats fine.