Asiantii Woulard, QB, Winter Park HS, Winter Park, FL(2013)

[2000bull]

Awesome!!!!!! Never been more excited aboit the future of usf!!!!

have to agree.

[Rizman]

Congratulations Asiantii.

[Ghost]

Awesome showing and I couldn't be happier for him. He seems like such a great kid in every interview I have seen him do.

Think about this. Matt Grothe broke Pat White's Big East all purpose yardage record. BJ Daniels is on pace to easily break Grothe's record this year. Woulard has about as wide open a door as you will ever have at a BCS program to be a 4 year starter. Even if he has to red shirt next year, he should be the starter for the next 4 years after that...he is going to have a shot to break Daniel's record. Think about that. Pat White, Mike Vick, etc... all played in the Big East and USF could have the top 3 all time total yards leaders in Big East history.

Probably getting ahead of myself, but that is a real possibility here. Pretty amazing stuff.

awesome.

[Mama_Bull]

Very good article to read.

What it means to USF having a guy at the Elite 11

AW: "I think it means a lot actually. Not only does it bring attention to USF but it will also bring other recruits to USF. They know we'll have a good quarterback so I think we'll be signing a couple of guys or receivers that may have backed out previously thinking they wouldn't have a guy throwing to them. Me being here helps a lot."

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/recruiting/blog/eye-on-recruiting/19636285/asiantii-woulard-takes-home-mvp-honors-at-elite-11

[Ghost]

Very good article to read.

What it means to USF having a guy at the Elite 11

AW: "I think it means a lot actually. Not only does it bring attention to USF but it will also bring other recruits to USF. They know we'll have a good quarterback so I think we'll be signing a couple of guys or receivers that may have backed out previously thinking they wouldn't have a guy throwing to them. Me being here helps a lot."

http://www.cbssports...ors-at-elite-11

<3 <3 <3

[Rizman]

Now let's get some transfers from PSU for our O-line and D-line.

[Mama_Bull]

ESPN video and article:

Asiantii Woulard earns MVP

Entering his second year playing QB, USF commit outplays other elite prospects

Originally Published: July 22, 2012

By Erik McKinney | ESPN RecruitingNation

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/story/_/id/8190665/asiantii-woulard-wins-elite-11-mvp

FYI, After watching the first video it will then show another video of an interview with AW talking about winning the MVP:

Asiantii Woulard earns MVP

Entering his second year playing QB, USF commit outplays other elite prospects

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. -- Heading into this week's Elite 11 finals, the thought of Asiantii Woulard (Winter Park, Fla./Winter Park), who is entering just his second season playing quarterback, walking away with the MVP honors wasn't really a consideration.

He was one of the last QBs to be invited to the Elite 11 finals. In fact, if it wasn't for Elite 11 head coach Trent Dilfer's last-minute decision to add a 25th QB to the event, Woulard would have been the final player invited.

But by Sunday afternoon, it was difficult to imagine anyone other than Woulard receiving the award.

"I never thought that he could do what he did," Dilfer said. "I'm so blown away by it."

Not included in the first two versions of the Elite 11 lists that are produced after each day of the camp, Woulard stormed up the rankings on Saturday and earned his spot atop the heap with a phenomenal performance on Sunday. He excelled in the two-minute pressure cooker, a drill designed to test all aspects of a QB's skill set.. He was one of two quarterbacks to complete a 60-yard touchdown pass on his first snap and the only to lead an additional drive for another score.

Woulard has heard all the reasons why he can't play quarterback. So the 6-foot-3, 204-pound South Florida commit just made sure his final appearance on the Elite 11 field proved why he could.

"He hasn't been playing long enough, he isn't good enough, his feet aren't quick enough, he can only run the ball," Woulard listed as some of the things he hears from his critics. "That last drive was a lot more than just a second two-minute drill."

While there might have been doubts even among the staff as to how Woulard would fare during the six-day event, they never crept into the quarterback's mind.

"I'm a competitor," Woulard said. "I didn't have any doubts that I could [win]. I just came out here and proved it, because me thinking about it doesn't do much. When he announced it, it was a big relief. Everything I put in this week and in the past, preparing for this, it all paid off."

Woulard said he never felt there was a point where things clicked for him and he began thinking that he had a shot at the MVP award. In fact, he believed that he was performing poorly at one point and prodded himself to raise his level of play. He might not have a lot of experience at the position, but he knows what makes a successful QB. He said coming back from interceptions or mistakes is the hallmark of a good quarterback, so he shifted his focus to bouncing back and putting himself on the right track.

Dilfer said it was a difficult decision to select an MVP winner, as Max Browne (Sammamish, Wash./Skyline) and Christian Hackenberg (Fork Union, Va./Fork Union Military Academy) were very deserving candidates, as well. But after announcing a three-way tie for MVP at last year's Elite 11, the decision was made to find a way to give this year's award to just one quarterback.

"It was hard not to go with Max or Hack," Dilfer said. "Those two were unbelievable. But I think there was a hair separation. I think it came down to this: Greatness is making the highly difficult look very easy. That's what Asiantii did. They did the same stuff; he made it look easier."

The fourth iteration of the Elite 11 quarterbacks list was announced at a ceremony following the camp. Woulard was joined on the list by Browne and Hackenberg, as well as Miami commit Kevin Olsen (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills), Arizona State commit Joshua Dobbs (Alpharetta, Ga./Alpharetta), Nebraska commit Johnny Stanton (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif./Santa Margarita), Notre Dame commit Malik Zaire (Kettering, Ohio/Archbishop Alter), Maryland commit Shane Cockerille (Baltimore/Gilman School), Cal commit Jared Goff (Kentfield, Calif./Marin Catholic), Oklahoma State commit Luke Del Rio (Highlands Ranch, Calif./Valor Christian) and Zack Greenlee (Stockton, Calif./Lincoln).

Dilfer mentioned a number of times that this group of finalists was especially difficult to choose. Impressive weeks were turned in by Troy Williams (Harbor City, Calif./Narbonne), DeVante Kincade (Dallas/Skyline), Anthony Jennings (Marietta, Ga./Marietta), Shane Morris (Warren, Mich./De La Salle) and plenty of others. The group "exceeded expectations monumentally," according to Dilfer, who added that the starting point was already raised several notches with this year's class. The quarterbacks received an extensive playbook several weeks before the start of camp and were asked to know it inside and out.

"We started with a group that was tougher mentally because of what we put them through," Dilfer said. "Their level of preparation coming into this thing would be the same level of preparation an NFL quarterback would go into a training camp with."

But it wasn't just on the field and in the classroom where these quarterbacks were tested. After a 4 a.m. wake-up call on Friday, they were taken by bus to the beach, where they were put through a workout with a Navy SEAL team.

"That was a risk on my part," Dilfer said. "When we were going down there, I said to somebody that I thought we might get four or five that said it was too much. I was going to treat them with kid gloves if they did, but nobody flinched. They exceeded every expectation."

[Ghost]

Now let's get some transfers from PSU for our O-line and D-line.

I would love this. If this team has Florida speed + a Big10 OLine and DLine? HOLY ****

[Bull Martin]

Now let's get some transfers from PSU for our O-line and D-line.

I would love this. If this team has Florida speed + a Big10 OLine and DLine? HOLY ****

To me it seems kind of tasteless point out... Nor do I understand why it was thrown in this thread.

[dznick51]

Here's some irony for ya...written by Rivals of all groups....

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/highschool/07/22/rivals-elite-11-quarterbacks/index.html

A ranking of the QBs in the Elite 11 heading into the final day. They rank Asiantii Woulard #1, ahead of Shane Morris, Max Browne and Christian Hackenberg.

This would be the same Rivals that has yet to give Asiantii a fourth star. ;-)

They can keep their little star, Twinkle, Aug 7 he'll shine like the Sun

I've never been one to put too much on all the star rankings given to recruits. USF has won against teams with players that have supposedly had better players (high star rankings). No one can truly project how a player will turn out, some might play against lesser competition in high school or even not have the mental toughness to be away from home and manage school and football. I do know one thing, everyone that has seen Asiantii in person have all raved about his big time arm and his high ceiling. I could care less if he is a 1 star recruit, he wants to play for my alma mater, USF, and I couldn't be more excited that he wants to come to Tampa and do big things for our school! I don't have any kids myself, but I was grinning from ear to ear when I heard that Asiantii won the Elite 11 MVP, I coud only imagine the excitement at the Woulard household. From your new USF family to the whole Woulard family, CONGRATS!!! I can't wait to see him in the GREEN AND GOLD!!!!!!

Edited July 23, 2012 by dznick51