so, in the limited football i've watched today, i've repeatedly seen blazing fast White athletes making plays all over the field. this, despite the paucity of said individuals even being allowed to participate.
the most recent examples of the (allegedly non-existent) White speedster are in the Western Michigan-Toledo game.
i was well aware of Daniel Braverman, the sophomore receiver/returner for the Broncos with his reported 4.3 speed (and 10.6 100-meters). however, i was not aware of the talented senior strong safety on WMU's roster,
Justin Currie.
the best defensive player on the Broncos, Currie had over 100 total tackles and 3 interceptions a season ago. but, other than his nose for the football, what made him stand out to me in this game is his flat out speed.
he has ran down Toledo skill guys from behind on multiple occasions, saving touchdowns on every occasion. it turns out that he has reported 4.45 speed (as well as good size at 6-foot-2, 204-pounds).
one "wonders" why such a physical specimen (rated as a 2-star prospect coming out of high school) was so lightly recruited and ended up at lowly Western Michigan. "weird," huh?
[video=youtube;uFPkWvFPi70]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFPkWvFPi70[/video]
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on a related note, true freshman Miami wideout Braxton Berrios has a 21-yard touchdown catch in the game against Ga Tech.
for the Yellowjackets, running back Zack Laskey has 8 carries for 47 yards.
edited to add: check that, 9 carries for 55 yards.
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Colorado senior wideout
Tyler McCulloch had a game-high 76 yards and 2 touchdowns on 4 catches in the Buffs narrow loss to Oregon State. McCulloch did a good job emerging as a threat, since the Beavers double-teamed the stellar Nelson Spruce virtually the entire game in order to limit his production. Spruce finished with 6 catches but for only 35 yards.