Micah Mosley

[texasheat]

Well, looks like we now have another D-1A white starting RB to follow in addition to Hester, Bell, etc. Micah Mosley, a true freshman, started & played pretty much the entire game in North Texas' game against SMU last night.

He had 12 carries for 39 yards & 1 TD and also caught 3 balls for 9 yards.

(If you're wondering why a guy who played all game only had 12 attempts it's 'cuz the QB went 46-64 for 601 yards). North Texas won't run the ball too much with "Dodge Ball" now in effect.

Anyway, check out Micah in upcoming weeks. He seems to be up to the task. (I don't know if there's anyway to transfer a thread -- KG2422 started a Mosley thread in the High School Stars forum last year...)

 

[jared]

Wow, a true freshman no less! Thanks for the update, I'll keep an eye out.

 

[White Power]

His coach Riley Dodge beleives that Micah could rush foa a 1000 yards the remaining 3 years at North Texas meaning. He plans to let him be the main ball carrier if he stays healthy good news for a change.

 

[ToughJ.Riggins]

Good to hear. I believe he got hurt last year. This kid is a good RB. Here's a little snip from Bob West's column about Mosley's lack of recruiting interest other than from coach Dodge.

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Bob West column for Sunday, Feb 11

The Port Arthur News

If you're wondering why North Texas was the only school willing to sign Nederland's talented Micah Mosley as an offensive player, here's the fact you will never get anybody to admit. Most college coaches won't recruit a white running back, even one as good as Mosley. Thankfully that didn't bother Todd Dodge, who was totally unconcerned that he had virtually no competition on the Bulldog standout. "I don't know what other people saw or didn't see," Dodge said. "One thing we are not going to get hung up on is who else offered a player. I'm not in it to see how many stars are beside a players name on a website. We will evaluate athletes on how they can compete on the college level. Micah Mosley can compete." . . . Speaking of recruiting web sites, the number of stars beside the names of high school prospects, and how silly some of the recruiting mumbo jumbo is, Rick Maese of the Baltimore Sun uncovered some very eye-opening numbers on how misleading the evaluations can be. Maese tracked the nation's top 100 blue chippers, as listed on the Rivals.com website in 2002, and found many more misses that hits. Of the top 100, only one in five managed to earn first team all conference honors, while one in four either quit or transferred . . .
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