Blue and Gold Illustrated

March 2013 - Signing Day Edition

Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football

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Doug Randolph Came To Football Late By Jason Sapp After having success at the high school level as a tri-sport athlete (basketball and lacrosse being the others), Randolph will focus on football in the college ranks. photo courtesy U.S. Army All-American Bowl Doug Randolph had a decision to make. The 6-3, 238-pounder could either continue to play for Collegiate High in Richmond, Va., an allboys boarding school, or transfer. He opted to change schools and go to Woodberry Forest (Va.) Academy, a college prep school, and following the approval from his parents, decided to repeat his junior year. "I didn't start playing football until my sophomore year of high school, but I've played basketball and lacrosse for as long as I can remember," Randolph, 19, said of the factors in his decision, which isn't a common one among students his age. "My first offer was actually for lacrosse [he is a long-stick midfielder] followed by some offers for basketball before I ever got any football offers." Aside from the advice he was able to receive from his parents in making a choice that would

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