football recruiting issue
Offensive Lineman Chris Fox Is
A Puppy Dog Off The Field, A Pit Bull On It
Keeping the best prospects home off the field. He���s a nice kid, even
can be key to a college football pro- jolly. But when you get him on the
gram���s success, especially in states field? Something happens.���
in which top-ranked recruits don���t
It���s usually something bad for opcome around too often. The Uni- ponents. Fox wasn���t intent just to
versity of Colorado has missed on a get the better of his opponent, his
few of its biggest fish in recent years, coaches reported during his senior
and this year was no different when year ��� he wanted to dominate,
Parker Ponderosa offensive lineman Chris Fox
(6-6, 297, Rivals.com���s No.
142 prospect nationally)
��� the state���s No. 1 recruit
according to Rivals.com
and the Denver Post ���
chose Michigan over the
home-state Buffaloes, and
offers from Ohio State,
Florida State, Tennessee
and others.
More elite football
schools would likely
have offered had Fox not
pledged so early, head
coach Jamie Woodruff
said. Fox committed to
U-M Feb. 18, 2012, only
weeks after National Signing Day.
���Of all the kids I���ve
coached [in 26 years], he���s
probably the best,��� Woodruff said. ���We���ve had a
couple other great ones,
one that went to BYU and
was very good, but Chris
has a little bit of a mean Fox was tabbed the No. 1 recruit in Colorado by both
streak with him.
Rivals.com and the Denver Post.
photo by lon horwedel
���He���s not that way at all