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[MarshallTucker]

Missouri Valley Football Conference

Highly-touted running back Shariff Harris didn't pan out at Pittsburgh, but is expected to give Southern Illinois a lift after it lost Deji Karim, who rushed for an FCS-high 1,694 yards last season. Shane Covington ... running back or wide receiver, wide receiver or running back? The multi-position player from Indiana hopes to be a playmaker for Northern Iowa. Youngstown State's preseason battle at quarterback will include Najee Tyler from Purdue.

http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/news/news.aspx?id=4323868

Some other links:

http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/covington_shane00.html

http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/081608aaa.html

http://indiana.scout.com/2/981171.html

[06panther10]

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Can he play O-line?...

[casbern]

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Can he play O-line?...

hahaha... no kidding... where's our transfers to fill O and D lines?

[Panther-Sheik]

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How the #$@#$ does SIU land these "highly touted" running backs year after year? Are these guys visiting Carbondale and the SIU campus??!!

[jegbomb52]

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How the #$@#$ does SIU land these "highly touted" running backs year after year? Are these guys visiting Carbondale and the SIU campus??!!

This probably isn't the "technical reason" but Southern isn't terribly far north and they run a pro style offense rather than the spread / speed option that many of the southern I-AA schools run.

[JayJ79]

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hahaha... no kidding... where's our transfers to fill O and D lines?

In a surprise move, UNI will be switching to the A-11 offense, so we don't need linemen......

(kidding, of course. since college football has uniform numbering requirements which make the A-11 scheme unworkable)

[UNIAlum95]

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Nice size (6'1" 208). May fit in the Horn / Lewis running back mold.

[lakesbison]

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well, NDSU beat out SIU for that 4 star Tyler Westphal from Wisconsin. He said "carbondale was a dump"

[UNIpanther99]

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Ugh... can we please get rrrrrreeeeeeebbbbblllllllllleeeeesssss back?

[Panther-Sheik]

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He said "carbondale was a dump"

Well, we don't know if he can play football, but he can definitely see at least.

[UNI83]

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Yeah...anybody remember Whitney Lewis?

[Griffitz]

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well, NDSU beat out SIU for that 4 star Tyler Westphal from Wisconsin. He said "carbondale was a dump"

He must not have stayed on your campus long enough to meet any buffalettes.

[Panthers to the Bone]

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There is another guy possibly coming to UNI. It's down to UNI and prep school. He wants to play football and basketball. He's short for basketball, and I would imagine football would be top priority. Was receiving interest from Syracuse for football (I assume it was FB).

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/high_school/basketball/destination_unknown_iona_prep_mack_nxjdw1sw3ST745WwDxmCfN

“I’m just trying to go to the best school that is going to fit me,” the Bronx native said.

For Mack, who was receiving interest from Syracuse, Rutgers and Maryland among others, that means being able to play football and basketball. He said he will chose between Northern Iowa and C.W. Post. He did stress the need to get a good education and also did not rule out going to prep school. Both C.W. Post and Northern Iowa started recruiting him early on and run the spread offense in which Mack was so successful in at Iona.

As a junior, the elusive running back rushed for 1,953 yards and 25 touchdowns leading the Gaels to an unbeaten CHSFL Class AAA title with a championship game win over perennial power St. Anthony’s.....

On second look, CW Post is a part of Long Island University, which is D2. But, he also could go prep school, as stated in the article.

[GonzoCat]

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C.W. Post? Isn't that the guy who invented cereal?

[Trapped in California]

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This guy would need to have Steve Nash passing abilities or Muggsy Bogues vertical / ball handling to play BB for Jake at 5' 8".