It's hard to believe that two of the top QBs in the state got very few offers this year. Ammons and Petrino both ended up at Georgetown and this is good for them, but is the one factor ...their height...the only thing that kept them from getting any other offers? (I heard Petrino had one more offer from Jacksonville) . They both had remarkable careers, which seems to demonstrate how very difficult it must be to get a scholarship!! Thoughts on this??

Raceland's Scott Grizzle who had over 2,000 yards passing, 40 combined TD's, and only 7 int. only received offers from only KCU, Mt. Union College, Georgetown College, and South West Baptist University. Scott was a top 10 Mr. Football candidate by the Catspause magazing and was all-state by the courial journel. I really think that his height (5'11 maybe 6'0) really hurt him and also the fact that he played at a single A school. I think college coaches base their decisions too much on height, weight, and school reputation. I think the intangibles are the most important thing; how much heart a kid has, is the kid a winner, and will he compete. Those things should be the major factors in selecting an athlete. However, Ammons, Petrino, and Grizzle are all 3 VERY good high school QB's and I'm really happy to see all of them playing at the next level.

Raceland's Scott Grizzle who had over 2,000 yards passing, 40 combined TD's, and only 7 int. only received offers from only KCU, Mt. Union College, Georgetown College, and South West Baptist University. Scott was a top 10 Mr. Football candidate by the Catspause magazing and was all-state by the courial journel. I really think that his height (5'11 maybe 6'0) really hurt him and also the fact that he played at a single A school. I think college coaches base their decisions too much on height, weight, and school reputation. I think the intangibles are the most important thing; how much heart a kid has, is the kid a winner, and will he compete. Those things should be the major factors in selecting an athlete. However, Ammons, Petrino, and Grizzle are all 3 VERY good high school QB's and I'm really happy to see all of them playing at the next level.

 

Where did Scott Grizzle end up signing to play?

Raceland's Scott Grizzle who had over 2,000 yards passing, 40 combined TD's, and only 7 int. only received offers from only KCU, Mt. Union College, Georgetown College, and South West Baptist University. Scott was a top 10 Mr. Football candidate by the Catspause magazing and was all-state by the courial journel. I really think that his height (5'11 maybe 6'0) really hurt him and also the fact that he played at a single A school. I think college coaches base their decisions too much on height, weight, and school reputation. I think the intangibles are the most important thing; how much heart a kid has, is the kid a winner, and will he compete. Those things should be the major factors in selecting an athlete. However, Ammons, Petrino, and Grizzle are all 3 VERY good high school QB's and I'm really happy to see all of them playing at the next level.

Grizzle is a good high school qb but is not in the same class as Patrino and Ammons IMO.

Grizzle is a good high school qb but is not in the same class as Patrino and Ammons IMO.

 

Do you think height was the only factor that resulted in lack of scholarship offers , even for Ammons at 5'11? Would that be the factor even with Division 1AA schools like Eastern, Murray, or Morehead? I didn't hear Kaelin had any offers except from Georgetown.