— Most of the talk will be about Hall. Arguably so, since he was the only Bull at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis a couple weeks ago. He’s got an agent, Jonathan Kline, who also represents former USF player J.R. Reed. Very professional with a fancy player profile: It’s a Kinko’s binded package with every picture ever taken of Hall and a DVD of all the best play’s he has ever had. Oh yeah, and the whole thing is called “Andre Hall On Fire.” Personally, I like Andre Haulin’ better, but I guess that’s just too much self promotion.
— Of the various teams there, including a group of six NFL teams that have a consolidation group to evaluate players, the Atlanta Falcons gave Hall the most attention. Their scout had Hall run the shuttle and did various screen pass plays to Hall. Oh yeah, he didn’t drop one ball.
— Also getting a solid look was offensive lineman Frank Davis. The New Orleans Saints spent close to 30 minutes running through blocking drills and shuttle runs. He has a profile that’s not quite as big as Hall’s, even though Davis was one of his primary blockers and clips on the DVD don’t lie, which claims he’s the strongest player on USF. He pulled off 36 reps in the weight room earlier in the day, and he maxes out at 525 lbs. At 6-foot-4, he’s a tiny bit smaller than most NFL lineman but looks like he has potential to continue player.
— Speaking of potential, defensive lineman Terrence Royal has tons of it but certainly looks like a project for most teams. Not that it’s a bad thing, but it’s tough to tell how much time and money a team would invest in Royal. Keep an eye on him in Arena League if things don’t pan out for the Wharton High graduate, who is being represented by Prestige Athletic, Inc.’s Glen Lansky. He is also representing Johnnie Jones and Chris Carothers.
— There were a few familiar faces among the players at Pro Day: former Bulls running back Clenton Crossley and quarterback Marquel Blackwell. Crossley is playing for the Florida Firecats, an Arena Football 2 team down in Ft. Myers, while Blackwell is on the roster for the Birmingham Steeldogs, another AF2 team. Today, Blackwell was attached to the hip of former USF defensive back coach Glenn Davis, who now coaches the Steeldogs. Maybe he’s considering a comeback special, but he claims he won’t play for them. Decisions, decisions.
— That’s it for Friday, but with the Oracle not printing for a week, there won’t be much of anything else on campus except for the Watch Party for the women’s basketball team in the Big East Room on Monday. They’re on the bubble after the early exit from the conference tournament, so Tony and I will try to include a couple of blogs each this week. Oh yeah, it’s spring break. That should make working easy.
Mike Camunas
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