NFL DRAFT…SMALL SCHOOL GEMS…A Trio Of Wildcats
April 20th, 2009 by Daniel Freer
Fantasy College Blitz “Minister of the Non-BCS”, Daniel Freer, continues his series profiling the NFL Draft prospects from the Non-Division I-FBS schools.
Every year, there are a number of schools that produce multiple NFL Draft picks.
You probably already are familiar with some of those schools…schools like Florida, USC, Oklahoma, Texas, LSU, Abilene Christian…
Wait……What? Abilene Christian?
Uh, well…okay….maybe not on an annual basis, but for the 2009 NFL Draft, you just may hear “Abilene Christian” mentioned a few times while you are watching the draft coverage. And, possibly, after reading this article…you will be a little familiar with Wildcat RB Bernard Scott (photo, thanks ACUSports) before his name is called.Abilene Christian University (Abilene, Texas) is a Division II school in the Lone Star Conference, arguably one of the top conferences in Division II football. The ACU Wildcats are one of the top offensive teams in all of college football…averaging over 50 points per game in 2008.
In a Division II playoff game this past season, ACU put up 93 points on LSC rival West Texas A&M…and this was not an overtime game…all points scored were in regulation.
However, we are not sure if the WTAMU defensive coordinator took a jump into the Palo Duro Canyon after that contest.
The top player from that 2008 ACU squad is RB Bernard Scott, (photo, above) who rushed for over 2100 yards and scored 28 TDs in 2008. Scott, the 2008 Harlon Hill Trophy winner (top Division II player) from Vernon, TX (Vernon HS), played well at some of the post-season All-Star games, and the NFL likes his quickness, strength, and soft hands…somewhat reminiscent of another great ACU RB and former NFL star, Wilbert Montgomery. Look for Scott to go as early as the late-3rd round, or, as late as the late-5th round.
As most great offenses have a great QB, ACU has one in Billy Malone. The 6-3, 230 lb QB from Paris, TX (Paris HS) threw for 3213 yards and 36 TDs in 2008…on only 293 pass attempts. Malone (photo, right, thanks Lone Star Conference) ranks second all-time in career passing yards among all QBs who played at Texas colleges (Texas Tech QB Graham Harrell is #1 all-time). Malone has drawn NFL interest with his strong arm, and accuracy on his long passes. Look for Malone to go sometime during the late-5th round…or as late as the 7th round.
Although not the biggest stat-producer from the record-setting 2008 Wildcat squad, WR Johnny Knox may be the first ACU player taken in the 2008 draft. The Channelview, TX (Channelview HS) native caught 56 passes for 1069 yards and 13 TDs in 2008. The NFL loves Knox’s speed (4.41 in the 40…one of the fastest of anyone in the draft) and his good hands. Knox could be the first non-Division I FBS player taken in this draft…and look for him to go as early as the 2d round, but, no later than late-4th/early-5th round.
UPDATE: ALL PHOTOS REMOVED BY REQUEST OF PHOTOGRAPHER WHO CLAIMS OWNERSHIP. DUE TO HIS FOUL NATURE, WE CHOSE TO JUST DELETE THE PHOTOS OF HIS D2 TEAM THAN MAKE HIM PROVE COPYRIGHT. TEXT OF REQUEST IS BELOW.
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Happy to comply, but I don’t recall any Johnny Knox photo.link? So take down rather than fix reference? V - Show quoted text -
On Wednesday, June 15, 2011, Gerald Ewing <ewingg2@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Take down the image of Johnny Knox that is featured on your website immediately and any other photo that gives credit to the LSC. The photo in question is involved in a copyright suit, and should be pulled down now. The photo was given out by Abilene Christian without proper photo credit, and without copyright authority. > > The photo is on my copyrighted website…geraldewing.com > – Founder, Fantasy College Blitz www.FantasyCollegeBlitz.com | http://twitter.com/vincemullins
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You gave no deadline, nor did you answer my direct question about an
alternative solution, so cool off with lawyers. My little site and your little pictures of a little D2 school are not As soon as I get my baby to sleep for more than two hours while Your beef isn’t with me, it is with ACU for misrepresenting your work Good evening. Cc: my business manager On Friday, June 17, 2011, Gerald Ewing <ewingg2@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Okay, I asked you nicely…….. My attorneys will be contacting you, and we will be using a screen grab of your site. > > Gerald Ewing Photographer > > geraldewing.com > > — On Thu, 6/16/11, Vince Mullins <vince@fantasycollegeblitz.com> wrote: > > From: Vince Mullins <vince@fantasycollegeblitz.com> > Subject: Re: Johnny Knox > To: “Gerald Ewing” <ewingg2@sbcglobal.net> > Date: Thursday, June 16, 2011, 9:22 AM > > Happy to comply, but I don’t recall any Johnny Knox photo.link? > > So take down rather than fix reference? > > V > - Show quoted text -
> On Wednesday, June 15, 2011, Gerald Ewing <ewingg2@sbcglobal.net <http://mc/compose?to=ewingg2@sbcglobal.net>> wrote:
>> Take down the image of Johnny Knox that is featured on your website immediately and any other photo that gives credit to the LSC. The photo in question is involved in a copyright suit, and should be pulled down now. The photo was given out by Abilene Christian without proper photo credit, and without copyright authority. >> >> The photo is on my copyrighted website…geraldewing.com >> > > – > Vince Mullins > > Founder, Fantasy College Blitz > > www.FantasyCollegeBlitz.com | http://twitter.com/vincemullins > – Founder, Fantasy College Blitz www.FantasyCollegeBlitz.com | http://twitter.com/vincemullins
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