This 5'10", 190 pound true freshman out of Jacksonville, Florida (Trinity Christian) may prove to be one of the bigger surprises for the Eagles this season. Even with great uncertainty in the backfield and no returning starters, Harris' name was not mentioned during the summer workouts. Instead, it was only after injuries to Jeff Smith and Josh Haden that Harris got his first collegiate action in the Georgia Tech game, rushing 5 times for 21 yards and grabbing one pass for 12 yards. This hard nosed tailback may remind many BC fans of Andre Callender with his pass catching ability out of the backfield - something to look for more and more as we get into the season.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Freshman Profile: Montel Harris
This 5'10", 190 pound true freshman out of Jacksonville, Florida (Trinity Christian) may prove to be one of the bigger surprises for the Eagles this season. Even with great uncertainty in the backfield and no returning starters, Harris' name was not mentioned during the summer workouts. Instead, it was only after injuries to Jeff Smith and Josh Haden that Harris got his first collegiate action in the Georgia Tech game, rushing 5 times for 21 yards and grabbing one pass for 12 yards. This hard nosed tailback may remind many BC fans of Andre Callender with his pass catching ability out of the backfield - something to look for more and more as we get into the season.
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I am surprised his stat line was only 5 for 21....I was at the game and felt like this guy was doing even better than that. While I love our top two RBs, this guy seems like he could be something special....and if he can be anything like callender catching the ball, that could be key to our team - sometimes people forget (including myself when i criticize crane) how crucial callender was in spreading the field and taking the linebackers out of the middle part of the field
Am I imagining it, or did he have dreads peeking out from his helmet vs. GTech. If so, that's some impressive hair growth in a relatively short period of time given the close-crop cut in the picture above (assumning that it was taken in the the last year). It took me at least two years to grow up my mullet circa 1987.
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