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DEL.ICIO.USBrunswick’s Slay has talent, working on grades
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Darius Slay, a cornerback from Brunswick with NFL pedigree and 4.37 speed in the 40, is the probably the best high school football prospect in Georgia that nobody is talking about.
That’s because college coaches are concerned Slay won’t qualify academically, said his high school coach, Victor Floyd. But schools such as South Carolina and Clemson have visited and made offers — contingent on him qualifying. East Carolina and Central Florida also have offered.
“He’s a no-brainer,” said Floyd, who coached two SEC signees last season while at Chester High in South Carolina. “The question mark is qualifying, but athletically, you don’t get any better. He’s got the whole gamut.”
Slay is the cousin of former Brunswick star players, Darel Slay (South Carolina) and Dwayne Slay (Texas Tech, NFL). Darius Slay has been timed at 4.37 in the 40 and recorded a 39-inch vertical leap (NBA quality) at combines, Floyd said. Slay is 6-0 and weighs 185 pounds.
Floyd said Slay is ”as good if not better” than the two star players from his 2007 team from Chester High that played in the South Carolina Class AAA title game Gene McCaskill (signed with Kentucky) and C.C. Whitlock (South Carolina) are now SEC wide receivers who are expected to play as true freshmen.
Floyd has moved Slay from running back, where he rushed for 526 yards in only six games last season, to receiver. Slay also will play cornerback, his projected position in college.
“Any time you’ve got a guy like that, a game-breaker, you don’t want him running through tackles,” Floyd said. “You put him on an island, and if you miss one tackle, he’ll be going to the house. He’ll be seeing all sorts of slip screens.”
Floyd said Slay has not visited any schools this summer and has no fall trips planned. He’s focusing on school.
”If he comes through academically, he can have his pick of schools,” Floyd said.
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By tom
August 25, 2008 3:14 PM | Link to this
The coach was absolutely right when he called this kid a “no-brainer.” That’why he can’t get into school you dufus!
By YellerSkeeters are PeterEaters!
August 25, 2008 10:04 PM | Link to this
I thought that these kids had to keep some semblance of academic progress in order to play football. Aren’t there minimum academic standards he must meet in order to play? Why, if this kid is soooo talented is he not being pursued by all the Usual Suspects — SEC, ACC, etc.
By pkej12
August 26, 2008 2:41 PM | Link to this
he’ll get the books under control with the new coach because he’s known for having hos players excell under his guidance. watch out Tucker, Brunswick will come to play…
By virgil bhs fan
January 3, 2009 12:16 PM | Link to this
to the idiot who dont know anything about conferences uga is a sec school clemson is an acc school and texas tech, east carolina are etc… also auburn and south carolina are sec schools so learn you conferences and go run your mouth about someone else also he has a 3.0 gpa so he does have a brain and he can out run you anyday