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DEL.ICIO.USGeorgia State offers pair of Gainesville senior defensive linemen
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The undefeated Gainesville Red Elephants are red hot both on and off the field.
Two days after Arkansas sent scholarship offers to Gainesville juniors Tailer Jones and Blake Sims, Georgia State followed up and offered senior linemen Josh Jackson and Shamond Stringer this afternoon.
“[Georgia State] sent me a text asking me to call them after practice today,” Gainesville assistant Todd Wofford said. “I called them and they put coach [Bill] Curry on the phone.
“He offered both of them on the spot.”
Stringer told the AJC on Wednesday that he felt the Panthers were close to offering.
“It feels good,” he said. “I feel like I’ve accomplished something.”
Stringer said he’s going to start researching Georgia State, which will field its first football team in 2010.
And he admitted that he knows little about Curry, a former Alabama and Georgia Tech coach who was later a commentator for ESPN.
“I’ve heard about him,” Stringer said. “First, I want to see the school and see how it fits me academically.”
If he commits to Georgia State, Stringer hopes Jackson will consider doing the same.
“Josh and I are pretty close,” he said. “We’ve played football together since middle school.”
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By T. Pierce
October 17, 2008 8:12 AM | Link to this
It’s great to see kids get a chance to take their skills to the next level. I’m happy for all of these guys and wish them all God’s blessing. I’m sure there will be more to come. It’s good to see “Big Red” players working hard. Keep up the good work and take it to the Dome.
By gsu01
October 17, 2008 11:04 AM | Link to this
Bill Curry is as classy as they come and these kids won’t be disappointed playing for him. Congrats guys and we hope to see you in Panther blue in 2010!