http://highschoolsports.nola.com/news/article/-6915947681146752516/curtis-shot-putter-anthony-taylor-signs-track-scholarship-with-tulane-with-plan-to-switch-to-football-in-2014/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
- Me and my bro are back in action. He is signing with the
#Wave.#Tulane we will be on sports illustrated like this pic.twitter.com/H7xudq8X7D "Anthony Taylor is pictured here with Wave 2013 signing class member Brandon Godfrey, both of John Curtis. Taylor garnered quite a bit of late interest but to me knowledge he never did get an offer. Taylor excels in the shot put where he recently broke the Sugar Bowl record (maybe even state record). I have to double check but in the last few weeks I believe he was offered full track scholarships by el es poo and Tulane and has been deciding between the two.Wonder if he will be playing football at some point while with the Wave? John Curtis coaches and Scout.com high school football analyst Mike Coppage were dumbfounded as to why Taylor did not eventually gain a football ride and they insist that big Anthony Taylor deserved a shot. If he does play football it is NCAA rule that he would count against the 85 limit. The NCAA has that rule that if any person on athletic scholarship practices even once with the football team they become counted against the 85 limit. This rule prevents schools from loading up their track teams, swim team, checkers team with football players and abusing the system. If they didn't have that rule then certain programs could technically give out 40-50 scholarships a year to football players. Sign a kid up to a track scholarship or fencing scholarship with the real intention being on stretching the football numbers out and overloading the roster.Again, not sure if Anthony is playing football at Tulane (hard to believe he will not) but basing it on Brandon's excitement I think it is possible. Regardless of whether or not he plays football this is a huge gain for our re-surging men's track program. This is like landing a 5 star recruit for the track team!
Anthony Taylor links & info:
"Anthony Taylor of John Curtis made waves of his own, setting a record with a throw of 58-02.5 in the shot put, eclipsing the mark of 56-04.25, set in 2008 by current Alabama defensive back and potential top 10 NFL draft pick, Mark Barron. Just two weeks earlier, Taylor threw 61 feet at a national meet in New York, good enough for All-America honors.
http://highschoolsports.nola.com/news/article/7922915270721472739/records-fall-in-allstate-sugar-bowl-track-and-field-classic-at-tad-gormley-stadium/
“Winning never gets old, but my throw was nowhere near my best,” Taylor said. “I have to keep practicing hard so I can get another personal best.”
Speaking of Tulane football and the track team - check this out
http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/032813aaa.html
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