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Accolades continue for Jeffcoat
By Kevin Hageland Staff Writer
Spring football workouts are just getting started, but the spring has already been plenty eventful for Plano West junior Jackson Jeffcoat.
The Wolves defensive lineman started the season by being named the No. 6 football recruit in the nation by both Rivals.com and Scouts.com. Not surprising considering Jeffcoat has already received offers from California, Georgia, LSU, Nebraska, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Rutgers, USC, Stanford, Texas, Texas A&M and TCU to name a few.
Now the 6-foot-4, 233-pound Jeffcoat has started the month of May by being one of 51 players from Texas selected for consideration to play in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
The U.S. Army All-American Bowl provides senior athletes a platform to display their talents against the best in the country. Jeffcoat’s nomination makes him one of 400 players being considered for final selection to compete in the East vs. West match-up, which will be broadcast live on NBC Jan. 9, 2010 from the Alamodome in San Antonio. Last season’s game at the same site drew more than 32,000 fans.
“For 10 years, the U.S. Army All-American Bowl has provided the national platform for young adults to reflect the strength of army strong soldiers,” said Colonel David Lee, director of marketing, US Army Accessions command. “The nomination is great recognition of the leadership qualities a nominee has developed on and off the field as a student-athlete in his community.”
The only other player from District 8-5A to earn a nomination was Allen junior offensive lineman Cedric Ogbuehi.
The next step for the nominees will kick-off in October when the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Tour begins. The tour runs through December, during which the 90 final players will be announced.
Making the cut would be promising for Jeffcoat’s future football prospects as the game has served as a launching pad for college and NFL stars such as Adrian Peterson, Reggie Bush, Vince Young, Tim Tebow and Terrelle Pryor. Last month, eight bowl alumni were taken in the first round of the NFL Draft with 21 former players overall being selected.
The only two Wolves to ever play in the game were defensive back Vickiel Vaughn and kicker/punter Todd Pegram, who both were selected in 2002. Also making the cut that season from the Plano ISD was Plano East offensive lineman Justin Blalock, who now plays for the Atlanta Falcons.
Spring schedule for West
The Wolves have started spring football with an eye on making the playoffs for a fourth straight season.
The next scrimmage for the team is 6 p.m. today at Clark Stadium. West will then take the field at Clark on May 15 with a scrimmage at 5 p.m. That event will be followed with a spring picnic for players, coaches and parents at the Wolves indoor facility.
West will conclude spring football with its final scrimmage May 22 at Clark.
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