Category: Featured Athletes
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OFFERED: What An Offer Means To Dane Motley
OFFERED We are extremely proud of our Play Book Athlete 2019 Dane Motley from Alpharetta, Georgia. After receiving multiple college football scholarship offers, Motley and his family made the decision to sign with Arkansas State University. In this video, Dane and his parents share their amazing journey and what this offer means to their family.…
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Scholarship Offers Are Earned Not Given
OFFERED Congratulations to all of our Play Book Athletes from across the country that have received a full football scholarship offer this season. It’s about putting in the work on and off the football field, offers are earned not given. Below are just a few of our athletes that follow us @playbookathlete who has shared…
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Character: Mercer University Head Football Coach Bobby Lamb
CHARACTER IS VERY IMPORTANT While the on-field play of an athlete attracts college programs, it’s the off-field intangibles that seals the deal for Mercer Head Football Coach Bobby Lamb. “If you’re investing a $250,000 scholarship in a young man, you want to know what you’re getting…” How an athlete carries himself in the community directly…
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Durham Harris – A “Snap” at the Head of the Class
Not only is this incredible young athlete ranked #9 in the nation for his abilities as a long snapper from Corpus Christi, TX, but he has shown amazing care and understanding for the needs of others. One of Durham’s classmates gained the idea for a prom for the special needs students of Flour Bluff…
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Bryce Hall – Leading the RB Pack for 2020
Having previously trained under Brad Arnett at NX Level in Waukesha WI, Bryce Hall’s athletic and academic drive has him leading the pack into recruiting for the class of 2020. However, there is something much more special to be known about this young man than his skills as a running back in the fall and…
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Congrats to Kailee Rash from Ashland, KY
There’s nothing like softball in the middle of the summer. It’s just something about heading out with your teammates into competition on the diamond. Of course travel ball takes it to an entirely different level. These girls are the best of the best. Most of them work year round to become the best. There’s…
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Luke Summerall – Lifting and Uplifting
We would like to welcome Luke Summerall to the Play Book Athlete family. This young man has shared a great story of how he got involved in lifting weights and also with the special olympics: A post shared by Luke Summerall (@young_power_lifter) on Apr 19, 2017 at 12:11pm PDT How I got involved with…
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Javo Lopez Receives First Football Scholarship Offer From Mexico
2019 MLB Javo Lopez of Mission, Texas is proud to receive his first offer from Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico. If you know your football then you know that this school is what the New York Times called the “Alabama Crimson Tide of Mexico.” This talented athlete, honor student and rising junior is celebrating this…
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Latest Athletes To Join The Play Book
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Play Book Camper Spring News
Welcome to the month of May and the start of Spring football season. Our Twitter page @playbookathlete has been buzzing non-stop. Athletes are tweeting college visits, latest offers and where they’ll be camping this season. Below are just a few of our Play Book Campers who are lighting up the camp circuit this season. 2021 Hayden Conner recently tweeted…
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Peyton Hensley Can Fly, Just Ask JJ Watt’s Trainer
You’re not going to find many class of 2020 running backs that work harder than Peyton Hensley. Look up the definition of grind and his picture will be right beside it. There is nothing that will stop this young man’s grind, including distance. Hensley recently took off from Kentucky to Wisconsin with his father and…
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Dorian Manuel Has Been Showing Off His Speed This Offseason
Whether it be one of the many camps and combines that he has attended or the beginning of spring practice, Dorian Manuel has made a name for himself by showing off his speed. Whether it be as a cornerback or running back, this class of 2018 athlete is one of the fastest on the field.…
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Nicolas Rowan: A Man of Many Talents
2019 Nicolas Rowan walked off the Mississippi College football field late on a Friday night in early November 2016. His football team Madison-Ridgeland Academy (MRA) had just played for the MAIS 4A State Championship against Jackson Prep Academy. Jackson Prep won but Rowan did not have time to look back at the loss. On the next Monday, he would…
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Recruiting Picking Up For 2020 QB Blair Garner
2020 Blair Garner If there’s one athlete to follow this season on social media it has to be Blair Garner from Williamston, South Carolina. All it takes is one quick glance at Garner’s Twitter page @blairgarnerqb12 and you’ll see there is no off-season for this talented Quarterback. When scrolling through his Twitter feed, you’ll see clip…
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BIG MAN TAKEOVER: “Calloused Hands and Bloody Knuckles”
VICTORY IS EARNED During a recent college bus tour to Michigan State University athletes from the Big Man Takeover received an unforgettable message. Dwight Johnson is the Founder of the Big Man Takeover a program that develops technique & fundamentals for OL/DL youth football players based out of Atlanta, Georgia. Johnson is not only a trainer and business owner but also a motivational speaker. …
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LION HEART NEWS: The Real Side of Football
Coach Derrick Tatum Founder of Elite Talent Football Academy Derrick Tatum speaks about high school athletes paying the price for transferring. This is just one of the topics discussed in Coach Tatum’s upcoming book titled THE REAL SIDE OF FOOTBALL. In volume 1 of his upcoming book, Tatum will discuss the ups and downs of recruiting the class…