Saturday, June 30, 2007

Gaither Gone

Well, it's official. OT Jared Gaither will leave school and enter his name into the upcoming NFL Supplemental Draft. It's not really a surprise, as I said before, but it still is a disappointment. His collegiate career didn't start out well when he failed to qualify out of High School. But he did eventually qualify after a year Hargrave Military Academy, coming into the program as a five star prospect. He had an excellent freshman season, but his sophomore season was marred by problems in the classroom and disappointing production, and followed it up with more academic trouble. Maybe he believed the people saying he was set to be a First Round pick this year. Who knows? It's just another case of wasted potential and lost money, but Gaither will still have a shot, most likely. If he works hard, he will play in the NFL, but as we've seen, that is not a certainty.

No comments: