Auburn nabs the right kind of QB

By Robert Rousseau  |   Wednesday, January 28, 2009  |  Comments( 3 )

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Auburn Tigers head coach Gene Chizik apparently likes quarterbacks who are athletic and possess dual-threat ability.

Such is the case with recent verbal commit Tyrik Rollison, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound four-star dual-threat passer from Sulphur Springs, Texas, who runs the 40-yard dash in only 4.55 seconds. He also bench presses 235 pounds, squats 405 pounds, and owns a 28-inch vertical leap.

But it’s how Rollison performed in high school that’s truly been impressive. As a junior, he rushed for 554 yards and seven touchdowns; by itself, that’s not bad by any means, but it's hardly award-winning. But once you factor in that Rollison also completed 296-of-420 passes for 3,691 yards and 37 touchdowns against only 10 interceptions, you realize that he can do it all.

Which is exactly what Auburn needs in a quarterback. Those of the dual-threat variety have often done better than drop-back passers for the Tigers, regardless of coach or style of offense. And there are reasons why Rollison is considered the second-best dual-threat quarterback in the 2009 class. He appears to have the pocket awareness that all true scramblers must possess; moreover, he was extremely accurate throwing the ball in high school.

The bottom line is that Rollison was a huge high school success in Texas, which is a huge accomplishment. And when Auburn opens up practice next season, it'll have the gifted Rollison and the athletic Kodi Burns taking snaps.

For a guy who caught a lot of flak when he came to Auburn, Chizik's certainly doing a fine job recruiting.
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Robert Rousseau is a sports writer that has been published in a variety of print and online venues. He’s been writing for RealFootball365.com for almost three years now. When Rousseau isn’t writing about college football he tends to be penning mixed martial arts pieces for MMAFighting.com or ...
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