[Matman]

I think Fugate will have an instant impact on the UT team and see some playing time. I heard he's graduating from BHS and going to UT in Jan to take classes and start off-season workouts with the team. He could easily start at strong safety next year too. He is that good. The difference between Channing and most other top high school players is that he has incredible size, strength and athleticism. He is also very intelligent. The guy scored a 23 composite on the ACT the first time around. The hybrid fullback position that Lane Kiffin intends to use him in at UT will be very good for Channing.

With a break or two and a little bit of luck we could see this guy playing NFL football in a few years at either fullback, outside linebacker, or strong safety. Shaun Alexander was NFL MVP and no doubt the best player and running back to ever come out of the mountains, but do you realize that when Alexander got 3000 yards in a season he had over 400 carries? That is around 7.5 yards per carry. Channing got 3052 yards in just 279 carries. That is almost 11 yards per carry. He also went over 100 tds for his career. The state record is 119. He ran for almost 7000 yards in his career at Breathitt. The state record is around 8000 yards.

This guy is the real deal. Good luck at UT and in the rest of your life Channing. :Thumbs:

I wish Fugate the best of luck. I think he needs to get in better shape and hit the weights. However he will discover that he really isn't that big in college. It will take alot of hard work and he won't be able to rely on natural ability. However i think with alot of work he will have a good career in college. Maybe not a freshman starter but he will still be playing college ball. I hate to break it to you though but a 23 on the ACT is average. The average ACT score for an incoming freshman at UT is 24. 25 at UK.
http://www.ophs.opusd.k12.ca.us/average_...scores.htm