Blankenship will contribute..he could start is the word im hearing from the players. He runs like he is a big ten backup rb which isnt bad...they said the starting defense ..Hodge and Marcellius had to tell him to lay back a little bit at times last year because they had a game on Saturday.
For those with nothing better to do the first 2 1/2 minutes of this video is about this Okie Duo. Did this guy say "Don Knottingham?" With 4.47 speed? Look out! Cannot wait till a Miami DB has to stop OUr version of the Human Bowling Ball and he wonders whether it is worth trying to bring him down the next time!
Scout had him as a 3 star.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_jcoKbvGvI
And from an online thread in cyberland--Written by Justin Harper a staff writer--perhaps for a Norman OK paper:
Non-Division I-A schools � even lower rung DIs � can save the stamp.
Alabama has already brought Blankenship to Tuscaloosa for a visit. Kansas is next on his travel itinerary, and Texas A&M won't be far behind.
Because of Blankenship's noted strength (555-pound squat, 370 bench press) as well as his height (5-foot-9) and weight (205), there once was a notion that he was essentially a fullback playing tailback. Newspaper descriptions had him labeled as a human bowling ball, battering ram, etc.
The big problem with all that is this: Blankenship is a speed guy.
"He's 200 pounds, but he's a sprinter,� Manning said. "He does run with power, and he's strong enough to carry it 50 times a game, but when we line up and run 40s, he's our fastest guy.
"For a defense, there's no good matchup for Beau.�
GO OHIO!
Last Edited: 1/25/2011 2:49:58 PM by MonroeClassmate