As you may know, Football Weblog began “adopting players” in 2021. The idea is to randomly select a top 50 high school skill position prospect each season to call our own, and then follow his career along the way. Will …
Second Consecutive USC Player Named to Adopt-A-Player Family Read More »
2021 Adopt-A-Player – RB Will Shipley (Clemson) In the 2022 Orange Bowl, Clemson was upended 31-14 by Tennessee in Shipley’s final game of the 2022 campaign. Despite the loss, Shipley turned in a solid performance. He had 11 carries …
According to CBS Sports, Football Weblog’s 2021 Adopt-A-Player Will Shipley is scoring at a record-breaking rate. He is the only Clemson player since 1950 to score more than one touchdown in each of the first three games. He has two …
Football Weblog’s adopted gridders shone brightly in their respective openers. Our 2021 Adopt-A-Player, running back Will Shipley, rushed for 42 yards on 10 carries and punched in two TDs in Clemson’s 41-10 beatdown of Georgia Tech. This season’s addition, running …
You may not think much of Football Weblog’s Adopt-A-Player players right now – but eventually you will. Do the names Jerry Jeudy, Tua Tagovailoa, and Najee Harris mean anything to you? Of course, they do. They are among pro football’s …
Last July I introduced the Adopt-A-Player concept. Adopt-A-Player is an annual happening in which a top high school football prospect is randomly selected with the intention of following his football career. Speedy running back Will Shipley from Weddington High School, …
In a post last week I introduced you to the Adopt-a-Player concept. In a nutshell, we randomly select a top high school prospect and follow his football career. Well, the stork made his delivery. I present to you the inaugural …
Will Shipley Named Inaugural 2021 Adopt-A-Player Read More »
I come from a huge family. I’m the youngest of 13 kids (no, seriously!) and sports were always a big part of our daily lives. It was not uncommon for us to get together with cousins and neighbor kids for …