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I am going to post things from time to time that take place in the Gateway that may affect the Necks on leathernecknation.com so we always don't have to snoop around the gateway forum. Anyway, looks like UNI could have a stud WR on their hands...or a dud, but I think this could be a nice addition. I still feel like this would be the type of player a WIU team would have gotten between 98-02. Just my opinion.
Former USC wideout Lewis to play for Northern Iowa
July 12, 2006
CBS SportsLine.com wire reports
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Former USC wide receiver Whitney Lewis is expected to enroll at Division I-AA Northern Iowa and play for the Panthers this season.
UNI spokesman Colin McDonough said Wednesday that Lewis has been working out in Cedar Falls and will be eligible to play immediately. Lewis has two years of eligibility remaining.
Lewis was one of the top players in Southern California's 2003 recruiting class, which included Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush, Tennessee Titans second-round pick LenDale White and current star receiver Steve Smith. Many recruiting publications had Lewis rated higher than Bush coming out of high school, but things never worked out for him at USC.
Lewis was shifted between receiver, tailback and fullback as a true freshman in 2003 and gained 38 total yards. He was redshirted in 2004 after being ruled academically ineligible.
The 6-foot-1, 225-pound Lewis was moved back to receiver as a sophomore last season but didn't catch a pass in nine games.
Lewis played at St. Bonaventure High in Ventura, Calif., and was the state's "Mr. Football" in 2002. He caught 65 passes for 1,235 yards, rushed for 1,059 yards and scored 42 touchdowns as a senior.
Because Lewis hasn't officially enrolled in classes, Northern Iowa coach Mark Farley declined comment
"I like that song, Mr. Sacrifice" - Coach Patterson
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Would also add that UNI added a QB transfer from Minnesota. He will have 4 years with the Panthers.
Gophers lose one, gain one via transfers
By Chris Lempesis
Marcel Jones was one of the more heralded Minnesota football recruits in the 2005 incoming class. But Jones never reached the field with the Gophers last season and, now it appears he never will, as Jones has transferred to Division 1-AA Northern Iowa, said his father, Randy. His father said his son also had transfer offers from Division I-A programs such as Boston College and Hawaii. Since Northern Iowa is a Division 1-AA school, Jones will not have to sit out the upcoming season.
"Marcel was never happy (at Minnesota)," his father said. "Marcel committed before his senior season (at Simley High School in Inver Grove Heights, Minn.), the spring of his junior year, actually. And then he went to summer camp and he came home and told me, 'This isn't the right place. It didn't feel right.' "
Things didn't go well for Jones off the field, either, as he - along with wrestler Nate Matousek - was charged with third-degree felony assault stemming from an incident at a Dec. 9 party in which a 20-year-old man suffered broken teeth and a black eye.
Matousek's charges were dropped in early May and Jones' father said the felony charges against his son have also been dropped but that his son has accepted a plea on a misdemeanor of aiding and abetting and will probably receive probation. Marcel Jones declined to comment. "He had that incident last December where there were a lot of published reports that were lies," Jones' father said. "He was asked to take a polygraph test by the FBI and he took a polygraph test and passed it, stating clearly that he did not kick this kid."
Jones' father also said the allegation that his son made a phone call bragging about kicking the victim's teeth in was proved to be untrue through phone records. "Somewhere along the line, my son's been made out to be an animal, and he's not," Jones said. But, his father said, that is all in the past now and Marcel Jones is just looking to receive a fresh start. And so far, he's getting one. "Marcel called last night," his father said. "He goes, 'This is what football's supposed to be. I'm enjoying football for the first time in two years.' "
http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2006/07/05/68558
Panthers Win!!! Panthers Win!!!!!
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Speaking of highly touted high school athletes who haven't done anything at the college level, does anyone know anything about Justin Robertson?
"It would be better if you weren't a liar"--Ron Burgundy
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The USC kid may play either RB or WR. Looks like Farley is subscribing to the Randy Ball theory.
Also tonight on Waterloo TV sports Terry Allen has hired former Panther and ex NFL WR Dedrick Ward as an asst coach at MSU
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