So much for the “Little Admiral.” Corey Robinson, a 6-foot-4, sure-handed wide receiver at San Antonio Christian High School, has committed to play football at Notre Dame next season, according to multiple reports. The son of Naval Academy grad and Basketball Hall of Famer David Robinson, Corey had considered following his father’s path to Annapolis, albeit in a different sport. This Sports Illustrated piece outlines the younger Robinson’s decision-making process — one that steered him away from the academy as the interest from top-tier football programs mounted. Aside from Navy and Notre Dame, ESPN.com reports the soon-to-be plebe freshman had…
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Army Coach Rich Ellerson ushered in 55 new recruits to his reconstruction project at West Point. Of the 55 plebes, 27 are straight out of high school while the other 28 spent last year at the U.S. Military Academy Prep School. You won’t find the same five-star stand outs on a Florida or Alabama roster, but Ellerson is hoping to find those less heralded players in high school, which Army and Air Force have unearthed to build up their football programs. One standout which Army fans can get excited about is 6-2, 270-pound center Shelby Jackson, who Ellerson foresees as…
It comes as no surprise that none of the Academy football teams ended up on ESPN, Sports Illustrated or any of the recruiting Web sites’ top-50 football recruiting class lists. Convincing a four- or five-star recruit to commit to a school that comes with a five-year military service commitment isn’t easy. Yet Navy and Air Force continue to find themselves playing in bowl games at the end of every season, thanks in part to the ability of their coaching staffs to identify talented players who are also cut out for military life. It’s tough to even figure out who the…
