ZachTheZip Posted January 17, 2012 Report Posted January 17, 2012 6'5" 325lb OG Curtis Black from Roosevelt HS has committed to the Zips. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted January 21, 2012 Author Report Posted January 21, 2012 ESPN Profile This kid is a very interesting prospect. He's Cameron Black's (Plays for BGSU's basketball team) brother. He only played one year of high school football, but has a huge amount of potential. The kind of kid that you could call a "diamond in the rough". Nobody looked at him because he only played one year. Kind of like Harney and Treadwell on the Zips basketball team. You're taking a risk, but the payoff could be huge. Literally, in this case. A redshirt season might be the best option, just to get him into football form after playing two years of basketball. PD Article. Quote
Blue & Gold Posted January 21, 2012 Report Posted January 21, 2012 What an absolutely huge dude. I just hope he has some of his big brother's athleticism. Quote
Dave in Green Posted January 21, 2012 Report Posted January 21, 2012 The reason Curtis Black took up football so late in his HS career is because he was previously focused on basketball like his brother, Cameron. While he wasn't a big scorer in basketball, he was a strong rebounder. In one of his junior season games playing center/power forward at Can't Roosevelt, Curtis grabbed 21 rebounds, and he averaged nearly 10 rebounds per game. His playing weight for basketball was 290 pounds, so he didn't have to bulk up too much to become an offensive lineman on the football team. The fact that he performed at a pretty high level on the basketball team is pretty impressive for an offensive lineman of his size. Quote
Dr Z Posted January 21, 2012 Report Posted January 21, 2012 The reason Curtis Black took up football so late in his HS career is because he was previously focused on basketball like his brother, Cameron. While he wasn't a big scorer in basketball, he was a strong rebounder. In one of his junior season games playing center/power forward at Can't Roosevelt, Curtis grabbed 21 rebounds, and he averaged nearly 10 rebounds per game. His playing weight for basketball was 290 pounds, so he didn't have to bulk up too much to become an offensive lineman on the football team. The fact that he performed at a pretty high level on the basketball team is pretty impressive for an offensive lineman of his size.So the PD article is true? Quote
RowdyZip Posted January 21, 2012 Report Posted January 21, 2012 So the PD article is true? The oddest part about this post as the link to the article still works, even though ZN changes the hyperlink from k-ent to can't. Weird. Quote
Dave in Green Posted January 21, 2012 Report Posted January 21, 2012 According to the PD story, which I have no reason to believe is not true, his basketball stats were a little better than what I'd seen at another source. Pretty impressive how quickly he went from a good basketball player to perhaps an even better offensive lineman. Also nice that he did it to honor his good friend. Quote
Blue & Gold Posted January 21, 2012 Report Posted January 21, 2012 It's good to see he was a decent baller. He's probably relatively light on his feet. Quote
NewZipsFan Posted January 27, 2012 Report Posted January 27, 2012 His father is quoted in this story just published: Curtis Black to Akron Quote
NewZipsFan Posted February 1, 2012 Report Posted February 1, 2012 His father is quoted in this story just published: Curtis Black to Akron He's official Quote
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