STrib: Former Texas prep teammates are tested, seeking success with U

[BleedGopher]

per Joe:

Lewisville High School won the Texas big-school state football championship in 1996, back when Rodrick Williams, Scott Ekpe and Hendrick Ekpe were still toddlers. By the time Hendrick Ekpe was 7, and the other two were 8, they were playing pee wee football together and living in the same Lewisville neighborhood. They dreamed of one day playing under the Friday night lights at the high school’s 10,000-seat stadium. Little did they know, they would one day play college football together for Minnesota, too.

In 2010, they all made the Lewisville varsity, but there was little glory. The Fighting Farmers went 3-7. And the next year, when Williams and Scott Ekpe were seniors and Hendrick Ekpe was a junior, Lewisville went 2-8.

http://www.startribune.com/former-h...ed-seeking-more-success-as-gophers/321842711/

Go Gophers!!

 

[Brewnic]

Best line of the article when talking about Iowa:

“I said, ‘You’ll see all the tape you need to see on him next year, when he goes to Minnesota.’ ”

 

[Unregistered User]

Best line of the article when talking about Iowa:

“I said, ‘You’ll see all the tape you need to see on him next year, when he goes to Minnesota.’ ”

Their coach sounds like a bit of a hogeye backer. Hopefully with the success of these three, those days are over.

 

[dlw4gophers]

He use to back the pigs, but sounds like it was because a few of his athletes went there. Now that his kids are going to Minnesota, hopefully we will keep encouraging his players to play for Kill and company.

 

[bemidjigopher]

Crazy a high school team with three future big ten starters could go 2-8. They probably would've won state in Minnesota that year

 

[matt]

The Fighting Farmers... now that's a name.