Upon Further Review
A couple days ago I mentioned how physically impressive Long Beach Poly wide receiver Bryshon Nellum appeared at the Division I track-and-field finals. He won the 200 meters with the third-fastest time in the nation.
One problem for football coaches is that Nellum (6-0, 175) played sparingly last season with just two receptions and requires more evaluation. However, his stature and speed alone are causing colleges to investigate and I can definitely say USC is among those that highly intrigued right now.
If you've been following Poly's tradition of gifted and speedy corners and wr's, Poly's secret to "reloading" is through its prestigious track program and its heralded coach, Don Norford.
Coach Norford won NFL High School Coach Of The Year back in the late 1990's as an ASSISTANT head football coach under then-Head Coach Jerry Jaso (who is now at LBCC as the Vikings HC).
That should say something about the overall football program when a meager ASSISTANT wins such a prestigious award over his HEAD COACH.
Norford is the unsung hero--the one who is mainly responsible for bringing in mostly all of the school's speedsters.