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VARSITY Football Under Armour High School All-America Game

Bright lights find all-stars
Not only will the inaugural game be shown live on TV, but also the practices.
Buddy Collings | Sentinel Staff Writer
December 28, 2007

Miami Booker T. Washington cornerback Brandon Harris had a long list of invitations to all-star football games. None could match the media muscle of the inaugural Under Armour High School All-America Game at 2 p.m. on Jan. 5 at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex.

ABC is televising the game live, ESPNU is televising practices live, and highlights from a Skills Challenge next Thursday night will be aired a day later at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.

"I liked all the publicity they're building," Harris said Wednesday. "It's kind of like the Pro Bowl with practices being televised, and I think that will be fun. I'm excited."

Harris, who led Washington (14-0) to the Class 4A state championship in Orlando on Dec. 15, returns Sunday as one of 80 players checking in for the Under Armour game, which is owned and operated by ESPN.

Harris, like Jones, is one of many top undecided players in the game. He has visited UF and LSU, and is scheduled to take official visits to Ohio State on Jan. 12 and to Miami at a date to be determined. A fifth trip is up in the air, with UCF a possibility.

Harris' high school team opened the season on ESPN in a victory against Green's Summerville team in South Carolina.

"I kind of got a taste with the cameras on the sideline and the big-game atmosphere, but it was never like this," Harris said.

The NCAA dead and quiet periods run through Jan. 12 and prohibit college recruiters from attending practices. But Harris said coaches from UF, Miami and UCF told him they will watch the coverage.

Bright lights find all-stars -- OrlandoSentinel.com