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Louisville, Canton South players catch eyes of recruiters
By Jonas Fortune
Beacon Journal sports writer
Sept 16, 2009
The Northeastern Buckeye Conference has always been a rugged football conference.
The players are Friday night heroes with a select few able to move onto the Saturday college stage; and rarely is that the high-profile type of athlete.
Yet, with a few great touchdown catches and remarkable athleticism, Louisville senior quarterback Bobby Swigert and Canton South senior receiver Jerald Robinson are bringing plenty of attention, and recruiters, to the conference and to their game Friday night at Canton South.
The players have combined to collect more than 40 offers from Division I schools.
''We have never had offers like that,'' Louisville coach Paul Farrah said of Swigert's 25 scholarship opportunities ? a surprising statement, considering Louisville is the winningest team in Stark County since 2000.
The Leopards (3-0) debuted this week as the No.1 team in the Associated Press Division II state poll.
Swigert, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound quarterback, has actually garnered most of his attention as a receiver, which he played the past two seasons. He starts at defensive back and is on most of the special teams units, too.
Swigert is special with the ball in his hands. He can cut quickly and make defenders miss. His 4.4 speed in the 40-yard dash allows him to get away from those defenders, too.
''He has one of the best pair of hands we have ever had,'' Farrah said. ''You can't guard him one on one. He went to the Ohio State camp and the Notre Dame camp, and those guys couldn't even cover him. He is a competitor.''
So why was he moved to quarterback for his senior year?
''The decision was: Do we have him touch the ball eight times a game or do we have him touch the ball 55 times a game?'' Farrah said.
Swigert, who is also being recruited as a baseball player, can throw the ball ? a perfect combination for Louisville's spread offense. Swigert already has six touchdown passes and 508 yards passing this season.
''Our offense fits me perfectly as a quarterback because, obviously, you have to make a lot of throws, but also I am pretty mobile,'' Swigert said. ''That is kind of my game. I run all over the place, and that is what our quarterback has to do. Our quarterback is basically a running back who can throw.''
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Will Swigert play receiver or defensive back? Three games into his tenure as quarterback, Farrah believes he could get some looks there, too.
''Our point is hopefully by the end of his senior year, hopefully people will recruit him as a quarterback,'' Farrah said. ''He is that good as a quarterback, not just as a wide out. That is one thing Michigan is looking at him as a quarterback and a wide out.''
Swigert noted that Michigan has had some interest in him playing safety.
Swigert has yet to commit, but his list has shrunk to four schools: Nebraska, Stanford, Boston College and Michigan.
''I picked those four because those are the schools that I have visited and liked most,'' he said. ''They have a great balance of academics, as well as a high level of football. That is the main thing I am looking for.''
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