PRP’s Newman a heavyweight football prospect
Posted by Mike Fields on May 22, 2007
One of the most prized recruits in Kentucky high school football next season will be Brandon Newman of Pleasure Ridge Park. The 6-foot-1, 305-pound nose guard said he already has scholarship offers from UK, Louisville, Notre Dame, Stanford, Cincinnati, Indiana and Ole Miss. “It’s good to have choices, and I feel that with all the hard work I’ve done, I’ve put myself in position to kind of reap the benefits,” said Newman, who was in Lexington on Sunday to take part in a photo shoot for the “Tremendous 26,” a group of the state’s top senior-to-be football players.
Newman’s explosiveness off the ball makes him a prime defensive line prospect. UK might have a pretty good chance of landing him, considering Newman said his best friend is Corey Peters, a Louisville Central product who was a red-shirt freshman D-lineman at UK last season. “I talk to Corey all the time,” Newman said. “And I love what UK is doing with their program. I see nothing but good things for them. I’ve been to a lot of practices, and in on D-line meetings with the coaches.”
