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SwampFox,you can also add former STM safety Hargroder 6-2,190.He spent this past year at Virginia Military Academy.
Just out of curiousity, why the military academy, grades? Does that count as a year of eligibility?
Hargroder was an animal on defense at STM & I believe he won state in the high jump last year..........good catch!!
I don't think so but am not sure, anyone know for certain?Quote:
Originally posted by Crawfish
Does that count as a year of eligibility?
<blockquote><p align=justify>LOUISIANA La. - Don Hargroder calls his last four months at Hargrave Military Academy the roughest of his life.
"That was the hardest thing I ever did," said the former St. Thomas More football and track standout, "but it helped me a lot."
What it did was allow Hargroder the chance to learn a new position and get his academic house in order, and because of what he accomplished this fall he's headed home.
The 6-foot-2, 190-pounder gave University of Louisiana head coach Rickey Bustle a verbal commitment Wednesday night to join his ever-growing 2005 football recruiting class.
"It will be really nice to come back and play in my hometown," Hargroder said Thursday. "I like coach Bustle and I like what he's doing with the program. What they're doing may not show yet, but they're coming around and I'm going to like being able to help them."
Hargroder was an All-Parish, All-Acadiana and All-State selection as a senior defensive end at STM. But despite those accolades, impressive tackle numbers and a reputation for making big plays, colleges weren't beating down his door because of his size and borderline test scores.
He's taken care of that now. While at Hargrave as a post-graduate, he moved to free safety and had a standout season in helping lead the Chatham, Va., school of coach Robert Prunty to a 9-3 overall record.
"That doesn't surprise me," said STM head coach Jim Hightower. "He could have played anywhere on the field. He's tough, strong, fast, mean, all that you could ever want in a football player."
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"I thought the year went really well," Hargroder said of his season at Hargrave. "All the coaches I talked to were impressed with the changes I made and that I could pick up a new position that fast. I talked to coach Bustle a lot during the year and he always asked me how I did and how things were going.
"The first week was a little rough, but after that you didn't have much choice. Either you picked it up and got it, or you were out of luck, but I ended up starting all year."
More importantly, Hargroder upped his test scores and compiled a 4.0 grade point average at Hargrave.
"Going there got me eligible," he said. "It kind of gave me a sense of what it's like to be away from home, and it helped me a lot with being more disciplined."
Hargroder was recruited by Tennessee, Bowling Green and Kent State among others while at Hargrave, which counts Cie Grant and Jon Sullivan of the New Orleans Saints, Torry Holt of the St. Louis Rams and Anthony Davis of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers among its products. Hargroder said playing close to home was the most important factor in becoming the Ragin' Cajuns' 13th verbal commitment.
Hargroder will enroll at UL for the spring semester, and does not lose a year of eligibility since Hargrave is a prep school. He said the fall at Hargrave and the opportunity to go through the Cajuns' spring drills will both be big benefits.
"It was better competition at a little faster pace, just like a step up," he said of his fall season. "It'll help me a lot, and I know the spring will, too. It's just a matter of picking things up. I want to be starting next year. I have a lot of confidence in myself."
Hargroder could also be an asset to the Cajun track squad as a high jumper, going 7-0 as a senior and winning the state indoor title, finishing second in the state outdoors and fourth in the National Scholastic Indoor Championships. But right now, he's concentrating on football.
"He's just a fierce competitor," Hightower said. "You talk about a guy whose motor is running ... he's got the highest-running motor I've ever seen."
Originally published December 17, 2004
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He is not a DE. He is a Safety or WLB. He played DE in highschool.Quote:
Originally posted by NewsCopy
DE Don Hargroder commits to Cajuns
his "clock" does not start until he enrolls as a full-time student in an NCAA university.
Therefore, he still has 5 to play 4... like any other 1st time student.
I believe Don Hargroder went to STM before going to a prep school over in Chatham, VA....and has since signed a LOI to play for the Cajuns.
Anyway, on Rivals.com there is a 4 STAR recruit (Brandon Lang) from Chatham that has given a soft verbal to Troy State, with the only other school of interest being Georgia.
I was wondering if Hargroder and Lang played for the same school? If so, Bustle should get Hargroder to convince Lang to be a Cajun. We need a **4 STAR** Defensive End!
Heard he didn't have ACT scores high enough to get in anywhere. Do you have to retake them after Prep School?
BTW-CHARLES GRANT WENT TO HARGRAVE MILITARY ACADEMY BEFORE GOING ON TO UGA
Hargrave produces a lot of top college talent. They are loaded this year and sending a lot to college. If i am correct they are sending there whole starting offensive line to major d-1 schools.