Rich Rodriguez has had a pretty busy week. He and a handful of his players fielded several questions from reporters at Big 12 Media Day and have been preparing for the start of fall camp, which begins at the end of this month.
Saturday evening, he received some good news for the future of the program, picking up a commitment from offensive lineman Tristan Hardin-Roberts (6’5″, 295 lbs) out of Blount High School in Mobile, Alabama.
Hardin-Roberts picked the Mountaineers over finalists Oklahoma State, South Florida, and Tulane. He also collected offers from the likes of Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, Florida State, Georgia State, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Louisiana, Memphis, Middle Tennessee, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Troy, UAB, and several others.
The scouting report on Tristan Hardin-Roberts
A human highlight reel for flattening defenders. It’s easy to see why Rich Rodriguez and Rick Trickett made Hardin-Roberts a priority. He is flat-out dominant in the run game and is more than athletic enough to plow through defenders in the second level to spring some explosive runs…