Concordia Stinger offensive co-ordinator Matt Connell canβt stop smiling when he talks about offensive line recruit Jeff King from West Central High School in Winchester, Ill.
βIβve been on him for over a year,β said Connell of the efforts to bring King into the Stingers family. βWhen youβre looking at an offensive lineman β other than size β youβre looking for drive. Heβs nasty. He has killer instinct. He plays hard whistle to whistle. That edge is whatβs going to separate him from others.
βWhat I love about him is how hard he works. Heβs one of the hardest workers Iβve ever seen. All he does is train and work on school.β
King, who checks in at six foot two, 275 pounds, was a captain of the West Central Cougars, a division 1A school located approximately five hours south of Chicago. He was a first team all-conference player on both offence and defence.
βWhat do I bring? Itβs my motor. It doesnβt shut off,β King said. βI finish my blocks. I finish people. I want to get a pancake on every play, make sure they donβt get up.β
King will go on the Stingersβ depth chart as a centre, but he has played tackle and on the defensive line as well.
He made the decision to commit to the Stingers after visiting the university and touring Montreal with his parents last week.
βIβm excited,β he said. βItβs not an opportunity a lot of Americans get. When I was with the coaches they talked a lot about family. Thatβs what I want, especially coming from a small town. Also, the diversity attracts me and the RSEQ being the best conference in Canada attracts me.β
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