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Per a poster on another site, Horns247 is reporting that Brendan Ferns is trying to reach out to Texas. Why? I don't know. But, I did read that he's very smart and wants to major in petroleum engineering.
Watching the Hudl for this 4-star Army All-American shows he has some speed and good vision as a RB, while possessing great hands as a receiver. But he really shines at LB where he strikes quickly, covers well, likes to hit, and wraps his targets up.
He's listed as the #2 ILB by 247Sports and is fielding 28 nationwide offers. Texas needs a stud ILB in a bad way.
2015 STATS
118 tackles / 10 TFL / 2 sacks / 5 PBU / 2 interceptions / 2 FF ..... 1066 yards on 154 rushing attempts / 7 YPC / 18 RuTD / 27 receptions for 600 three foot units / 4 RecTD
Linebacker Brendan Ferns walked into the locker room following his final football game Friday evening, having left it all on the field like he always did. Ferns played nearly every snap, catching nine passes for 253 yards and three touchdowns, rushing five times for 55 yards and another score, and racking up 15 tackles in what was a 42-38 defeat.
“He’s the type of kid that even when probably everyone in the stadium, both fanbases knew we were going to him, he’d still make a play,” St. Clairsville coach Brett McLean said. “He stepped up on the biggest stages and the biggest thing I’ll remember as a coach is that when our backs were against the wall he was a ‘give it to me’ kind of kid. He wanted that opportunity when it was crunch time. That’s a really powerful thing.”
“He’s a one in a million type of kid,” McLean said. He’s coached several Division-I recruits including Fern’s older brother Michael who is a linebacker at West Virginia. “I wish I had 50 of him but I might not see another one like him in 50 more years of coaching.
“Between the lines he’s just an intellectual player. I think he understood more than just the play call but the whole game plan all together. He made a tremendous difference in our offense and defense being the quarterback of our defense as a MIKE backer and being an extension for us as coaches.
“I think he’s going to be phenomenal at the next level.”
[Full 247Sports article]
