Football: Lemont Junior Ethan Pocic Up to 20 Scholarship Offers
The Chicago Tribune reports that Texas A&M, Clemson, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Missouri are the latest to offer scholarships to the standout offensive tackle.
The college scholarship offers continue to pile up for Lemont High School junior Ethan Pocic.
Pocic—a 6-foot-6, 285-pound offensive lineman—received five offers last week, bringing his total to 20, the Chicago Tribune reports
The most recent offers are from Texas A&M, Clemson, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Missouri.
According to his ESPN recruiting profile, Pocic has also received offers from Arkansas, Arizona, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Purdue, Tennessee, University of Southern California, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Pocic, who was recentlty given a five-star ranking, finished the 2011 football season with many accolades after leading the Indians to a 12-1 season and an IHSA state semifinal appearance.
In November, he was one of 35 Chicago-area players to be named to ESPNChicago.com's All-Area football team. He also received All-State honors from the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association, as well as First Team All-Area honors from the Chicago Sun-Times.
Pocic is considered one of the top offensive recruits in the state. He follows in the footsteps on his older brother, Graham Pocic, who currently starts at center for Illinois.
Ray
12:23 pm on Thursday, February 16, 2012
That's pretty darned impressive. Looks like a bright future!
(And has this town has turned into some kind of football player factory, or what?!)
Amanda Luevano
3:07 pm on Thursday, February 16, 2012
I agree. Very impressive. I'm excited to see what the future has in store for Ethan.