More on Walter Hill...

This past week, East Hall 2-sport star Walter Hill committed to UGA in football. The strange part is that he was already committed to UGA in basketball. In my opinion this was a great move on Hill's part. First, I believe that he has more upside long term in football than basketball. Second, there is a little known NCAA rule that states a player who commits to a sport other than football can't play football for 2 years. By committing to football, Hill has the option of playing basketball. If he had signed on a basketball scholarship then he would have to wait 2 years to play football. The rule is sometimes known as the "Bear Bryant" rule in which 6'5 200 lbs athletes would sign swimming scholarships but somehow end up on the football team. So the NCAA created the rule as mentioned above.
What's even more interesting about this story is that even as recently as Sept. 21st he had told WNEG-32 that basketball was still his number 1 sport. In fact, when I asked one of his cousins about the story, they did not know anything about it. Obviously, someone may have told Walter about the NCAA rule and decided that he could always walk on to the basketball team if he wanted to. It was a great pick-up for the UGA football team and I expect Walter will do an excellent job at the next level (in either sport). Some may say that he is unpolished as a receiver in which he only played 1 full year at WR. I say with some coaching he will be a dominant receiver at the next level. He certainly has the size and speed that college coaches look for in WR's. Kudos to Walter for a smart move!


Walter Hill photo is courtesy of the East Hall High School website.



Having some trouble uploading pics from the FB/GHS game so they'll come later...