Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Arkansas State beat out Missouri and Nebraska for Cedar Hills QB


Have you ever wondered when would the Sun Belt start recruiting big time recruits well it’s been happening a little but not much. But in the coming seasons and years start expecting more. Just the athlete did from Texas.

Damion Hobbs
Arkansas State beat a SEC and Big Ten school out for the three star Texas quarterback.

Damion Hobbs, a 6-foot-3, 205-pound athlete from Cedar Hill,Tx is rated as a three star signal caller by Scout.com and is ranked the No. 33 rated dual threat quarterback in the nation.

“It feels fantastic,” Hobbs told AStateNation Monday afternoon. “I’m about to be a part of something special.”

Hobbs also admitted that it was the relationships he has built with Malzahn and Offensive Coordinator Rhett Lashlee that was a difference maker for him. According to Hobbs, both coaches were extremely excited about the news.

Hobbs took visits to all three of his final three favorites, Arkansas State, Nebraska and Missouri.

“I felt like it was time,” Hobbs said. “I have been to all the other schools, I know what each has to offer and I truly feel that Arkansas State is best place for me.”

Hobbs admitted he was impressed on his first visit to Jonesboro.

“It was really nice,” Hobbs said. “I was surprised by how nice everything was.”

This just an early sign on what to expect in Jonesboro, Akansas in the Red Wolves nation. Great pickup Red Wolves!