Baseball or football: Texas QB to pick
Some times athletes are so blessed that they’re good enough to be stars in more than one sport. That’s the case for The Woodlands quarterback Jordan Dodson. He not only stars in football, but he’s a star in baseball, which is going to force him to make a tough decision some time soon.
You see, Dodson, who is 6-foot-2 and 195 pounds, has scholarship offers from baseball powers like Rice, Arizona, Baylor, Houston and Oklahoma, but in football he’s still looking for his first one. He’s hoping that one does come from teams like Texas Tech, Baylor, Utah State or Syracuse, though.
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“I really have no idea which it’s going to be – football or baseball,” Dodson said. “I actually love football. That’s my sport, but right now it really depends on what I get offered. Whichever offers me the best option, I’m going to have to take it.”
But you can tell that Dodson wants it to be football. It’s nothing against baseball, he loves the game, too, and spent the entire summer playing with his Connie Mack Team. But while he was doing that he was also working hard on his football game, trying to improve the little things.
“I’ve been working hard on trying to get my reads down,” he said. “I want to come up to the line, recognize the defense and know what play we need to run. I’m going to be able to audible more this season. If I don’t see something I like, I can change the play.”
Dodson says that Texas Tech remains the heaviest suitor in the football area. With the Red Raiders still waiting on word from another Texas high school star – Graham Harrell – the wait continues for Dodson.
“I went to Texas Tech’s camp with Danny (Amendola),” Dodson said. “He ended up committing there, but they’ve not offered me. But Texas Tech has showed me the most interest for sure and I would love to think about them if they offered.”
But for now, Dodson is going to focus on practice that opens up on Monday. The Woodlands opens the season in the against Bryan and the Vikings always have one of the state’s most athletic teams – posing a challenge for a high-octane Woodlands offense that features several D-I prospects.
“If our offensive line holds up, we’ll have a shot to cause a lot of damage this season,” he said.