First offer comes for DE Talley
Offer No. 1 is in for Durham (N.C.) Hillside defensive end Anthony Talley. The 6-foot-2, 250-pounder pulled the scholarship on Tuesday and has numerous other schools showing interest.
"East Carolina offered me a full ride on Tuesday," he said. "I know a little bit about them from the info they gave me. I'm going to visit there Friday."
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Meanwhile, other schools including Ohio state, North Carolina and others are showing interest.
"I really like North Carolina," he said. "I like their program, the school and coaching staff. I like the players and really like the weight room."
A versatile athlete, Talley placed fourth in the regionals in wrestling.
"I wrestle and box actually too," he said. "I'm going to start do competitive boxing.
"For wrestling, I came in fourth and I could do that in college, but most likely I'll focus on football."
Talley earned all-conference for football this past season. What stands out about him as a player?
"I would say it's my feet and footwork," he said. "I think my knowledge of the game is pretty good. I've been playing for four years now. I still want to work on my speed and footwork more, along with my power some more."