Kentucky QB scheduling two visits
Lexington (Ky.) quarterback
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Jacob Doss keeps putting up monster numbers for one of the
Bluegrass State's top teams and remains hopeful that will eventually lead to
some official scholarship offers.
Doss (6-2, 202, 4.7), a member of the Rivals.com
Top 15 team, capped the regular season with 2,311 yards, 33
touchdowns and only three interceptions in guiding Lexington Catholic to a
9-1 record. Along the way, he broke Tim Couch's state record for touchdown
passes in 31 straight games.
Still, no one has said the words he'd like to hear.
"I'm really anxious to find out who's going to
offer," Doss said. "They all say to be patient and that they really like me,
but I'm not sure what the holdup is. I guess they're all looking at a bunch
of players right now.
"Notre Dame told me recently that they want me to
come up as a 'preferred walk-on.' I'm not sure if I want to go that route or
not, but it is Notre Dame, and I've always loved them. They're still calling
a lot to talk to me, so I guess that's a good sign."
The same situation applies to hometown Kentucky, which is facing severe scholarship restrictions from NCAA probation, and has already taken a verbal commitment from highly-rated quarterback Andre Woodson.
Doss also noted that he thought he was closing in on
an offer from Michigan State, but is unsure where he stands after this
week's announcement that head coach Bobby Williams had been fired.
"They had been calling as much as anyone. But who
knows now if I'll hear back from them," he said. "This whole recruiting
thing has been a pretty crazy experience for me.
"Georgia had been calling and sending me a lot of
stuff, but they've backed off recently. The last time I talked to them, they
said with (D.J.) Shockley playing so well that they probably wouldn't offer
another quarterback for this year."
Marshall, Middle Tennessee, West Virginia and Ohio
have also been active in his recruitment. He's told the Thundering Herd and
Blue Raiders that he'll make official visits, but has yet to schedule the
dates.
"I like both teams' offenses and the coaches," he
said. "Middle Tennessee does a lot of the same stuff we do with our offense,
and Marshall has a couple of our former players there."