Keegan Jones commits to Navy

[HTV]

28 minutes ago, RCfan said:

Agreed, and he certainly has the academics to make it in any of these institutions but perhaps the lure of playing for someone like Chip Kelly or Jim Harbaugh has caused him to reconsider...

That's fair enough, but to say that the Service Academies are not "colleges" is just uninformed and ignorant.  No, the SA's aren't for everyone.  It takes a special young person to accept that challenge, but to discount them as being other than among the top colleges in America is just not accurate.  

And to be fair, I was really impressed with Jones when I saw him live last fall against Maryville.  I really like him as a football player, and my comments are not about him.  They are about the person who doesn't have a clue about the United States Service Academies.  

Edited August 1, 2018 by HTV

[RCfan]

8 hours ago, HTV said:

That's fair enough, but to say that the Service Academies are not "colleges" is just uninformed and ignorant.  No, the SA's aren't for everyone.  It takes a special young person to accept that challenge, but to discount them as being other than among the top colleges in America is just not accurate.  

And to be fair, I was really impressed with Jones when I saw him live last fall against Maryville.  I really like him as a football player, and my comments are not about him.  They are about the person who doesn't have a clue about the United States Service Academies.  

Yes, it does take a special young person to not only accept the challenge but to be accepted into and have the opportunity to study at any of the service academies. A lot of people really don't understand the difference in "joining the military" and being accepted at one of the SA's. The pressure to excel is extreme for any student in a SA environment, let alone a student athlete.  

Best of luck to this young man in whatever path he takes....

[clevelandblueraiderfan]

Keegan has committed to UCLA.

Edited August 2, 2018 by clevelandblueraiderfan

[DaBears1976]

42 minutes ago, clevelandblueraiderfan said:

Keegan has committed to UCLA.

It will be exciting to see him play in that offense next year

[wiredtowin]

Did Keegan report on I-Day to USNA and quit during plebe summer or did he decide not to go to Annapolis in June?  I was excited to see this young man playing for Navy--he would have been a great fit in their offense.

[clevelandblueraiderfan]

2 hours ago, wiredtowin said:

Did Keegan report on I-Day to USNA and quit during plebe summer or did he decide not to go to Annapolis in June?  I was excited to see this young man playing for Navy--he would have been a great fit in their offense.

He went in June.

[clevelandblueraiderfan]

Keegan will play football and run track at UCLA.