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I am new to the board, though I have been following FAU Football for the last two seasons. Rusty Smith went to my sons HS in Jacksonville, FL, & I was glad to see him work his way into the starting line-up. My son will be joining the team this fall as a walk-on. Which was due to the football department's issues they had regarding recruiting. It was noted by the FAU staff & in a story in the Palm Beach newspaper.(http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/content/sports/epaper/2007/06/01/a8c_fau_0601.html) We were disappointed because all of our information was sent in on time, but was not looked at until after signing day. At least it was addressed, & my son got an invitation to walk-on.

The FAU program, IMO is doing things right, with their scheduling to build a quality program.
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Welcome to the board!

Glad everything worked out for you and your son. What is your son's name? We'll be rooting for him!
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Welcome to the board cjdud21:

I had the pleasure meeting Rusty's family and are great people, glad things did work-out for your son and we are truely blessed here at FAU with a great coaching staff - top to bottom.


Here is the link to the article from the PBPost


Doesn't talk about your son, but the deficientcies that nay have been part of the problems :(



Good Luck to your son as a Walk-on during Fall prcatice.
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cjdub21 said

Hello

I am new to the board, though I have been following FAU Football for the last two seasons. Rusty Smith went to my sons HS in Jacksonville, FL, & I was glad to see him work his way into the starting line-up. My son will be joining the team this fall as a walk-on. Which was due to the football department's issues they had regarding recruiting. It was noted by the FAU staff & in a story in the Palm Beach newspaper.(http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/content/sports/epaper/2007/06/01/a8c_fau_0601.html) We were disappointed because all of our information was sent in on time, but was not looked at until after signing day. At least it was addressed, & my son got an invitation to walk-on.

The FAU program, IMO is doing things right, with their scheduling to build a quality program.

welcome to the board…

please tell me your son is 6-5, 315 lbs, runs a 4.8 forty, has the agility of a cheetah, and could out wrestle kirk anglin… 8-)
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Welcome aboard, please let us know who your son is so we can follow his progress.

We have a great program here with alot of people passionate and dedicated to their success.


GO OWLS!
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Thanks for the welcome. Anyway, my son's name is Brandon Ward. He's 5'11' 228 Lbs, 4.7 40, he plays FB & LB. He plays hard & is a tough, hard working guy. He started both ways in his senior year at FB, LB, DE & TE. The way he played, he was the irresistible force against the immovable object. He's just happy to be getting the invite, & knows that he has to work hard & is excited for the opportunity. We had two 1,000 yd rushers this past season, because of his bone-crushing blocking, & he also has soft hands & catches the ball really well, with 18 receptions. He also had 50 tackles, 4 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries.

Well, that's a little bit about my Lil Guy, Brandon Ward.

Again, thanks for the welcome & we'll see you guys at the games.

Charles Ward
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Bytor said

Welcome to the board cjdud21:

I had the pleasure meeting Rusty's family and are great people, glad things did work-out for your son and we are truely blessed here at FAU with a great coaching staff - top to bottom.


Here is the link to the article from the PBPost


Doesn't talk about your son, but the deficientcies that nay have been part of the problems :(



Good Luck to your son as a Walk-on during Fall prcatice.

It was part of the problems, & Coach Corozza pointed it out to me, on our first conversation. He told me that there were, major communications break downs in the department, & he couldn't apologize enough. I was just glad someone, took responsibility & acknowledged the problem. I met an former FAU student at the grocery store & she told me about Coach Corozza, that he was a good guy, & so far she's been spot on.
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Anyone with the name of "Charlie Ward" is top in my book !!
Welcome to you and Brandon.

Go Owls !
Go Noles !
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cjdub21 said

Thanks for the welcome. Anyway, my son's name is Brandon Ward. He's 5'11' 228 Lbs, 4.7 40, he plays FB & LB. He plays hard & is a tough, hard working guy. He started both ways in his senior year at FB, LB, DE & TE. The way he played, he was the irresistible force against the immovable object. He's just happy to be getting the invite, & knows that he has to work hard & is excited for the opportunity. We had two 1,000 yd rushers this past season, because of his bone-crushing blocking, & he also has soft hands & catches the ball really well, with 18 receptions. He also had 50 tackles, 4 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries.

Well, that's a little bit about my Lil Guy, Brandon Ward.

Again, thanks for the welcome & we'll see you guys at the games.

Charles Ward

Sounds like a PERFECT fit for our FB in HS's offensive system…

almost like a carbon copy of Aaron Sanchez…

if he works as hard as you said he does, he's a shoe in…Howard is a big fan of this prototype…best wishes! Hope to see him accel as an Owl!
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Sounds like he will fit in and he could add some nice depth to the FB position.

GO OWLS!!!

2017 and 2019 Conference USA Champions
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