AUCTION BLOCK(ER); MAJOR-COLLEGE TEAMS ARE LINING UP FOR COC'S JASON YOUNGS.Byline: Scott Magoloff Staff Writer Canyons offensive tackle Jason Youngs has already received scholarship offers from the University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public research university located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. , Louisville, BYU BYU Brigham Young University BYU Bayou BYU Bob's Your Uncle BYU Bayreuth, Germany - Bindlacher Berg (Airport Code) BYU Beyond Your Understanding and New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). . Not bad for a player who only moved to his position this season. Youngs, a 6-foot-7, 280 pounder from St. Mary's, Ohio, was a defensive end for the Cougars last year. ``The coaches last year were telling me to play offensive line,'' Youngs said. ``(Offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator typically refers to the coach on a football team in the National Football League or College football who is in charge of the offense. This position aids the head coach by designing and scripting plays, delegating work to offensive position coaches during Garret) Tujague made me a tackle and ever since then, I've felt pretty comfortable with it.'' Youngs and Tujague could be found on Canyons' practice field alone this summer, working on technique long after the team's daily practice had ended. It was a good arrangement, considering Youngs might never have played for COC's football team. He was an all-state basketball player in Ohio and came to COC See chip on chip. with hopes of playing for Lee Smelser's basketball team. He was at a junior college in Tennessee when his head coach left the team, causing Youngs to rethink his plans. With everyone telling him to continue playing football - his desire, too - he wound up choosing COC with the intent of playing both sports. ``All I know is our basketball coach came in to my office and says, `I have a guy you should take a look at,' '' Canyons football coach Chuck Lyon said, looking over toward Youngs in his office. ``And in walks that beast. He just walked onto my doorstep.'' Youngs said he would have played both sports at COC, but tried practicing with both programs and found it too tiring. It was Lyon's gain that Youngs decided to focus on football. For a man his size, Youngs' footwork sets him apart. When he first moved to the offensive line, he said it reminded him of boxing out
Boxing out is a technique used in basketball to obtain rebounds. A player boxes out another player by positioning himself between the other player and the basket; he or she then uses their buttocks to for a rebound in basketball. What made football his favorite sport was the contact. Lyons said any Division I program in search of a prototypical offensive lineman has contacted him or Youngs, who has scheduled an official visit to Oklahoma for the weekend of Nov. 27. The Sooners welcome arch-rival Oklahoma State that Saturday, offering a perfect environment for Youngs to get the feel of major-college football. He will also make four more visits, which he has yet to plan. For a small, farm-town football player who came to COC for sports and Southern California, the possibility of attending UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX or USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. is there. He just doesn't want to start concentrating on that yet. ``Everyone is asking me to sign (now); I just want to concentrate on football and school,'' Youngs said. ``Oklahoma wanted me to commit right on the phone. I said, `Wait 'till December.' '' And they'll be waiting. Any of those programs that want a dominant offensive lineman will be lined up come December. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: A defensive end a year ago, COC offensive lineman Jason Youngs has coaches drooling drooling the discharge of saliva from the mouth. A normal feature in some breeds of dogs such as St. Bernard, Newfoundland and English bulldog, presumably because of their loose, pendulous lips. from Oklahoma to New Mexico. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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