#26 Ranked Player in
Mississippi
Name: Richard Freelon
School:
Bruce
City: Bruce, MS
Vitals: 5' 10",
197, 4.5
Date of Birth: October 5, 1989
Projected
Position: RB
2007 Football Season:
Rushed for 2, 533 yards and 33 TD's. Named Region 2-5A MVP.
Why
Top 40 in Football: "I try to get my full potential out of me.
I try hard at everything I do."
Colleges interested in Freelon:
USM, Alcorn State, LSU, Ole Miss, MSU, Alabama, Arkansas, Michigan
Scouts
at Spring practice: MSU and USM
Received phone calls from:
Ole Miss and USM
Scholarship offers: Alcorn State
Closest
to offering: USM
Richard's top school: Alabama,
USM, MSU, and Ole Miss
Alabama: "I went to their Jr
Day, and I really liked how they talked about their education and practice facilities."
USM:
"I went over there last summer and this Spring. Most colleges talk about
education but USM means it. They have a plan to get you your degree. I talk to
their coaches a lot. They seem OK. They really like to run the ball too."
MSU:
"I just like their facilities. I have been going over there for camps for
a long time. I just like going up there. I just love their facilities."
Ole
Miss: "They are still in the picture. I talk to their RB coach (Derrick
Nix) a lot. He wants me to come up there and go to their camp. They are still
in the picture but I am concentrating on the best school for me. But they are
still up there. I have not counted them out just yet. I have been going to their
camps for a few years too."
Jr Days/Spring games: Alabama (Jr
Day) MSU ( Jr Day), Ole Miss (Jr Day), and USM (Spring game)
Summer
Camps: MSU, Ole Miss, Alcorn State, Alabama, and LSU
Tell us something
nobody else knows: "I really do not like to talk a lot. I am a thinker.
Sports wise, I believe that if you do not work hard, you do not need to do it
at all."
Nickname - Super Star 20
Best Player faced:
Xavier Stallings (DL/Baldwyn)
If not Richard Freelon, who'll be Mr.
Football for 2008: Xavier Stallings (DL/Baldwyn)
Game I'm most anticipating:
Baldwyn
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| Richard Freelon |
Other
athletes in my family: Brother, Dad, and 2 Uncles
Favorite college
team growing up: LSU and Michigan
Favorite college football player:
Darren McFadden
Favorite pro football player: Deuce
Favorite
Pro Team: Indy Colts
Favorite Food: Soul Food
Favorite
Movie: Shooter
In my CD Player: Lil' Boosie
Pre-game
hype song: We Ready
Biggest Influences: Mom and stepfather
Biggest
Fan: Mom
Biggest Fear: Failure
2nd Best Sport:
Track
Favorite Video Game: Maddon '08
Person I most look
alike: Neli (singer)
First thing if I sign pro contract: Invest
it
Dream date: Jennifer Lopez
Grades: 3.6 Core GPA
/ 16 ACT
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Special
Note
We added one player who transferred to Mississippi, Aubrey
Phillips, after the list already came out. Therefore, we have 41 players now
listed and put in a tie at number 28.
To get a complete
list of players who have been selected to the team so far, click
here.