College notepad
By Joel Buchsbaum, Contributing editor
Monday, Nov. 22, 1999
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| Georgia QB Quincy Carter has indicated that he may opt to resume
playing pro baseball and also declare himself eligible for the NFL draft. But as a
second-year sophomore, he would need a special waiver to be eligible for the draft. There
are mitigating circumstances, as Carter signed a letter of intent with Georgia Tech in
1996 but instead opted to play pro baseball. Carter’s original date of enrollment at
Georgia was spring 1998, but he missed spring practice that year while playing in the
minors. Carter has impressive physical tools but is not ready for the NFL. If he stayed in
school for two more years, he could develop into an Akili Smith-type, premier
prospect. But by jumping the gun, he would really be hurting himself. The general feeling
is that he is also kidding himself if he thinks he is a prime baseball prospect, as he
never managed to hit his weight his first two years in the minors. Everyone thought
Florida head coach Steve Spurrier was playing possum with his offense the past two
weeks, but it continued to look somewhat discombobulated against Florida State. Spurrier
may have exacerbated the problem by rotating quarterbacks by downs against the Seminoles. |
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