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Ashton Nixon update

Postby Recruiting Guru » Thu Dec 14, 2000 1:26 pm

The Bellaire (Texas) quarterback gave his commitment to SMU a few weeks ago. But he still is expected to visit -- perhaps this weekend -- with a coach from Dartmouth.

For the record, he is:

• 6-foot-2

• 190 pounds

• 4.6 in the 40, but may be quicker than that -- ran away from a lot of opponents this year

• Completed 74-of-174 passes this year for 1,173 yards, 11 INT and 10 Touchdowns (including a season-long touchdown pass of 73 yards)

• Rushed 86 times for 223 yards and 4 Touchdowns, including a long of 63 yards. (His rushing total is a little skewed, because although Nixon is very fast, he plays on a sub-par team that has essentially no offensive line. He actually gained a lot more yardage than that, but was sacked nearly 30 times and spent much of the season running for his life.)
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Re: Ashton Nixon update

Postby Recruiting Guru » Mon Jan 08, 2001 7:22 pm

Ashton Nixon is a tremendous athlete, and is being recruited to play quarterback, not jump to another position as some have suggested.

He runs a 4.5 in the 40-yard dash, and spent much of the season running because of a thin offensive line that didn't allow him time to pass.

Very fast and strong, with good size -- could be a very nice QB in a couple of years.
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Re: Ashton Nixon update

Postby Corso » Mon Jan 08, 2001 7:24 pm

With Dartmouth being an Ivy League school, they never were really in the running. He chose SMU over Houston, Louisiana Tech and Oklahoma State. Good pickup for the Ponies.
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