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Rumor is; Ath Cole Loftin from Aledo has decommitted from Utah and is headed to the hilltop as another speedy WR. JJ is rolling!

Might this be the guy from "out west" we were hearing about?

Has been a solid Utah pledge for many months. Rated 5.3. Verified at 6-0 by Rivals so not as small as the smurfs. District MVP. I think 2 years in a row

1600 yards rushing with 21 TDs
1200 yrds passing with 12 TDs
281 yrds receiving with 3 TDs

Anyone know anything about this kid? Rivals shows Utes being his only offer?

Saw him play a bit in the Aledo game that was on TXA early in the season...looked like a very good athlete.

me@smu wrote:1600 yards rushing with 21 TDs
1200 yrds passing with 12 TDs
281 yrds receiving with 3 TDs

Anyone know anything about this kid? Rivals shows Utes being his only offer?

I've seen this kid a bunch of times over the past two years. He's closer to 5-11 and 175. Took Aledo to the 4A state semifinals the last two years before they lost to Copperas Cove each year.

Here's what you're getting:
1. A great athlete who is elusive, has great vision and pretty strong because on many occasions he broke tackles.
2. Was the QB at Aledo for the past 2 years because of his athleticism. He will not be a QB for us. His left-handed throwing motion improved from his junior to senior year but nothing great. I thought Aledo depended too much on him to win games.
3. Played QB, WR and DB for the Bearcats and returned kickoffs. I think he had about 3-4 INTs as well.
4. When he played WR -- Aledo would sometimes play 2-3 QBs in the game -- he was fearless going across the middle. He also made several acrobatic leaping receptions. Nose for the football,
5. Runs a 4.5 40.

Bottom line: This kid is legit. A great competitor and most importantly, loves the game. Very good baseball player. He was the MVP of his district last year. But loves football more.

And the reason he was a "strong" commitment to Utah was because nobody in the area even looked at him seriously. He wanted to stay in this area. I never could figure out why we weren't.

IMO, he should be 3 stars -- whatever that crappy system means -- because you don't find many winners.

Cole Loftin is a winner. Get fired up folks. This kid is good.

Heck, Sidelines knows about him because he's seen him as well.

here's a pretty thorough analysis:

http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/recruiti ... son%3d2008

Man I am pumped about this kid now! Sounds like Patton hit it on the head when he called him a flat winner.

Also love those guys that are selfless enough to play multiple positions and athletic enough to excel at all of them.

interesting video-I'm surprisingly impressed with his speed and acceleration as he runs away from many on the video. Not sure he's a 4.4 guy but he's got decent size and speed for CUSA. Looks like one of those BYU kids that burn you and wonder how. Maybe he is our Danny Amendola

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOb2u5JibK8

Wow kid can sure run...looks like everytime he touches the ball he could be gone. Lets just hope the rumor is correct and JJ has really turned him

THIS IS NO LONGER A RUMOR! CONFIRMED == HE HAS COMMITTED.

Loftin named APC MVP

Matt DeWalt
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Aledo Bearcats quarterback Cole Loftin is not the biggest or fastest player on the roster, but he was certainly the most productive during the 2007 season, making him the 2007 Weatherford Democrat All-Parker County Team MVP.

The senior quarterback did most of his damage with his legs, gaining 1,559 yards on 209 attempts with 21 touchdowns. Loftin averaged 7.46 yards per carry and 111.4 yards per game. He also made plays with his arm.

Loftin completed 78-of-128 pass attempts for 1,157 yards with 12 touchdowns and just two interceptions.

When Loftin was running or throwing the ball on offense, he was catching it. Loftin hauled in 14 passes for 327 yards and three touchdowns.

He also found time to help out on defense and special teams.

Loftin recorded 17 tackles and grabbed four interceptions on defense. He also recorded eight punt returns for 147 yards and a touchdown and eight kick returns for 114 yards.

Confirmed By Rivals-wonder why the Utah offer isn't shown. In fact, he is is in the unusal position of being shown as a commitment to both Utah and SMU at the same time.

decent speed... runs very hard though

If this kid can run like that in a college game, it will make for one exciting game.