William Webb to transfer

by **PonyGarb.com** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 3:34 pm

I saw this somewhere else but thought I'd post it here as well. Ex Highland Park QB will transfer from Virginia to SMU. Saw him a few years ago and is an amazing athlete. Should be a great slot player at 5'8. If I remember right he had some injury concerns but runs below a 4.4 40.

by **mt327** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 4:08 pm

Can you give a little bit more background info? I couldn't find him on rivals for the last 4 recruiting years?

What year is he? Did he get playing time at UVA?

by **gostangs** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 4:15 pm

if he beats out any of our slots we are in bad shape.

by **KnuckleStang** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 4:20 pm

Was listed as a tailback at UVA but did not play.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/columnists/tmacmahon/stories/090106dnspomacmahon.2f95859.html

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/players/163711

by **Pony Fan** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:34 am

Played QB at Highland Park but should have been a receiver. Can really run.

by **White Helmet** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:46 am

SMU lands another TOP BCS transfer.

by **2112** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:19 am

was he a walkon at virginia?

by **Corso** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:30 am

White Helmet wrote:SMU lands another TOP BCS transfer.

by **RednBlue11** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:30 am

anyone else a little concerned that we will have a Gruden-like situation at SMU in a couple years?...and yes is does hurt recruiting ... i.e. Texas

by **Corso** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:33 am

RednBlue11 wrote:anyone else a little concerned that we will have a Gruden-like situation at SMU in a couple years?

Nope - Gruden's collecting QBs, not WRs (hell, he needs more WRs), and this guy is reportedly coming to SMU as a WR. I know nothing about him, but do you really see a transfer who never got off the bench - even at a good program like UVA - beating out the umpteen WRs (including the load of guys Coach Jones' staff has recruited)? I don't. Hope he does - hope he's so good you can't keep him off the field - but it would take a performance so good that the UVA coaches likely would have played him, too.

How does it hurt recruiting? If he's a walk-on, it doesn't cost a scholarship, and you get another Highland Park guy on the team. That's a bad thing?

by **RednBlue11** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:35 am

Corso wrote:
RednBlue11 wrote:anyone else a little concerned that we will have a Gruden-like situation at SMU in a couple years?
Nope - Gruden's collecting QBs, not WRs (hell, he needs more WRs), and this guy is reportedly coming to SMU as a WR. I know nothing about him, but do you really see a transfer who never got off the bench - even at a good program like UVA - beating out the umpteen WRs (including the load of guys Coach Jones' staff has recruited)? I don't. Hope he does - hope he's so good you can't keep him off the field - but it would take a performance so good that the UVA coaches likely would have played him, too.

How does it hurt recruiting? If he's a walk-on, it doesn't cost a scholarship, and you get another Highland Park guy on the team. That's a bad thing?

ok i was thinkin he would be a 'nother Qb but hell we'll have 4 maybe 5 WR's on the line most plays so bring him on down!

by **High Horse** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 3:05 pm

Well, if you had gone by Germany Park yesterday around noon you could have seen William yourself working out with Winston Gamso. The injury you are perhaps referring to was a high ankle sprain a number of years back. Webb quarterbacked the HP team the first few games into the season when Matt Stafford recovered from knee surgery the year they won State. He was a walkon at UVA.

by **High Horse** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:50 pm

Oh, yeah, since he never played at UVA and was a walkon I do not think he needs to sit out a year.

by **RednBlue11** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:52 pm

High Horse wrote:Oh, yeah, since he never played at UVA and was a walkon I do not think he needs to sit out a year.

i hope we dont have this discussion again

by **SMUfiji43** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:26 pm

I remember going to a Highland Park vs Denton-Ryan game in Ford my freshman year expecting to see Stafford play, but saw Webb instead. I was very impressed with his speed and quickness. I don't remember his arm being anything to speak of, but he could really move. He's short, but so were all of the WR's at Hawaii with the exception of David Rivers (6'2)

William Webb to transfer

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