Jerry Rice and George Foreman's Son - Mustangs?

[MrMustang1965]

Any truth to this?

FYI: Keep an eye out for NBA great Moses Malone at the SHSU v SMU game this Saturday. His son, Michael Malone, plays for the Bearkats. Malone caught six passes for 99 yards and three touchdowns in last week's win over Arkansas-Monticello, 41-3.


from The Redlands Daily Facts:

VANESSA D. OVERBECK, Staff Writer

REDLANDS - It was the right combination of location and program that attracted this University of Redlands freshman. The palm trees, warm, sunny days, laid-back California attitude and a football program with a hometown feel made George Foreman IV want to be a Bulldog.
"It was hard leaving home from Texas, but as soon as I came here, I knew I wanted to be here," Foreman said.

The son of the former heavyweight boxing champion looked at several other schools, including Southern Methodist University, where the NFL superstar Jerry Rice nearly enrolled. However, even the school's stellar reputation could not outshine the opportunities at UR.

"If I wanted to play football, this is where I wanted to be," Foreman said.

Foreman's prospective video showed him to be a strong and athletic football player with more ability than was caught on film.

"I was really impressed with what I saw on the tape and so we went after him with both barrels. I knew he would be a fine player, but I think a lot of people evaluated George by looking at the offense he was in," UR head coach Mike Maynard said of (Houston area) Hargrove High School's use of Foreman as more of a fullback. Though powerful as a running back, Foreman may still not be big enough to be used more like a fullback. However, the coaching staff suspected they could make more productive use of Foreman's talents.

"On two or three occasions on the film, he kind of burst his way through and got some room to run and that's when he hit it. We thought he'd be much more effective if we backed him up a few yards so he could use his vision instead of just plowing into the line of scrimmage," Maynard said.

Given his talent and character, the UR coaches made Foreman feel he had place in the Bulldog program.

"I think the reason RG4' came to Redlands is because we didn't treat him like George Foreman's son. We treated him like George Foreman, the running back from Houston, Texas," Maynard said. "I think he has his own identity and his own strengths and he's going to be a fabulous player."

Foreman immediately picked up on the Bulldogs' different approach to building a quality football program.

"My first impression of the program was RWe want you here,'" Foreman said. "I looked at a couple of other schools and they looked at me as an athlete. The coaches here looked at me as a person."

The hometown feel of the Bulldog program, so much like Foreman's high school days, made UR an easy sell.

"That home relationship is irreplaceable. You can't find that many places," Foreman said.

But it was more than just the family feel. It was also the mission of the quality program that hooked Foreman.

"I've noticed that they just don't want the best players, they want the best men," Foreman said. "I noticed that right off the bat and I decided that this is where I wanted to be."

Coming from a famous family of 10 strong, branching out to the West Coast was also about finding a space all his own.

"I wanted to broaden my base and really spread my wings," Foreman said.

So far the young Bulldog is enjoying the diversity of classes, as well as the instruction on the football field. The coaching staff is also everything Foreman had hoped it would be. Alumnus of the Bulldog football program, ultimate fighter and football coach Jared Hamman has made an impression on the burgeoning football star.

"If anyone is getting me ready for college football, it's Coach Hamman," Foreman said. "There's no getting anything by him. He's 100 miles an hour and full contact. I'm in shape because of him."

Foreman saw his first minutes on the college football field Saturday night in the Bulldogs' 28-3 loss to Whitworth College. In his first outing the running back didn't get a carry, but he did recover a fumbled snap.

"I understand that I'm a freshman and on the depth chart I'm bouncing around, but as long as I work hard and I get the experience I need, I'll have a lot of time on the field ahead of me," Foreman said.

Maynard has plans for the rookie running back and he expects that Foreman's hard work will continue to earn him playing time.

"He's kind of a rookie still; sometimes he goes right when he's suppose to go left. But when he's on he's fast and explosive. He's strong and he's an enthusiastic runner," Maynard said. "He's definitely going to play and he's definitely going to be a factor in this year's offense."

[LonghornFan68]

Jerry Rice and George Foreman had a son together?

[Peruna_Ate_My_Rolex]

It wouldn't have been as a scholarship player because when Rice was in HS, he had some schools show interest but none of the D-I schools gave him an offer, which is why he ended up at Mississippi Valley State.
On a side note, it was rumored that if the 49ers hadn't moved up to 1 slot ahead of Dallas to take Rice, he'd have been a Cowboy. Now that would have been interesting.