SMU Double legacy Joe Weatherford to Play at Ford...

Stallion · Post by **Stallion** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:52 am

...for UCF. Weatherford is the brother of the Florida St. QB and son of Hillcrest and SMU QB Bill Weatherford and also had a grandfather who played QB at SMU.

ponyboy · Post by **ponyboy** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:30 am

Is he any good? Would he be a good fit here? What percentage of schools keep their legacies in the fold?

PerunaPunch · Post by **PerunaPunch** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:00 pm

He wanted to come to SMU. Evidently, we couldn't find a spot for him. He was rated by Rivals as the #28 Pr-Style QB recruit in the nation, but to Bennett & Co.'s defense, Logan Turner outperformed him 6 ways to Sunday when they both attended camp here last summer. This last season seems to support our coaches decision. Weatherford's 2,000 passing yards, 20 TDs and 10 picks looks pretty anemic compared to Turners 3,256 yards passing 37 TD and 11 picks.

mustangbill67 · Post by **mustangbill67** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:29 pm

Bennett is reallly excited about Turner. Probably only QB we sign this year. Too many other holes to fill.

Corp · Post by **Corp** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 4:49 pm

[quote="PerunaPunch"]

He wanted to come to SMU. Evidently, we couldn't find a spot for him.

He was rated by Rivals as the #28 Pr-Style QB recruit in the nation...

Hummm... :shock:

PerunaPunch · Post by **PerunaPunch** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:16 pm

Yeah... He would've been our highest rated recruit in the class thus far I believe.

Pony Fan · Post by **Pony Fan** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 7:57 am

PerunaPunch wrote:Yeah... He would've been our highest rated recruit in the class thus far I believe.

According to Rivals......

Stallion · Post by **Stallion** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:25 am

I guess Peruna Punch has some inside information but I've read many stories over 2 years on this kid and I never felt SMU was a strong player in his recruitment. It seemed like more of a coutesy nod to his family's legacy.