OT - Gophers get former Penn. high school POY

[PJHawk]

I saw on ESPN that he is transferring from Florida to MN.

54 Brendan Beal

• LB
• 6-2, 232
• FR, HS
• Bangor, Pa./Liberty

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CAREER: A true freshman linebacker who enrolled at Florida in January of 2008...Missed the 2008 campaign due to a torn ACL.

2008: Tore his left ACL during preseason camp and missed the entire season.

PREP: Parade All-American...EA Sports second-team All-American on defense...AP Class AAAA first-team all-state selection as a senior...Participant in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl...USA Today High School first-team Defensive All-American...Gatorade Pennsylvania High School Player of the Year...Selected to the All-EasternPAFootball.com Big School team...Led Liberty with 148 tackles (18 for a loss) while forcing eight fumbles and collecting 10 sacks in his senior year...Picked up 151 tackles and 11 sacks as a junior while picking off two passes...Racked up a career-high 17 tackles against Easton...Garnered 121 tackles among six sacks and an interception as a sophomore at Roxbury High School...Ranked as the second-best inside linebacker prospect by Rivals.com...Member of the ESPN 150 class...Four-star recruit by Rivals.com and earned five-star billing from Scout.com.

PERSONAL: Born Brendan Michael Beal on Oct. 12, 1989...Son of Craig and Bettina Beal...Has two sisters, Kailee and Amanda...Lists fishing, basketball, quading and spending time with friends among his hobbies...Aspires to work on Wall Street in financial investing

 

[nationalchamps]

Must like playing for a loser.

 

[GoHawks24]

Wow. Wonder what Punky said to get this kid reeled in.

 

[PJHawk]

Wow. Wonder what Punky said to get this kid reeled in.

It's probably that the kid knows Punky will be gone after this season.

 

[tiggerhawk]

Wow. Wonder what Punky said to get this kid reeled in.[/QUOTEProbably didn't have to say much, considering the kid's situation.

He is a second semester junior, and will be in the second semester of his senior year when/if he becomes eligble to play for the Goofers. Not many prep All-Americans never see the field until the last months of their senior year in college.

Notice all the hype was about his high school career, nothing mentioned about his time on the bench as a non-entity at Gainesville.

 

[PJHawk]

tiggerhawk why all the hate? I don't really give a rat's @ss if the kid ever pans out for the Gophers but before you rip on him you might want to consider the fact he tore his ACL as a true freshman, had more injuries as a red-shirt freshman (plus probably lost a step or two speed wise) and then is trying to compete for playing time in the Florida program against some of the best players in the country. Obviously he must be buried on the UF depth chart but he will have two seasons of eligibility with the Gophers after he sits out this year.