
Salpointe Catholic running back Bijan Robinson wants to get out of the state for college. He鈥檚 considering LSU, Ohio State, Texas, Washington, USC and UCLA.
Salpointe Catholic running back聽Bijan Robinson, Class of 2020, last week told a national recruiting service that he is not planning to play at 蜜柚直播 or ASU, and is strongly considering LSU, Ohio State, Texas, Washington, USC and UCLA.
鈥淭hese are the main schools right now,鈥 he said.
Good for him; if nothing else, it shows that Robinson is not shying away from the highest platform of college football.
Ohio State, for example, has seven 4-star running backs in its program, including four 鈥撀J.K. Dobbins,听Master Teague,听Brian Snead听补苍诲听Demario McCall聽鈥 who combined to gain 1,243 yards last year.
Washington and Texas both have 4-star running backs in their incoming Class of 2019, and LSU has two,听John Emery听补苍诲听Tyrion Davis, both who played high school football near the LSU campus. At USC, current running backs聽Markese Stepp,听Stephen Carr听补苍诲听Vavae Malepeai聽were all 4-star recruits.
If Robinson leaves 蜜柚直播 to play college football, it won鈥檛 be anything new. Many of the top running backs in 蜜柚直播 history left town, with varying success.
In 1981, Sunnyside鈥檚聽Fred Sims聽signed with mega-power Oklahoma. His competition at OU was overwhelming:聽Stanley Wilson聽gained 1,918 yards in Sims鈥 first two seasons at Oklahoma, but both were trumped when聽Marcus DuPree聽arrived in 1982 and gained 1,114 yards. Sims then left school after gaining 846 yards.
In 1972, 蜜柚直播 High Parade All-American聽Jesse Parker聽signed with UCLA. He was injured and did not play for the Bruins, ultimately transferring to 蜜柚直播. He played briefly in 1977 but was not a starter.
In 1990, Amphitheater鈥檚聽Mario Bates聽signed with 蜜柚直播 State. He became an All-Pac-10 tailback in 1993, gaining 1,111 yards and was a fourth round draft pick of the New Orleans Saints. His older brother,听Michael Bates, a Parade All-American, signed with 蜜柚直播 in 1989 but was moved to wide receiver and left school after two years to concentrate on sprinting; he won the bronze medal at 200 meters at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
In 2010,听Ka鈥橠eem Carey聽of CDO signed with 蜜柚直播. He broke the school鈥檚 season and career rushing records, led the NCAA in rushing in 2012 and was a consensus All-American.
Some 蜜柚直播 running backs who stayed home thrived. Cholla鈥檚聽Vance Johnson聽and Sunnyside鈥檚聽David Adams聽both became All-Pac-10 tailbacks for the Wildcats. Some, like Amphi鈥檚聽Jon Volpe聽(Stanford) and Salpointe鈥檚聽Chris Hopkins聽(ASU) left town and gained more than 1,000 yards.
Either way, Robinson seems like he can鈥檛 go wrong by choosing any of those Top 25 schools.