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WALL – Logan Thomas always dreamed of playing college football.
Thomas grew up in Wall playing football with the same group of guys from pop warner to high school. He could name everyone who grew up alongside him: Will Scherr, Brylan White, Matthew Steen, Nathan Pepper and Dylan Gidney were the first few that came to mind before rattling off virtually the entire Wall High School football team.
While college football was his dream, he did not want to leave behind the people he said helped inspire him to keep playing the game he loved.
As one of the most accomplished football players in West Texas, Thomas had interest from colleges like Eastern New Mexico and Hardin-Simmons, however, there was one school – right down the road – he kept his eyes on.
“He was very persistent in the recruiting process,” Angelo State coach Jeff Girsch said. “(He) kept up with us, and we with him… (I received) nonstop, and I mean that in a good way, nonstop calls, emails, texts just in regard to him as a young man and his high character.”
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And on Feb. 7 – National Signing Day – Thomas signed to play college football with Angelo State University, the school right down the road, fulfilling his dream to play college football and share his experience with family and friends.
Thomas was a standout player in West Texas for the past two years and he said it only made sense for him to remain in the area and continue playing essentially “in his backyard.”
In 2022, Thomas’ junior season, he earned Defensive Player of the Year for District 2-3A Division II as an off-ball linebacker racking up 85 tackles, 10 tackles for a loss and 6.5 sacks on a Hawk team that won its first outright district championship for the first time since 2019. The…
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Author : GoSanAngelo | Standard-Times
Publish date : 2024-02-29 10:24:31
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