LINK
http://georgiatech.blog.ajc.com/2015/06/...ed-thomas/
When he was recruited by coaches from SEC schools, Campbell said, he heard about how the SEC was the best conference and how the conference sends the most players into the NFL draft. However, Campbell chose Tech, in part because it offered him the chance to play quarterback.
He didn’t give the rhetoric much thought, he said, “since Georgia Tech puts guys in the NFL almost every year. They beat two SEC schools last year, so it’s kind of just blowing smoke.”
Campbell, from Ponchatoula, La., will start his Tech career with no delusions about playing time this year. He does have high aspirations beyond that, however. Campbell said he wants to redshirt the 2015 season, sit behind quarterback Justin Thomas as a redshirt freshman in 2016 “and then hopefully I’ll get to start for three years.”
LINK
http://highschoolsports.nola.com/news/ar...ommitment/
Campbell, 6-foot-1, 195 pounds with 4.47 second speed in the 40, said he also held official offers from UL Lafayette, Louisiana Tech, Arizona State, California, Southern Mississippi and ULM.
Rated as the nation’s No. 28 athlete prospect by Rivals.com and Louisiana’s No. 22 senior by NOLA.com, Campbell also was being recruited by LSU, Alabama, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Texas Tech and Nebraska, primarily as an athlete projected to play defensive back or wide receiver, Ponchatoula Coach Hank Tierney said.
Campbell said UL, Southern Mississippi, Cal and Oklahoma State were recruiting him as a quarterback.
LINK
http://www.nola.com/recruiting/index.ssf...bel_1.html
Campbell was the highest-profile signee and one that Coach Hank Tierney says "is every bit as good as anyone I have ever coached." And that's saying something, considering he has coached the likes of Mickey Joseph, who went on to Nebraska, Shyrone Carey (to LSU), Ryan Clark, who has spent a decade in the NFL, and Vance Joseph, who recently was considered a candidate to become head coach of the Denver Broncos, among many others.
"Christian is going on to bigger and better things. Despite the fact that playing quarterback at Georgia Tech is as tough as playing any position at any college in the country - and coaching that offense, I know that - I still think he's the biggest steal of the year," Tierney said. "I think Christian is one of the best - if not the best - football players in the state of Louisiana.
"The fact he didn't have more SEC offers astounds me and still bothers me. ... There were a couple of different times when I thought (LSU) was going to offer him. They sent someone to watch him against Slidell, and he had 210 (rushing) yards at the half. Whenever someone came to watch him, he played well. And he played well in every game."
Campbell, an All-State athlete in Class 5A and two-time member of the NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune All-Metro Large Schools team, rushed for 1,530 yards and 25 touchdowns his senior season and passed for 1,001 and 13 scores in Tierney's double slot option offense.
In all, he rushed for more than 3,200 yards his final two seasons at Ponchatoula.
In his senior season, he also spent some time on defense, playing cornerback and safety. He even considered playing on defense at the next level. In the end, playing quarterback in college was quite enticing.
"The offense they run at Georgia Tech and the offense here are so similar that I was already a step ahead of the game," Campbell said. "Playing quarterback did play a part in the decision because it's where I've played all my life. ... The coaches (at Georgia Tech) and I have become very close. I committed very early, and we were able to build a relationship. I definitely am looking forward to becoming a part of the program."
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Has GT found their next QB (after Justin Thomas)???
