With just about all of 12-5A going strictly to the ground game (Temple, Cove, and Bryan combined for 0 yards passing Friday), Coach Rodney Southern has bucked the trend and kept the Tigers air assault humming behind Ash. It is easy to see why. After a nice junior year with the Tigers that garnered the attention of many, including Mack Brown, Ash has been torching defenses in 2010 to the tune of over 2,200 yards passing and 28 touchdowns.
In his latest outing, a contest with archrival Temple, Ash demonstrated the tools that have made him a legitimate DI quarterback recruit. Whether throwing the deep post, the stop route or the flanker screen, Ash's pinpoint accuracy was something to behold. The only thing more impressive than his accuracy was his pocket presence. No play demonstrated this better than when he almost fumbled while executing a fake handoff and then calmly hit a streaking Levi Jordan for a 29 yard touchdown pass. Talk about cool!
Earlier Friday, former Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden spoke to a group at the Bell County Expo Center. Among his many great stories, was one about a player that he recruited and coached at West Virginia. While the kid looked incredible and had all of the tools, he never reached his potential because, according to Bowden, he just didn't have "it." "It" is hard to define and measure, but you know when someone has "it" and you know when they don't. Tom Brady has "it"....Tony Romo doesn't. After seeing David Ash Friday night against the Wildcats, rest assured that he has "it." Let's just hope for the Aggies sake that he leaves it in Belton and doesn't take it to Austin with him!
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