Green Bay (NBC 26) – Placing the pen on paper for an athlete is the easiest part of the journey to the level of college. Countless working hours he needs to get there are the most arduous.
For Senior Notre Dame, Christian Collins escaping on Friday, his challenging work helped him bring him to the highest level.
“When you hear art, you know exactly what will happen,” said Christian Collins.
Watching Collins in Notre Dame, you knew exactly what he would do with the ball in his hands. He found the end zone most of the time because he did it 96 times in his high school career.
“Running people is my business,” he said. “I like it. It drives me. I will give (defenders) who is on earth and who is in the final zone. “
Before the title game, Wiaa Division 3 Collins said he felt an additional kick of adrenaline, which led him to a historic performance. The most hurried yard in the history of state, 408 of them, while hitting the 5 apply in the victory in the Tritons Championships.
“It is really difficult to explain this feeling when I had 408 yards and tied Melvin Gordon to the Camp Randall record, it’s really cool,” said Collins. “It’s really cool, because then I can tell people in the future:” Oh yes, I had 408 at Camp Randall in the title game. ” It was really cool. “
This game not only helped raise their team to the state title, but also won the Wisconsin High School crown for the second year in a row. Collins ended his career with 6560 yards, the fifth in the history of state.
“It’s a great feeling, knowing that you did something special in Wisconsin,” said the escape. “Because you have Friday, it leaves a trace on where you were and how good you were.”
Before his historical state performance, Collins had only two offers of university football games, as well as the level of NCAA Division 1. He is not sure why it is outside the teams too focusing on the measurements measured, but says that he led him to prove what he can do what he can do .
“It was difficult to go through this process, he just showed up every Friday evening, but you don’t get the recognition you can deserve,” said Collins. “I knew that everything could finally start.”
And yes. Collins received several D1 offers after this game, and now on Friday he signed as a preferred walk in Northern Iowa, who played at the FCS Division level 1. He says that he told Panthers coaching staff in which he has 100%.
“I enter and want to compete. This is what I am and I will show you – I will show you what I can do – said Collins.
