DeHart Hubbard compared today’s Tennessee/Kentucky Border Bowl all-star football game to the equivalent of a job interview. The multitalented Central High senior has yet to receive a scholarship offer, and with national signing day just three weeks away, he hopes to to catch the attention of the more than 20 college scouts expected to attend the game.
So there is more than pride on the line when players such as Hubbard, Polk County linebacker Michael Hargrove, Hixson lineman Thomas Crowder, Boyd-Buchanan linebacker Ross Keasler and Signal Mountain lineman Will Sawyer and linebacker Gervell Morgan step on the field at the University of the Cumberlands today at noon.
“You’re a competitor, so of course you want to win the game,” Hubbard said. “But I’m looking at this like it is a job interview. There are coaches in the stands watching, and I know if I make a good impression, that could help me get a scholarship.
“I had a lot of colleges interested but haven’t had any offers yet, and I just want to play somewhere.”
Hubbard has shown his versatility throughout his prep career, having played quarterback, running back and receiver, as well as several positions on defense.