There’s another big bruising fullback, another former defensive player, stepping in at Signal Mountain.
A year ago it was ex-tackle James McClellan, who finished the season with 1,974 rushing yards by muscling folks with a bulky 260 pounds while running both inside and out. In 2011 and 2012, it was Tim McClendon, who’s at College of the Sequoias in California and is being recruited by Fresno State, among other four-year NCAA programs.
Now it is William Franklin’s turn.
“Running the wing-T, you have to have somebody that can grind out 2-3 yards. It sets the whole offense,” Eagles coach Bill Price said.
“My fullback has to be able to block, to run in traffic – just be a physical presence. Our offense starts with the fullback. Everything is set up off what he does.”