ARLINGTON, Texas — Elite 11 head coach Trent Dilfer is a California guy, but he will always have respect and a soft spot for the Texas high school quarterback.
Sunday was proof why Dilfer speaks so highly of the athletes from the Lone Star State. Eighty quarterbacks were in attendance at the Elite 11 Dallas regional, and eight were chosen to compete in the "Pressure Chamber," the final passing drill to determine the event's MVP.
After watching all of the quarterbacks, Dilfer had a flashback of 2012, when six Texans were chosen to compete in the Elite 11 national competition.
"It's as good as the year of [DeVante ] Kincade and [Davis] Webb and those guys," Dilfer said. "At the time back then in March, there weren't many stars or offers or commits. People didn't think they were as good, but they were. This group's just like that; this group's going to blow up.
"You fall in love with Texas kids every year. They don't just say, 'Yes, sir.' They try to fix it."
Dilfer called Sunday's group of quarterbacks "really good athletes who are passers first." When the Pressure Chamber ended, 3-star quarterback Dillon Sterling-Cole stood the tallest. The son of former Texas A&M and NFL receiver Chris Cole, Sterling-Cole was named the event MVP and also earned an invitation to The Opening this summer in Oregon.
Here are five of the top quarterbacks from Sunday, with comments from Dilfer included.
from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/1Ekcm78
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