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From Rivals.com:
In any sport, you never quite know how an athlete will respond to a position change. As it turned out for Berkeley (Calif.) standout Lucas King, it was an absolute blessing in disguise. Berkeley's senior captain moved from safety to outside linebacker this past season and has parlayed his efforts into a collegiate scholarship offer.
"Idaho State offered me a couple weeks ago," said King. "It was exciting. I was driving in the car and I told him I wasn't supposed to be talking on the phone but he told me he was offering me a scholarship. I almost had to pull over and start screaming. It was pretty cool."
King recently picked up his first offer
King, an All East Bay second-team selection this season, could wind up becoming a very intriguing prospect down the line with a couple years of polish at the next level. At the Palo Alto NIKE camp last spring, King showed very good speed by running a 4.55 40-yard dash. King also plays very tough at the point of attack.
"Idaho State is recruiting me as an outside linebacker," King said. "But a lot of schools are telling me I have the potential to play a lot of different positions. They see my athleticism."
Berkeley head coach Alonzo Carter convinced King to make the position switch at the beginning of the year and the results were magnificent. King helped his Berkeley squad to a 9-2 overall record and the program's second consecutive league title.
"Lucas has a lot of upside to him," Carter said. "He's 6-foot-3, 205 pounds. He might even grow into a defensive end. What's good about him is that he's real physical and aggressive. Lucas has only been playing the position for one year so you are looking at a lot of physical growth that can take him to another level."
"He's an athlete that adapted academically as well," added Carter. "He went to summer school, got his grades up to a 3.0 g.p.a. and passed the SAT. He worked really hard to put himself in a position to get recruited both academically and athletically."
King said he quickly adapted to the linebacking position.
"It's fun because you get to come up and smack somebody as hard as you can," he explained. "You are in the action a lot more. When it's fourth-and-inches you know it's up to you. When you are playing at safety you hope the guys up front and stop it so I love it."
In any sport, you never quite know how an athlete will respond to a position change. As it turned out for Berkeley (Calif.) standout Lucas King, it was an absolute blessing in disguise. Berkeley's senior captain moved from safety to outside linebacker this past season and has parlayed his efforts into a collegiate scholarship offer.
"Idaho State offered me a couple weeks ago," said King. "It was exciting. I was driving in the car and I told him I wasn't supposed to be talking on the phone but he told me he was offering me a scholarship. I almost had to pull over and start screaming. It was pretty cool."
King recently picked up his first offer
King, an All East Bay second-team selection this season, could wind up becoming a very intriguing prospect down the line with a couple years of polish at the next level. At the Palo Alto NIKE camp last spring, King showed very good speed by running a 4.55 40-yard dash. King also plays very tough at the point of attack.
"Idaho State is recruiting me as an outside linebacker," King said. "But a lot of schools are telling me I have the potential to play a lot of different positions. They see my athleticism."
Berkeley head coach Alonzo Carter convinced King to make the position switch at the beginning of the year and the results were magnificent. King helped his Berkeley squad to a 9-2 overall record and the program's second consecutive league title.
"Lucas has a lot of upside to him," Carter said. "He's 6-foot-3, 205 pounds. He might even grow into a defensive end. What's good about him is that he's real physical and aggressive. Lucas has only been playing the position for one year so you are looking at a lot of physical growth that can take him to another level."
"He's an athlete that adapted academically as well," added Carter. "He went to summer school, got his grades up to a 3.0 g.p.a. and passed the SAT. He worked really hard to put himself in a position to get recruited both academically and athletically."
King said he quickly adapted to the linebacking position.
"It's fun because you get to come up and smack somebody as hard as you can," he explained. "You are in the action a lot more. When it's fourth-and-inches you know it's up to you. When you are playing at safety you hope the guys up front and stop it so I love it."
