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O'Donnell accepts
starting DE role
with Idaho State
© East County Sports.com
EL CAJON (01-29-09) – It was a tough decision to be sure for Grossmont College sophomore CHAD O’DONNELL when he declined football scholarship offers from Oklahoma and Arizona State University.
Instead, the 6-foot-2, 260-pound defensive end out of Christian High has accepted a football ride to Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho. The Bengals, coming off a dismal 1-10 season, expect O’Donnell to start.
“Yeah, I know people might think I’m crazy for passing up a chance to play at Oklahoma or ASU,” O’Donnell said. “But that’s just it. How much would I play if I went to either of those places? I don’t want to sit on the bench.”
That’s a moot point now. O’Donnell will call Idaho State home for the next two years. He plans an accounting major.
“This is a nationally renowned college for accounting,” said O’Donnell. “And I’m really excited about the opportunity I’ll have in football.”
“Unlike those bigger schools, I don’t feel like I’m just a number here.”
O’Donnell played both ways in the trenches at Christian High, but specialized on defense at Grossmont. He spent two seasons with the Griffins where he logged 58 tackles and 6 sacks last season and earning All-Southern Conference as a sophomore.
O'Donnell accepts
starting DE role
with Idaho State
© East County Sports.com
EL CAJON (01-29-09) – It was a tough decision to be sure for Grossmont College sophomore CHAD O’DONNELL when he declined football scholarship offers from Oklahoma and Arizona State University.
Instead, the 6-foot-2, 260-pound defensive end out of Christian High has accepted a football ride to Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho. The Bengals, coming off a dismal 1-10 season, expect O’Donnell to start.
“Yeah, I know people might think I’m crazy for passing up a chance to play at Oklahoma or ASU,” O’Donnell said. “But that’s just it. How much would I play if I went to either of those places? I don’t want to sit on the bench.”
That’s a moot point now. O’Donnell will call Idaho State home for the next two years. He plans an accounting major.
“This is a nationally renowned college for accounting,” said O’Donnell. “And I’m really excited about the opportunity I’ll have in football.”
“Unlike those bigger schools, I don’t feel like I’m just a number here.”
O’Donnell played both ways in the trenches at Christian High, but specialized on defense at Grossmont. He spent two seasons with the Griffins where he logged 58 tackles and 6 sacks last season and earning All-Southern Conference as a sophomore.
