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Good article about Higgins.
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/50100334-77/higgins-state-season-weber.html.csp
Weber quarterback Higgins going for upper crust By martin renzhofer
The Salt Lake Tribune
Updated Aug 15, 2010 12:10AM
Cameron Higgins mixed his metaphors, but the point was well taken.
Expectations have never been higher for the Weber State quarterback. The same was true last year. But this time, as Higgins enters his senior year, he appears poised mentally as well as physically to embrace the prospect of what promises to be a historic season.
“One brick at a time,” said Higgins, reciting his approach to 2010. “One brick a day. Eventually, we’ll build a house.”
Then the personable 22-year-old from Hawaii Kai, Hawaii, grinned.
“You definitely don’t want to eat the whole pie at once.”
At times last season, it looked as if Higgins, the 2008 Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Year, wanted to swallow an entire banquet.
Higgins did throw for more than 3,000 yards with 30 touchdowns. Those numbers, though, were tempered by 20 interceptions and a rising frustration level that eventually led to a meltdown in the first round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
Weber State’s underachieving season reached its nadir in a 38-0 loss to William & Mary. Higgins’ miserable afternoon included four picks.
Instead of looking for excuses, however, Higgins looked inside.
“He’s worked hard since the end of last season,” said Higgins’ quarterback coach, former BYU quarterback Jason Beck. “He wants to get better. I don’t think anyone in the country has worked harder.”
Higgins has embraced the role of leader. He has actively taken the offense under his talented throwing arm in film and chalk talk sessions.
“He showed up and had the best first day of camp I’ve ever been around,” Beck said.
Others have noticed.
“Last year his commitment wasn’t as good as it should have been,” said Jordan Brown, a senior safety from Brigham City. “Cameron knows he can’t have a year like he had last year. He’s done really well this year — so much better.
“Everyone looks up to him. He needs to have that commitment.”
Higgins needs to approach 2010 with the same attitude that made him a rising star in 2008. For sure, Weber State needs it to finish higher than fourth, which was the preseason predictions of coaches and media.
Simply put, “He’s the key to the engine,” said WSU coach Ron McBride.
McBride had a different attitude in 2007, when he hoped the 6-foot-2, 215-pound freshman would merely push projected starter Jimmy Barnes, a highly touted transfer from the University of Alabama.
Instead, Barnes was a bust and Higgins eventually became the starter. Higgins’ coming-out party was held at Portland State when he tossed four touchdown passes and ran for three more in a record-setting 78-68 victory.
The 2007 BSC Newcomer of the Year followed a pretty good freshman season with the best year any Weber State or Big Sky quarterback has ever had.
Higgins completed 66 percent of his passes for 4,477 yards and 36 touchdowns. His four touchdown passes at No. 3-ranked Cal Poly pushed the Wildcats into the second round of the FCS playoffs.
Higgins enters this season needing 2,855 yards to become the leading passer in Big Sky Conference history. Beck believes Higgins will eventually wear a uniform in the National Football League.
So, once more, expectations are high.
“He looks much more relaxed, composed and confident than he did at the end of last season,” McBride said. “He’s set a good example for the new recruits.”
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Right away, Higgins faces a stern test, as Weber State opens its season at Boston College on Sept. 4. Certainly, there will be more media watching.
“I can’t wait to play Boston College,” Higgins said. “Boston College is a good team. They’re always good. I’m pretty confident.”
The Big Sky schedule plays into WSU’s favor, with preseason favorites Montana and Eastern Washington traveling to Ogden.
“Last year I discovered I wasn’t as good as I thought I was,” Higgins said. “I can’t do it all by myself. The reason I was so good my sophomore year was I would take the little throws instead of trying to fit the ball into small spots. I was not so greedy.
“We want nothing less this year than a national championship.”
By then, if all goes well, the house should be built and the pie nearly eaten.
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/50100334-77/higgins-state-season-weber.html.csp
Weber quarterback Higgins going for upper crust By martin renzhofer
The Salt Lake Tribune
Updated Aug 15, 2010 12:10AM
Cameron Higgins mixed his metaphors, but the point was well taken.
Expectations have never been higher for the Weber State quarterback. The same was true last year. But this time, as Higgins enters his senior year, he appears poised mentally as well as physically to embrace the prospect of what promises to be a historic season.
“One brick at a time,” said Higgins, reciting his approach to 2010. “One brick a day. Eventually, we’ll build a house.”
Then the personable 22-year-old from Hawaii Kai, Hawaii, grinned.
“You definitely don’t want to eat the whole pie at once.”
At times last season, it looked as if Higgins, the 2008 Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Year, wanted to swallow an entire banquet.
Higgins did throw for more than 3,000 yards with 30 touchdowns. Those numbers, though, were tempered by 20 interceptions and a rising frustration level that eventually led to a meltdown in the first round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
Weber State’s underachieving season reached its nadir in a 38-0 loss to William & Mary. Higgins’ miserable afternoon included four picks.
Instead of looking for excuses, however, Higgins looked inside.
“He’s worked hard since the end of last season,” said Higgins’ quarterback coach, former BYU quarterback Jason Beck. “He wants to get better. I don’t think anyone in the country has worked harder.”
Higgins has embraced the role of leader. He has actively taken the offense under his talented throwing arm in film and chalk talk sessions.
“He showed up and had the best first day of camp I’ve ever been around,” Beck said.
Others have noticed.
“Last year his commitment wasn’t as good as it should have been,” said Jordan Brown, a senior safety from Brigham City. “Cameron knows he can’t have a year like he had last year. He’s done really well this year — so much better.
“Everyone looks up to him. He needs to have that commitment.”
Higgins needs to approach 2010 with the same attitude that made him a rising star in 2008. For sure, Weber State needs it to finish higher than fourth, which was the preseason predictions of coaches and media.
Simply put, “He’s the key to the engine,” said WSU coach Ron McBride.
McBride had a different attitude in 2007, when he hoped the 6-foot-2, 215-pound freshman would merely push projected starter Jimmy Barnes, a highly touted transfer from the University of Alabama.
Instead, Barnes was a bust and Higgins eventually became the starter. Higgins’ coming-out party was held at Portland State when he tossed four touchdown passes and ran for three more in a record-setting 78-68 victory.
The 2007 BSC Newcomer of the Year followed a pretty good freshman season with the best year any Weber State or Big Sky quarterback has ever had.
Higgins completed 66 percent of his passes for 4,477 yards and 36 touchdowns. His four touchdown passes at No. 3-ranked Cal Poly pushed the Wildcats into the second round of the FCS playoffs.
Higgins enters this season needing 2,855 yards to become the leading passer in Big Sky Conference history. Beck believes Higgins will eventually wear a uniform in the National Football League.
So, once more, expectations are high.
“He looks much more relaxed, composed and confident than he did at the end of last season,” McBride said. “He’s set a good example for the new recruits.”
Story continues below
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Updated Aug 18, 2010 06:12:51AM 0 Comments
Holdsclaw out for season with torn Achilles
Updated Aug 17, 2010 08:53:27PM 0 Comments
Penn State’s Wisniewski leads resuffled O-line
Updated Aug 17, 2010 07:01:35PM 0 Comments
Right away, Higgins faces a stern test, as Weber State opens its season at Boston College on Sept. 4. Certainly, there will be more media watching.
“I can’t wait to play Boston College,” Higgins said. “Boston College is a good team. They’re always good. I’m pretty confident.”
The Big Sky schedule plays into WSU’s favor, with preseason favorites Montana and Eastern Washington traveling to Ogden.
“Last year I discovered I wasn’t as good as I thought I was,” Higgins said. “I can’t do it all by myself. The reason I was so good my sophomore year was I would take the little throws instead of trying to fit the ball into small spots. I was not so greedy.
“We want nothing less this year than a national championship.”
By then, if all goes well, the house should be built and the pie nearly eaten.
