Swedish Student Earns Football Scholarship To UNT

[Harry]

What hes been through hes like twice his age

You can just tell hes different

He could of folded his tent a whole lot but theres nothing thats going to get him to stop trying to accomplish his dreams and goals

Local kid makes good committing to the University of North Texas..no no.

Transfer student earns scholarship despite missing entire senior football season.no. Ill just let them tell it.

Well Guyer High School is a local team that puts out a lot of great football teams and talent. Going over there in winter and spring when were first allowed to recruit is when I first heard of Kevin.

I was aware that Guyer had a good athletic kid over there who for some reason wasnt playing varsity. You know, kind of had a story on him.

There was a one man over that had 25 offers. A lot of power conference offers. It was interesting seeing him out there at that time his foot was in a boot

Read more: http://usatodayhss.com/2015/swedish-student-earns-football-scholarship-to-unt

[risinggreen]

Gotta love highly motivated hard workers. Bet he makes it big.

[Aldo]

Gotta love highly motivated hard workers. Bet he makes it big.

Really excited for this kid. Love his attitude. Can't wait to watch him grow, no matter the position.

[greenjoe]

"My dream is playing in the NFL and giving up isn't going to get me there."

Wow. This story will be in Sports illustrated.

Welcome Kevin

GO MEAN GREEN

[untcampbell]

Great story. And the Denton/North Texas connection has almost as much upside as Kevin.

Compelling story to this point...I look forward to seeing how it unfolds from here.

GMG

Edited April 13, 2015 by untcampbell

[HoustonEagle]

Was it just me or was that article borderline unreadable?

[BillySee58]

Was it just me or was that article borderline unreadable?

The article was just the script of the video.

[Marty]

Great story! Glad we landed Kevin.

[akriesman]

He seems like a really fine young man: focused and humble.

I remember reading that he was a 5 star recruit and the 2nd ranked dual-threat QB in the nation (class of 2015) when he moved to Denton. With those credentials, I wonder why he gave up on his dream at QB ? I would not think a foot injury would kill that potential.

In the end, it is probably harder to make it in the NFL as a QB. So, he probably made the right choice in changing positions IMO.

This young man is the kind of player that you want to really root for. I am thrilled that we have him.

[MeanGreenTexan]

He seems like a really fine young man: focused and humble.

I remember reading that he was a 5 star recruit and the 2nd ranked dual-threat QB in the nation (class of 2015) when he moved to Denton. With those credentials, I wonder why he gave up on his dream at QB ? I would not think a foot injury would kill that potential.

In the end, it is probably harder to make it in the NFL as a QB. So, he probably made the right choice in changing positions IMO.

This young man is the kind of player that you want to really root for. I am thrilled that we have him.

The QB guru decided that he wasn't going to be a QB at the next level when he had the #1 overall 2016 prospect in his pocket.

Oh, & when the UIL declared him ineligible...

[HoustonEagle]

The article was just the script of the video.

Ahhhh that explains it....... The video was not coming through my office firewall. I was losing my mind reading what I thought was an article.

[oldguystudent]

Does this mean we get Swedish fish and IKEA meatballs in concessions?

[GrayEagle]

Does this mean we get Swedish fish and IKEA meatballs in concessions?

I think that we should have the first smorgasbord at a football stadium.

[GreenTexan13]

Does this mean we get Swedish fish and IKEA meatballs in concessions?

The fountain drinks will consist of a variety of absolut vodka spirit mixers.

Edited April 14, 2015 by GreenTexan13

[El Paso Eagle]

Only in the land of the Mean Green .... We struggle to find a QB and we then get someone who was a highly rated QB prospect that will not even try to play the position. Sorry if I sound skeptical but our coaching staff does not have a strong history of developing QB's

[Tyler Maryak]

That is a crazy awesome story.

[Stix]

The fountain drinks will consist of a variety of absolut vodka spirit mixers.

and Aquavit.

[BillySee58]

He seems like a really fine young man: focused and humble.

I remember reading that he was a 5 star recruit and the 2nd ranked dual-threat QB in the nation (class of 2015) when he moved to Denton. With those credentials, I wonder why he gave up on his dream at QB ? I would not think a foot injury would kill that potential.

In the end, it is probably harder to make it in the NFL as a QB. So, he probably made the right choice in changing positions IMO.

This young man is the kind of player that you want to really root for. I am thrilled that we have him.

When we first offered Dillman back in December I did very extensive research on him. What I found was very evident in this article, in that he is a very hard worker, as committed and motivated towards this as it gets (he moved halfway across the world without his parents at the age of 14 to chase his dream), and he's a bright kid. All those qualities indicate that, while he is raw as a QB prospect, he could make tremendous strides. That, on top of his size and abilities, coupled with the fact that our young QBs haven't really made any noise this spring makes it baffling to me that we aren't going to consider him at QB.

Only in the land of the Mean Green .... We struggle to find a QB and we then get someone who was a highly rated QB prospect that will not even try to play the position. Sorry if I sound skeptical but our coaching staff does not have a strong history of developing QB's

This coaching staff does not have the track record here at QB decision making and developing to where they just get a free pass and shouldn't be questioned here. Especially if we're having trouble getting a replacement for Mcnulty and/or Damarcus Smith.

[THOR]

Abba to sing the national anthem at the first game???