Great Adam Boedeker story on Kason Martin

MeanGreenZen · February 13, 2018

Feb. 13, 2018

DENTON - In some respect, it's a good thing Kason Martin left Manvel when he did.

The freshman quarterback enrolled early at UNT just two weeks after playing in one of the most talked about high school football games in history.

He said he couldn't walk around town without people asking him about the game - the Class 5A Division I state championship game, which his team lost in heartbreaking fashion after coming up literally a yard short of winning as time expired.

He figured with a relocation to Denton, he'd be able to walk around campus without people asking him about the game that was still weighing heavily on his mind. He was wrong.

One of his first days in Denton found him eating in the cafeteria at his new dormitory when an upperclassman student-athlete came up to him.

"Hey, you're that Manvel quarterback, right? I saw you in that game."

"You've gotta be kidding me," Martin thought.

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El Paso Eagle · February 13, 2018

Can I start the early player adoption papers for this young man?

peanuts104 · February 13, 2018

I still don't know how the hell we landed this kid or how he had so few offers. He's a little light but at 6'2" he falls squarely into that capable QB size for college. And he's a coaches son. How were there not more offers? Hopefully he stays even if SL leaves us in a couple years.

MGNation92 · February 14, 2018

2 hours ago, peanuts104 said:

I still don't know how the hell we landed this kid or how he had so few offers. He's a little light but at 6'2" he falls squarely into that capable QB size for college. And he's a coaches son. How were there not more offers? Hopefully he stays even if SL leaves us in a couple years.

I would say he greatly benefited from a team that was STACKED with P5 talent. Especially on offense. I'm not sure he puts the same kind of stats he did on a less talented team. Then again I could be completely wrong. Just trying to play devils advocate.

Mean Green 93-98 · February 14, 2018

46 minutes ago, MGNation92 said:

I would say he greatly benefited from a team that was STACKED with P5 talent. Especially on offense. I'm not sure he puts the same kind of stats he did on a less talented team.

Sure, that goes without saying. But a team stacked with P5 talent put him at the most important position on the field, and he led that team to the state finals in addition to excelling individually.

JRock · February 14, 2018

So when will he actually be on the roster? I read something about him going on a mission trip for two years?

GrayEagle · February 14, 2018

21 minutes ago, JRock said:

So when will he actually be on the roster? I read something about him going on a mission trip for two years?

Wrong quarterback. Martin will be here for spring practice and on the roster this fall. I believe that the quarterback that will be gone for two years is named Fennegan. Edit: Yep; Cade Fennegan from Dallas Woodrow Wilson.

JRock · February 14, 2018

16 hours ago, GrayEagle said:

Wrong quarterback. Martin will be here for spring practice and on the roster this fall. I believe that the quarterback that will be gone for two years is named Fennegan. Edit: Yep; Cade Fennegan from Dallas Woodrow Wilson.

Thanks for clearing that up for me. I saw something on twitter and halfway paid attention to it....obviously. lol.

jdennis82 · February 14, 2018

The more I learn of Kason, the more he sounds like Graham Harrell (Denton edition)...

Attention grabbing High School career
Coach's son
Student of the game
Leadership qualities

Harrell took a redshirt year his first fall in Lubbock and then mostly backed up Cody Hodges his RS Freshman season.

Seems like the ideal plan for a guy Littrell was quoted as saying, "We're looking forward to him coming in here and continuing to develop as a leader and hopefully be the leader here one day."

Edited February 14, 2018 by jdennis82

BTG_Fan1 · February 15, 2018

23 hours ago, MGNation92 said:

I would say he greatly benefited from a team that was STACKED with P5 talent. Especially on offense. I'm not sure he puts the same kind of stats he did on a less talented team. Then again I could be completely wrong. Just trying to play devils advocate.

It’s the chicken or egg.. did the WRs, OL, RB make him or did Martin make them?

I will say it will be interesting and a very encouraging sign is his dad is now a D1 QB coach at a P5 program.

peanuts104 · February 15, 2018

14 hours ago, BTG_Fan1 said:

It’s the chicken or egg.. did the WRs, OL, RB make him or did Martin make them?

I will say it will be interesting and a very encouraging sign is his dad is now a D1 QB coach at a P5 program.

Exactly. Like I said, he's a little light but otherwise hes a good height and he's got the character you want with a winning pedigree. Can't believe he wasn't more heavily recruited.

Mean Green 93-98 · February 16, 2018

On 2/15/2018 at 9:57 AM, peanuts104 said:

Exactly. Like I said, he's a little light but otherwise hes a good height and he's got the character you want with a winning pedigree. Can't believe he wasn't more heavily recruited.

He's 3 pounds lighter than the #1 QB recruit in the country. His weight is not remotely a detriment at this point.

Cerebus · May 7, 2018

On 2/13/2018 at 4:47 PM, peanuts104 said:

I still don't know how the hell we landed this kid or how he had so few offers.

Other schools aren't ready for this.

peanuts104 · May 7, 2018

1 hour ago, Cerebus said:

Other schools aren't ready for this.

He's the hero the mean green deserve, but not the one we need right now, so we'll watch his Twitter. Because he can take it, because he's not a hero. He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector, the rose-suited quarterback.