HOUSE HINTS THIS COULD BE WEEK FOR
COLLEGE DECISION
Publication: THE
Published: 02/16/1999
Page: P4B
Headline: HOUSE HINTS THIS COULD BE
Byline: JIM WORKMAN
FOR THE GAZETTE
Former Nitro High
quarterback J.R. House has a busy week ahead of him.
A week
that may lead to a decision on his choice of colleges.
"I'm going back to
coaches,' said House from his
time I get back, I'll have a decision.'
On Monday, House played in Seabreeze (
is flying to the
On Thursday, the QB will be
in
School Football Player of the Year Award from Top Recruit Magazine.
Among others scheduled to attend the Ray Anthony Charitable Banquet
are Pete Rose, Ken Stabler and Mario Lemieux.
Then, on Friday, House and
his ex-Nitro teammates will be honored by
the
football championship.
"Our senior year was
great,' said House. "We were the smallest Class
AAA school in the state and came out and beat the biggest ones. And we
did it in a new way - with our offense. I think we silenced a lot of
critics.'
On Saturday, House will
attend a Duke Blue Devil basketball game. The
QB is being recruited by the school's football coaches.
Nancy House, J.R.'s mother, said her husband would also like the
standout to revisit Tulane, another school recruiting the QB, before
making a decision.
The major league baseball
draft will be held in June, but playing a
season of pro baseball and delaying a football career is not in
House's plans.
"I'd like to play
football this fall,' said the QB. "I'd like to
have
the college experience.'
He said Duke and Tulane, as
well as Marshall and Georgia, are still in
the mix.
"I'm just trying to
find the best situation for me,' said House.
"It's not a decision that affects you for just four years. It's a
decision that will affect me for the rest of my life.'
An expanded version of this
story may be found on WVSPN (
Sports on the Net) at www.wvspn.com. Workman may be reached at
WVSPN@aol.com.