“I'm ready to do The Lobo Leap,” exclaims
Zach Daugherty! These are the now famous words that Onate High School’s Zach
Daugherty called and told me after I interviewed him. This quote should
be
music to each and every member of The Red Menace ‘s ears. It truly
shows that
the tradition that we have all built has really matured and caught on.
A young
man from Las Cruces New Mexico after making one of the biggest
decisions of his
life says, he wants to be a Lobo and Do The Lobo Leap!
Daugherty practices for the Lobo Leap!
Don't worry brother, there are plenty of Red Menace fans ready to catch
you!
Friday
morning I was watching Zach Daugherty (Onate
HS) running some drills with the Lobo
football coaches. Per NCAA rules we weren’t able to speak to Zach on
University
of New Mexico property, so I just watched Zach jump, run, complete
drills for
Coach Neinas, and of course took some pictures!
Daugherty has been on the Lobo radar
screen through both
Coach Locksley’s and Coach Rocky Long’s staff. In fact Long who is now
at
San Diego State had also extended an offer to the punishing MLB from Onate.
They
weren’t the only ones and
New Mexico State offered Daugherty, and
UTEP
was also
getting interested in Daugherty.
I did
get a chance to speak to Zach’s father on Friday and
he told me that Zach really liked both UNM and NMSU as both schools
were on the
rise, and the elder Daugherty said that UNM has been really recruiting
Zach
hard and that “we will see” now that the camp season is almost over…
Well
it didn’t take long for Zach to make his choice as
Friday night Zach Daugherty becoming Coach Locksley’s 1st
2010
recruit when he gave his verbal commitment to New Mexico.
I
had the privilege to speak to Zach Daugherty hours after
he gave his verbal commitment to UNM and here is what he had to say!
After this interview The Punisher Zach Daugherty called back
and told me the words that made my day. “I forgot to say something that
I really
wanted to say,” said Daugherty. What’s that Zach? “I just wanted to say
that I'm ready to do the Lobo Leap!”
Thanks
Zach! The only thing that makes me happier then you
committing is your words for The Red Menace Nation!
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