With this season's schedule it may be hard to tell if Hollis' plan for the future of Indians football is ahead or behind schedule. The plan included signing SEC-caliber athletes who didn't qualify academically for SEC schools. Last year the Indians received commitments from three of those, Ty Forte, Jonathan Bradley and Corey Williams. Bradley and Williams are squared away and ready to play this season and Forte has finished some work in the summer and may just need a transcript evaluation. All three have the talent to play on any level.
Success comes with good players.
We do have a solid foundation and are building on it, but that includes off the field as much as on it. All three of those young men were considered Prop 48 casualties, but we are just as concerned with them getting an education as we are in them playing football. Lenny Johnson was an important player for the Twisters this season, and he came here as a Prop 48, but he has his degree. That's all part of our plan too. Hollis spent more time praising the kids for their efforts off the field than expected, but it is because they have done it on their own.