Kilgore College Names Hall of Fame Inductees
Kilgore College Sports Information reports that Kilgore College will honor former standout athletes, coaches and contributors at its annual Hall of Fame Weekend Oct. 6-7.
Jorge Diaz played offensive tackle for the KC football team from 1992-93 under head coach Marion Turner. Born in New York, he grew up in Katy, playing football for Katy High School.
Following two years at KC, he played his remaining college football at Division II Texas A&M-Kingsville, where he was named an All-American. In 1996, he was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent where he played until 1999. He started six games as a rookie at left guard. The next year he became a regular starter at right guard. He was a part of a rushing attack that included running backs Mike Alstott and Warrick Dunn. Diaz also played one year for the Dallas Cowboys during the 2000 season.
Joshua Oglesby of Katy High School commits to BYU
More often than not in recruiting, there’s a decent amount of time between when a coaching staff sees a prospect for the first time and when they offer a scholarship, and then another chunk of time before that prospect commits to the school.
Such certainly wasn’t the case with the BYU football program’s newest commit for the 2018 class, running back Joshua Oglesby of Katy High School in Texas.
The 5-foot-9, 185-pound Oglesby was first contacted by Cougar running backs coach Reno Mahe on Twitter just last Friday, received a scholarship offer the next day at BYU’s Fanfest in Houston, and announced his commitment on Thursday.
A runner who has registered a time of 10.6 seconds in the 100 meters, Oglesby said Cougar coaches were first intrigued by his speed, and offered a scholarship after seeing his film. He has played at slot receiver and in the kick and punt return games in addition to running back.
“Just when I talked to the coaching staff, I felt very comfortable,” he said by phone Thursday night. “They seemed very interested in me. Coach Mahe and Coach (Ty) Detmer, they were really great. I just felt comfortable, like I was part of the family. I just felt like I had their trust, and that’s a big thing for me, the trust factor. I just felt like it was there and I just felt very comfortable and didn’t wait any longer.”
Oglesby, who holds one other scholarship offer from Montana State, said he’s open to more offers but is focused on attending BYU.
“They told me they really like me and they really wanted me, and no other school has told me that,” he said, adding that other schools have evaluated him but only the Bobcats had gone as far as to offer him before the Cougars did. “It was a big thing for me. BYU came the next day and offered, and I just felt like I was wanted there, and that was a big thing for me.”
Desert News Sports, Salt Lake City