More info on Oregon transfer Anthony Wallace (Dallas Skyline)

[Harry]

Anthony Wallace had a lot of options. He was offered scholarships by an honor roll of football schools, including LSU, Miami, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Texas, USC, Penn State, Notre Dame, Stanford, Auburn, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.

He's been training to be a football player since he was 6. Rainier Sabin of The Dallas Morning News related the story in a February 2010 interview:

Even back then, he demonstrated natural ability and a love of contact. His father, Anthony Sr., played middle linebacker at Texas Southern and began to groom his son to man that same position at age 6.

Together, they spent summers doing calisthenics and drills that sharpened Wallace' instincts and enhanced his skills. If there was a weak area in his game, they would diagnose it and fix it. Over time, Wallace became a well-oiled machine who "loves just hitting," he said. He now is 6-2, weighs 220 pounds and can cover 40 yards in 4.55 seconds.

"It's been a joy to watch," said Anthony Sr. "I think he will do better in the sport than I did."

The younger Wallace doesn't talk much. He's a quiet kid in the locker room and off the field, a serious student with a 3.5 G.P.A. who chose Oregon partly for their Sports Marketing Program. Skyline coach Reginald Samples told Sabin, "He's so quiet that you don't know that he's around, until he puts his helmet on."

He's modest, the reporter observed, and goes out of his way to deflect praise and share credit with teammates. Easy to do because he's played alongside some high-profile linebackers at Skyline, including Oklahoma signee Corey Nelson and Texas A&M signee Domonique Patterson his junior year, Franklin Shannon and Michael Moore with Oklahoma and Kansas State as seniors.

On the field, Anthony is a mobile linebacker who loves to hit, a crushing, technically perfect tackler. He ranges and fills holes. He can drop deep into coverage. His father and the sophisticated high school program run by Samples, one of the elites of Texas 5A football, has given him a strong understanding of coverages, defenses, responsibilites.

His team opened last season with a nationally televised game against St. Thomas Aquinas of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the Kirk Herbstreit National Kickoff Classic at Cowboys Stadium. His team lost to the powerhouse from Florida 31-3, but Wallace played well:

read more: http://www.duckstopshere.com/articles/player-profiles/getting-to-know-the-2011-oregon-duck-newcomers-anthony-wallace.html

[LakeTravis]

Boom!

[LongJim]

Potentially huge.

[UNT 90 Grad]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Wallace

Which Harry are we to believe??

[greenminer]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Wallace

There is an Aaron Wallace Jr. that plays at UCLA. Also c/o 2011. Also fathered by A&M football alumn Aaron Wallace Sr.

I would guess they are siblings, but no article about Aaron Sr. mentions a Dallas son, and no article about Anthony (Oregon) mentions a sibling. If you read the wiki, it says Aaron Sr. gave up coaching to watch his son play in San Diego (where Aaron Jr. is from)

There isn't any conflicting information about any of this, just some weird holes that--coupled with the Texas Southern reference--make you wonder.

Edited May 29, 2013 by greenminer

[NT03]

Anthony's dad , Anthony Wallace Sr , played at TSU.

Aaron Wallace is a different person who played for A&M , Oakland Raiders and has a son Aaron Wallace Jr who went to UCLA

Edited May 29, 2013 by NT03

[greenminer]

Anthony's dad , Anthony Wallace Sr , played at TSU.

Aaron Wallace is a different person who played for A&M , Oakland Raiders and has a son Aaron Wallace Jr who went to UCLA

There you go. Thank you.

I found Anthony Jr.'s bio on 247sports, which mentions an Anthony Sr. as his father and his days at Texas Southern.

[Harry]

Mea Culpa!!!!