Prominent among the junior year highlights of Hobart (Ind.) High School football player Bobby Babcock is a kick return of approximately 90 yards.
“How many times do you see a defensive lineman returning kicks?,” Babcock asked.
Not many, of course, but the speed and versatility Babcock displayed while nearly reaching the end zone on that return are among the reason college recruiters have been in frequent contact.
Babcock declared recently that the contact he received from Illinois State has convinced him to commit to signing a national letter of intent with the Redbirds on Signing Day in December.