MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — When you bring up Elijah Metcalf's high school program, Mallard Creek in Charlotte, N.C., the Middle Tennessee wide receiver has to stop himself from rambling when naming guys from the Mavericks that are playing in college.
There's tight end Casey Kelly, who's an Oregon Duck this season after starting his career at Ole Miss. Or offensive lineman Uriah Greene, an NC A&T Aggie that started college at South Florida. Offensive lineman Joshua Ilaoa is at Syracuse and linebacker Trenton Simpson is with the Baltimore Ravens after a standout career at Clemson.