I'm a Southern Alum class of '68. Still stay in touch with a few teammates. In fact 2 of them I believe still announce the games.
IDK....but if I was Diaz I'd welcome him with open arms. Kid has a nose for the ball. I reffed for 25 years, and he put the hardest hit I've ever seen on a kid from S Williamsport.I'm a Southern Alum class of '68. Still stay in touch with a few teammates. In fact 2 of them I believe still announce the games.
This kid would have been a great fit in our LB room. I wonder how happy he is in that mess out there?
It's funny that he wasn't that highly rated. According to 247 the Michigan schools were by far his best offers. I'm wondering if he had some academic issues to work out. Who knows. But for my money, he is far and away the best success story (D1 football) to come out of SCA.
No idea. I think that's kind of a Catawissa common family name. I had a Haladay when I coached there for one terrible year (1971). He wasn't a college prospect....LOL
Any idea whether PSU took a look at him? Possible transfer? Looks like a good player.
FIRE. FRANKLIN.
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Franklin is vastly underpaid. Not even in the top 12.
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His weight was the reason. But, the kid wrestled. You knew he’d put on 15-20 lbs once he quit rasslin. I thought Cal was a better player in high school than Tyler. And, still is. Can’t coach his instincts.PSU looked at him, but never offered. If I recall correctly, the only LBers that PSU took in the 2020 class were Curtis Jacobs (OLB) and Tyler Elsdon (ILB). Elsdon was 6-2, 236 lbs. coming out of high school. Cal Haladay was 6-0, 200 lbs. I'm pretty sure that every recruiting service had Elsdon rated as the higher ILB of the two.
The below article from 2019 (a month after Haladay verballed to MSU) gives some (not all) of the details of his recruitment.
Michigan State LB commit Cal Haladay just loves to hit but is also a ‘complete prospect’
The three-star recruit from Pennsylvania picked Michigan State over Michigan, Nebraska, Pittsburgh and others.
