Sure, he’s not signing with Florida, uh-huh

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The envy of all DI scouts, St. Bonaventure RB Darrell Scott, could only smile and laugh when the topic of his future came up after the No. 6 Seraphs’ 28-17 nonleague victory over No. 21 Canyon at Ventura High.

Mention USC, LSU and Miami, and Scott maintains a face as if he’s considering their offers seriously. But if you mention Florida to him, you know, the university located in the same state as his childhood hometown of Tallahassee, the 6-foot-2, 214-pound RB laughs like a schoolboy.

‘I can’t say that’s where I’m going,’ said Scott, while laughing. ‘You know, nothing’s official yet.’

Let’s face it: what else is there to talk about when it comes to Scott? He’s already way out of his league among high school competitors.

Darrell is one of the best (if not the best) RBs in the nation and he proved it again Friday night with a 285-yard, four TD performance against Canyon. After Scott scored an 88-yard TD on the first play from scrimmage, he ended up tallying more than 250 yards in the first half. Not bad for a guy who still ‘doesn’t know’ where he’s going to be a year from now.

‘What can I say? He had another fantastic game,’ St. Bonaventure Coach Todd Therrien said. ‘It’s just incredible. Simply incredible.’

One last thing: A special thanks to Cary Osborne for his help with the stats. I owe you.

- Austin Knoblauch