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When Nevada played at Fresno State during the 2019 season, third-year head coach Jay Norvell was looking for a road win.
He left with both a road win and a recruiting win, even though no FBS program had offered a certain Fresno-area receiver who was still flying under the radar.
The night before the Wolf Pack’s win over the Bulldogs, Nevada receivers coach Eric Scott attended a CIF-Central Section playoff game to see Fresno (California) Washington Union take on Porterville (California). He was there to scout a receiver that graduate assistant Chad Savage and director of player personnel Lucas Gauthier had identified and recommended to Scott.
It turned out to be the least productive game of the season for that receiver, senior Tory Horton, who was held to just one catch for 54 yards.
But Scott saw for himself what Savage had been selling him on, and Norvell signed off on the offer. Nevada offered Horton a scholarship.
Horton had been a three-star prospect on 247Sports since February 2019, despite having no offers — not even from smaller schools.
He wasn’t an unknown. His older brother, Tyler Horton, had just wrapped up his career at Boise State, where he was a three-year starter for the Broncos.
While Washington Union hadn’t produced much talent since Deontay Greenberry in 2012, Horton was part of one of the most talented receiver groups on the 7-on-7 circuit. His team, No Zone, had five future Division I receivers, including two rookies now in the NFL: Xavier Worthy and Jalen McMillan. The other two are current Washington receiver Jeremiah Hunter and Fresno State receiver Mac Dalena.
“We had all those receivers on No Zone, and now they’re doing the same, if not better, at the next level,” said Mike Ware, Horton’s Fresno-based…
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Author : Brandon Huffman
Publish date : 2024-09-13 02:06:17
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