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Buffs Sign JUCO Receiver Kabion Ento To Letter-of-Intent

Started by Prof W.W. Wormwood, December 16, 2015, 06:18:31 pm

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December 16, 2015, 06:18:31 pm Last Edit: April 09, 2016, 11:28:43 am by Prof W.W. Wormwood
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BOULDER — University of Colorado head football coach Mike MacIntyre announced Wednesday the signing of Kabion Ento, a top junior college wide receiver prospect, to a letter-of-intent.

         Ento, who is 19, stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 175 pounds, played two seasons at East Central (Mississippi) Community College, earned first-team South All-State honors this past fall from the MACJC (Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges). The honor also netted him first-team honors on the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Region 23 Team.

         He will enroll at CU in January with plans to major in Education, and thus in time to participate in spring practices; he will have three years to play two in eligibility.  Junior college recruits were allowed to sign with four-year schools starting Wednesday.

         "Kabion is tall and rangy, and one of the things he does really well is that he can go up and catch the ball with people around him," MacIntyre said.  "We're excited about having him join us this spring at the receiver position."

         As a sophomore, Ento helped ECCC to an 8-3 record under coach Ken Karcher, its best season since 1999 as the Warriors finished year ranked as the No. 10 team in NJCAA.  He had 38 receptions for 607 yards and eight touchdowns, averaging 16.0 yards per catch; his long play was a 79-yard touchdown against Mississippi Delta.  He had 21 receptions for 278 yards (13.2 per) and two scores as a freshman.

         One of his best games this past season came in a 28-19 win over Hinds, when he had six receptions for 106 yards and two scores.  He also hauled in five passes for 132 yards and a touchdown in a 46-13 win over Coahoma, and in a 30-14 loss to Mississippi Gulf Coast, he had eight catches for 88 yards and both ECCC touchdowns.

         Ento played a key role in the Warriors' 35-21 win over No. 20 Kilgore (Texas) College in the Heart of Texas Bowl to close the season.  He caught three passes for 44 yards, which included a 38-yard TD catch late in the third quarter that all but sealed the victory.

         He played his prep ball at Dollarway High School in Pine Bluff, Ark., where he was an all-state performer in three sports: football, basketball and track.  As a senior, he helped Dollarway to a 13-1 record and the 4A state semifinals in making 30 catches for 650 yards with 12 touchdowns; on defense playing cornerback, he had eight interceptions, two returned for scores, with 15 pass deflections.  A three-year starter on both sides of the ball for the Cardinals (he also played some free safety), he had over 1,500 career receiving yards with 13 interceptions.  He was the defensive player of the year for the Southeast Arkansas region as a senior.

         He played small forward on Pine Bluffs' basketball team and participated in sprints and jumps in track (a career-best 6-9 in high jump, which earned him second in the state as a senior).
The remainder of the recruiting class is expected to be comprised of high school seniors, who will sign letters-of-intent on February 3.

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zebrafan

Loved watching Liddell and him play! Not to mention the rest of that squad! Very cool!

prHOG13

awesome, happy for him. Great athlete that got his academics in order and now gets to play D1 football at a P5 school.

Wonderdog

Quote from: zebrafan on December 16, 2015, 06:44:18 pm
Loved watching Liddell and him play! Not to mention the rest of that squad! Very cool!
My exact thoughts! I hope the kid has a great remaining career at his new opportunity.

AirWarren


Beardad

Awesome.  Love to see in state kids succeed.  Ento was a stud in HS!

hawgfan15

This is a success story. Great example of a kid reaching his goals through adversity. I hope he has a great career at Colorado and finishes up his degree

Obytheway


SUGARTOWN

Quote from: hawgfan15 on December 17, 2015, 09:27:53 am
This is a success story. Great example of a kid reaching his goals through adversity. I hope he has a great career at Colorado and finishes up his degree

What adversity?

Prof W.W. Wormwood

Colorado has intriguing incoming options at receiver
Jan 15, 2016
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National Signing Day is Feb. 3, and as attrition, NFL draft departures and defections continue to shape each team's roster, we'll be looking at the biggest area of need for each team, and what kind of help might be on the horizon on the recruiting trail.

Colorado

Buffaloes' biggest area of need: The Buffs return most of their starters from 2015. With a few more pieces in 2016, Colorado might finally close the deal on some Pac-12 wins, but not without players able to step into departed wide receiver Nelson Spruce's shoes.

Mike MacIntyre has several young players who've gained experience who should be ready to take on a lot of the load (Shay Fields, Devin Ross), but adding a freshman who can contribute would be a plus. MacIntyre has shown before that he'll give a first-year player serious reps at wide receiver if he earns it.

In 2014, Fields started 10 games as a true freshman and was named the Buffs' most outstanding offensive freshman.

If a first-year receiver can step in and become the kind of complementary threat Fields was two seasons ago -- and if Fields and the rest of the receivers can replace Spruce's production -- Colorado might just be at a point in which it can pull itself up a few rungs in the Pac-12 pecking order. -- Chantel Jennings

Help is on the way? The passing game should get plenty of help in this class, starting with junior college wide receiver Kabion Ento, who is enrolled in time for spring ball and should add a talented body to the receiving corps, capable of going up and making athletic plays in the air.

Wide receiver Johnny Huntley is the second wide receiver in this class, and at 6-foot-3, represents another big body on the outside. Listed as an athlete, Derrion Rakestraw has the ability to line up at cornerback or wide receiver at the next level.

Those receivers are from Arkansas, Florida and Georgia, respectively, so the Buffaloes haven't been shy about heading into the Southeast in an attempt to pull serious athleticism to Boulder. -- Erik McKinney


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