Recruit talented athletes from home field
The Valley has some of the best athletic talent, but Fresno State continues to overlook the young talent.
Fresno State’s football program would boost its program if coaches recruited athletes in the Valley. Athletes from the Valley have to walk on to Fresno State and then earn a scholarship, which many of the athletes do. But these athletes need to receive scholarships beforehand instead of taking the chance of losing that talent to another program.
Fresno State football Head Coach Jeff Tedford recruited senior wide receiver Rodney Wright from Clovis West High School. This is a big recruit for Mr. Tedford, but will he continue to bring in more athletes from the Valley or let them slip away and shine at another program?
Mekhi Mendoza, Fresno
This story was originally published December 18, 2017 at 6:00 PM with the headline "Recruit talented athletes from home field."