Kharon Craig of Hartford and Avon Old Farms may be the first eighth grader in Connecticut history to be offered a football scholarship by Power Five programs.
www.ctinsider.com
-> Kharon "Buck" Craig is a 15-year-old kid with braces, a nickname with origins he's too embarrassed to explain, very recent memories of an 8th grade semiformal dance — and a scholarship offer to play football at Georgia.
Syracuse, Ole Miss, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Boston College, UConn and UMass have offered, too. The list will grow. <-