Signal Sports Editor
cosborne@the-signal.com
Posted: Dec. 30, 2009 10:23 p.m.
I will never forget the game when Valencia played at Notre Dame in 2005.
There was a ton of excitement going into the game because we had USC-bound quarterback Garrett Green and Arizona State-bound running back Rodney Glass on one side and Ole Miss-bound quarterback Michael Herrick and Shane Vereen on the other side.
Vereen hadn’t yet committed to Cal, but he was a rising star.
It wasn’t the hype or the great game I remember the most — a 35-28 Notre Dame win.
It’s Shane Vereen.
Vereen took this short pass from Herrick and took it down the left sideline, disappeared in a cluster of football players, then broke out of it, juked some defenders and scored.
I can still see the play.
Vereen was simply the most electrifying football player this decade.
He was quick and slippery and had the ability to break a big run on any play.
But on top of all that, Vereen was always humble.
He was a great track and field athlete, a role player on the basketball team and a great teammate.
Now he plays on a larger stage at Cal and is thriving.
The best is yet to come.
Cary Osborne was The Signal’s Sports Editor from 2006-April 2008 and has held the same title since November 2008.
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