Mike Paulus Ready for Change in Scenery
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 6:23 am
Seven different University of North Carolina players attempted a pass in 2009. Mike Paulus wasn't one of them.
Reduced to the lowest common denominator, that's why Paulus will continue his college football career at William & Mary this season, and not UNC, where he was once viewed as a program savior.
Lost in the coaching transition after John Bunting, who recruited Paulus in 2006, the one-time prep star never made inroads on the depth chart with Butch Davis at UNC and his career at Chapel Hill consisted of 13 pass attempts, one forgettable start (at Miami) and two memorable interceptions (against Virginia Tech in 2008).
Paulus, who has two seasons of eligibility left, will start over with the Tribe on the Football Championship Subdivision level. He'll even get another shot to play at Kenan Stadium, on Oct. 30, when Paulus' two schools meet.
The former hot-shot recruit, ranked as the No. 11 quarterback prospect by Scout.com in his high school class, is content with his decision to leave UNC after three unfulfilling seasons.
"Life is good," said Paulus, who joins a talented Tribe team that lost in the semifinals of the FCS playoffs a year ago.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/06/13/ ... ge-in.html
Reduced to the lowest common denominator, that's why Paulus will continue his college football career at William & Mary this season, and not UNC, where he was once viewed as a program savior.
Lost in the coaching transition after John Bunting, who recruited Paulus in 2006, the one-time prep star never made inroads on the depth chart with Butch Davis at UNC and his career at Chapel Hill consisted of 13 pass attempts, one forgettable start (at Miami) and two memorable interceptions (against Virginia Tech in 2008).
Paulus, who has two seasons of eligibility left, will start over with the Tribe on the Football Championship Subdivision level. He'll even get another shot to play at Kenan Stadium, on Oct. 30, when Paulus' two schools meet.
The former hot-shot recruit, ranked as the No. 11 quarterback prospect by Scout.com in his high school class, is content with his decision to leave UNC after three unfulfilling seasons.
"Life is good," said Paulus, who joins a talented Tribe team that lost in the semifinals of the FCS playoffs a year ago.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/06/13/ ... ge-in.html
I watched Schoenhoft play, and I watched Paulus compete this spring. Little in common between the two.