Auburn quarterback commit Bo Nix said he has watched television coverage of the Elite 11 competition and dreamed about battling against the nation's best quarterbacks.
He'll get the chance this week, as one of three Alabama quarterbacks -- along with Thompson's Taulia Tagovailoa and Hewitt-Trussville's Paul Tyson -- among the 24 competitors at the Elite 11 finals in suburban Los Angeles.
"It's a dream come true," said Nix, who led Pinson Valley to the 2017 Class 6A state title. "I've always watched the episodes that come on NFL Network, and I've always pictured myself in front of the camera and talking about the whole deal. I'm really ready to compete against all the other quarterbacks and learn from Coach (Trent) Dilfer and all the guys he's trained. ... It's going to be really neat to be one of those guys."
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The Elite 11 Finals brings together 24 of the nation's top 2019 quarterback prospects for three days of "on-field drills, routes-on-air, classroom instruction and off-field development," according to the organizatin's website, beginning today.
The top 11 quarterbacks then advance to The Opening, which features about 160 of the nation's top 2019 football prospects for four days of competition and instruction in Frisco, Texas, from June 30-July 3.
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This week's Elite 11 Finals features more than a dozen players who have already made a verbal commitment, with Nix already committed to Auburn and Tagovialoa and Tyson committed to Alabama.
The inclusion of three players expected to play key roles in future Iron Bowls adds an extra dimension to this week's competition, Nix said.
"There's definitely three good quarterbacks," Nix said, "and with Auburn-Alabama and that rivalry, it's going to be fun."
from Auburn Sports Impact http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2018/05/dream_come_true_auburn_and_ala.html
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