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Bryan Blue

Bryan Blue

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Bryan Blue

Every cloud has a silver lining. At Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV, where cloud formations are part of the normal scenery, the forecast for Bryan Blue, a 21-year-old 230-pound red-shirt Sophomore linebacker from Accokeek, MD, calls for him to be patient and wait his turn. The problem is Blue comes from a background where he was a feared by his opponents as a tackling machine during his high school days at Gwynn Park High School in Brandywine, MD.

However, Blue understands that playing with the Rams is a great opportunity, and that the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Division II is a competitive league stacked with teams on the schedule such as Shippensburg, Concord and West Virginia State and is no easy task. The young head banger is in a typical situation that many college sophomores find themselves in on college campuses across the county: competing for playing time with upper classmen and down a notch or two on the team’s depth chart.

Although Blue has adopted a “let’s wait and see” mindset for playing time, he’s like a Baptist minister I once heard shout from the pulpit, “Take your time, but c’mon with it.” In Blue’s case, that means, “Coach, I’m ready to play now!”

In some ways it’s understandable why Blue feels this way about his capabilities. In high school he was a two-sport star: a standout on both the football and basketball teams.
Early in the season, Blue was only playing on special teams for the Rams. Recently he took over the starting spot during their 17-16 loss to Liberty University and racked up 11 tackles – with one being a quarterback sack.

With two more years of eligibility left for Blue and the support system he has from both his parents, Todd and Cherretta Blue, the young linebacker has all the tools to be a force to be reckoned with in the upcoming seasons.

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