Hillsborough’s Harris receives USF offer

Posted Feb 14, 2012 by Bill Ward

Updated Feb 14, 2012 at 08:17 PM

Hillsborough junior linebacker Nigel Harris received his first scholarship offer from one of the state’s top Division I football programs Tuesday when the University of South Florida made a pitch for the versatile Terriers athlete, coach Earl Garcia said.

The 6-foot-2, 195-pound Harris was Hillsborough’s No. 2 tackler last season with 89 and also recorded one sack and two fumble recoveries. He also saw regular action at running back and was the Terriers’ punter, averaging a solid 37.15 yards per kick.

Harris, an honors student at Hillsborough, also have offers from Purdue, Alabama-Birmigham and Vanderbilt. He suffered a broken collar bone in Hillsborough’s final game of the 2011 campaign, a playoff loss to Armwood, but has made a complete recovery.