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A 2012 Cornerback/Receiver prospect that has committed to play lacrosse for Virginia, but is now garnering a lot of interest from FBS coaches to play football, including a hand-written letter from Bo Pelini:
http://www2.dailyprogress.com/sports/2011/mar/04/tigers-milikin-hot-commodity-2-sports-ar-882160/
<h1>Tigers' Milikin a hot commodity in 2 sports</h1>
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Woodberry Forest's Carlson Milikin (5) chose UVa's lacrosse team over Syracuse, Notre Dame, North Carolina and Duke.</div>
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By Shane Mettlen
|</span> Daily Progress correspondent
Published: March 04, 2011</span></div><div>
After an outstanding junior season at Woodberry Forest, Carlson Milikin is one of the hottest recruits in the mid-Atlantic with football coaches from Stanford, Nebraska, Virginia Tech, North Carolina and North Carolina State, among others, paying him a great deal of attention. And he's already committed to Virginia.
Of course, there's a catch. Milikin pledged his commitment to Dom Starsia and the Cavaliers lacrosse program. The star cornerback/wide receiver/midfielder started fielding scholarship offers from the nation's top lacrosse programs as a sophomore, choosing UVa over Syracuse, Notre Dame, North Carolina and Duke.
"He's made it real clear, he's not going to play lacrosse anywhere else," Woodberry football coach Clint Alexander said. "He's had all the big schools offer him in lacrosse and he's certainly set with UVa for lacrosse, but if something comes up football-wise it might be an option."
After a football season in which college coaches saw him
deliver bone-crushing hits in the defensive backfield and average more
than 20 yards per catch as a receiver, Milikin still has choices to
make. Will he stick with UVa lacrosse or play football in college. If he decides on football he has to decide at which school.
"I feel like I'm very blessed to have this kind of decision to make,"
Milikin said. "I'm just enjoying the recruiting process right now. I'm
100-percent committed to UVa lacrosse. That was the school I wanted to
go to and when they offered in mid-July I committed, but I've started
hearing more from football coaches, so there's that decision to make."
There are a lot of people around Charlottesville who want to see the Richmond native in a Virginia uniform, whether it be a football or lacrosse jersey. Milikin recently attended the UVa football program's junior day, meeting with head coach Mike London and assistants, Bill Lazor, Shawn Moore and Anthony Poindexter.
"They said they are going to come to Woodberry's spring practice and
watch me play," Milikin said. "They don't know if I'll be a receiver or a
corner. Coach Poindexter said he likes the way that I hit and the way I play with a chip on my shoulder."
The big programs haven't offered Milikin scholarships for football yet, but that seems like just a matter of time as he gets invited to junior days and official visits all over the country. Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini sent a handwritten letter last week and recruiting mail and phone messages continue to flood his parents' home in Richmond.
Naturally, some wonder if Milikin could continue to be a two-sport
star at the college level, but that doesn't seem likely. Starsia and London haven't discussed it yet and Starsia said playing both sports at the ACC level would be an incredible challenge.
"I played football and lacrosse
when I was in college (at Brown)," Starsia said. "It's just become
increasingly difficult over time because of the commitment in the
offseason. You have to really be a special athlete to miss spring football or fall lacrosse and be able to compete with your classmates. Mike and I haven't talked about it. I'm always willing to talk about it. I want what's best for a boy and his career."
Starsia joked that he has an entire roster of lacrosse players that think they could play football for London, but even Milikin is approaching the idea of playing both sports with caution.
"I've been told it's a possibility, but I'm not sure I'd want that," Milikin said. "College football is a 24-7 job and lacrosse
is the same thing. I feel like if I did both if I got hurt in one sport
I'd never have time to recover, so I might just try to stick to one."
And so he's left with decisions to make, but it's an unexpected position Milikin is relishing.
"UVa lacrosse was my dream growing up," Milikin said. "I never thought I'd get this much attention in football, but it's nice."
</div>http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/player-Carlson-Milikin-119787
Edited by: Highlander
http://www2.dailyprogress.com/sports/2011/mar/04/tigers-milikin-hot-commodity-2-sports-ar-882160/
<h1>Tigers' Milikin a hot commodity in 2 sports</h1>
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<div id="article_right">
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Credit: Woodberry Forest School
<div>
Woodberry Forest's Carlson Milikin (5) chose UVa's lacrosse team over Syracuse, Notre Dame, North Carolina and Duke.</div>
</div>
<div>
By Shane Mettlen
|</span> Daily Progress correspondent
Published: March 04, 2011</span></div><div>
After an outstanding junior season at Woodberry Forest, Carlson Milikin is one of the hottest recruits in the mid-Atlantic with football coaches from Stanford, Nebraska, Virginia Tech, North Carolina and North Carolina State, among others, paying him a great deal of attention. And he's already committed to Virginia.
Of course, there's a catch. Milikin pledged his commitment to Dom Starsia and the Cavaliers lacrosse program. The star cornerback/wide receiver/midfielder started fielding scholarship offers from the nation's top lacrosse programs as a sophomore, choosing UVa over Syracuse, Notre Dame, North Carolina and Duke.
"He's made it real clear, he's not going to play lacrosse anywhere else," Woodberry football coach Clint Alexander said. "He's had all the big schools offer him in lacrosse and he's certainly set with UVa for lacrosse, but if something comes up football-wise it might be an option."
After a football season in which college coaches saw him
deliver bone-crushing hits in the defensive backfield and average more
than 20 yards per catch as a receiver, Milikin still has choices to
make. Will he stick with UVa lacrosse or play football in college. If he decides on football he has to decide at which school.
"I feel like I'm very blessed to have this kind of decision to make,"
Milikin said. "I'm just enjoying the recruiting process right now. I'm
100-percent committed to UVa lacrosse. That was the school I wanted to
go to and when they offered in mid-July I committed, but I've started
hearing more from football coaches, so there's that decision to make."
There are a lot of people around Charlottesville who want to see the Richmond native in a Virginia uniform, whether it be a football or lacrosse jersey. Milikin recently attended the UVa football program's junior day, meeting with head coach Mike London and assistants, Bill Lazor, Shawn Moore and Anthony Poindexter.
"They said they are going to come to Woodberry's spring practice and
watch me play," Milikin said. "They don't know if I'll be a receiver or a
corner. Coach Poindexter said he likes the way that I hit and the way I play with a chip on my shoulder."
The big programs haven't offered Milikin scholarships for football yet, but that seems like just a matter of time as he gets invited to junior days and official visits all over the country. Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini sent a handwritten letter last week and recruiting mail and phone messages continue to flood his parents' home in Richmond.
Naturally, some wonder if Milikin could continue to be a two-sport
star at the college level, but that doesn't seem likely. Starsia and London haven't discussed it yet and Starsia said playing both sports at the ACC level would be an incredible challenge.
"I played football and lacrosse
when I was in college (at Brown)," Starsia said. "It's just become
increasingly difficult over time because of the commitment in the
offseason. You have to really be a special athlete to miss spring football or fall lacrosse and be able to compete with your classmates. Mike and I haven't talked about it. I'm always willing to talk about it. I want what's best for a boy and his career."
Starsia joked that he has an entire roster of lacrosse players that think they could play football for London, but even Milikin is approaching the idea of playing both sports with caution.
"I've been told it's a possibility, but I'm not sure I'd want that," Milikin said. "College football is a 24-7 job and lacrosse
is the same thing. I feel like if I did both if I got hurt in one sport
I'd never have time to recover, so I might just try to stick to one."
And so he's left with decisions to make, but it's an unexpected position Milikin is relishing.
"UVa lacrosse was my dream growing up," Milikin said. "I never thought I'd get this much attention in football, but it's nice."
</div>http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/player-Carlson-Milikin-119787
Edited by: Highlander