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DRC Football
August 28, 2014
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Denton Record-Chronicle /David Minton
Ellis Jefferson, Arizona State
Key game: Arizona State at Arizona, Nov. 28, Arizona Stadium Jefferson redshirted his first season at Arizona State and will try to carve out a role this season. The former Guyer standout will have his first opportunity to play in ASU’s rivalry game against Arizona in the Sun Devils’ final game of the regular season.
The Dallas Morning News/Garett Ray Fisbeck
Cole Hedlund, Arkansas
Key game: Arkansas at Texas A&M, Sept. 27, AT&T Stadium The former Argyle standout will have an opportunity to win the starting kicking job at Arkansas and could be on the field when the Razorbacks visit AT&T Stadium for an early game in Southeastern Conference play. Cole Hedlund’s older brother Chad is also a standout kicker and plays for Wake Forest.
Denton Record-Chronicle /David Minton
Alex De La Torre, Texas
Key game: North Texas at Texas, 7 p.m. Saturday, Royal-Memorial Stadium The former Ryan standout has made several key plays for Texas. The fullback caught a game-winning, 2-yard touchdown pass to lift the Longhorns past West Virginia last season and had one carry for 19 yards in a win over Kansas State. De La Torre will have a chance to add to that list of big plays Saturday when the Longhorns face North Texas, a team De La Torre knows well from his time in Denton.