NCCU's Taz Foster fights uphill battle for D-I respect

DURHAM, North Carolina  — Athletes aiming for the next level are told to focus on getting better, because coaches will find them no matter where they are.

Coaches sometimes don’t see so well, though, and end up overlooking undersized linebackers from little locales.

“I’m from a small town, in Henderson,” N.C. Central senior linebacker Tazmon Foster said. “We don’t get that many big recruits out there. I didn’t get recruited hard out of high school, but I knew I was a great football player, and I knew that if I kept my faith in God, I’d go somewhere and be a great football player.”

Foster wasn’t bad at all on Saturday against Duke, never mind that the Blue Devils shut out NCCU 45-0 at Wallace Wade Stadium.

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