
{"id":25986,"date":"2012-05-17T10:44:08","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T14:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/?p=25986"},"modified":"2012-05-17T10:44:08","modified_gmt":"2012-05-17T14:44:08","slug":"staub-brings-rich-bloodlines-to-unc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2012\/05\/17\/staub-brings-rich-bloodlines-to-unc\/","title":{"rendered":"Staub brings rich bloodlines to UNC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_20318\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20318\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/2011\/08\/18\/support-the-players-by-filling-kenan-stadium\/landreth-mug-30\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20318\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/landreth-mug1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"landreth-mug\" width=\"100\" height=\"134\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/landreth-mug1.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/landreth-mug1-84x113.jpg 84w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/landreth-mug1-74x100.jpg 74w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eddy Landreth<\/figcaption><\/figure><strong>By Eddy Landreth<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Staff Writer<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Football is a relative sport for UNC recruit Nathan Staub of Buford, Ga., \u00e2\u20ac\u201c relative as in great bloodlines.<\/p>\n<p>Staub played fullback and linebacker at Buford High and was considered a college prospect at both positions. His grandfather played both at Georgia Tech as well, on his path to being an All-American.<\/p>\n<p>Those were the days before two-platoon football in college football. His grandfather, Terry Morris, played linebacker in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>The then-Los Angeles Rams took Morris in the first round of the 1955 draft. He played in L.A. for a few years, but the Rams let him get away. Morris landed in Chicago and eventually became a true Monster of the Midway.<\/p>\n<p>He was named the MVP of the 1963 NFL title game, when the Bears defeated Hall of Fame quarterback Y.A. Tittle and the New York Giants.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I always respected him and the effort he put toward the game,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Staub said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153He had to have a summer job as a lifeguard just to make ends meet. Back then they didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t pay anything.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153But his legacy has had a big impact on my life,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Staub said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153There was the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcawe factor.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 He worked hard. He created a great place for my mom\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s family to grow up in. And I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve always had tremendous respect for him as a person, even more than for what he accomplished.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Staub says he is coming to Carolina to play linebacker, which should work out because the new offensive system really doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t utilize but one running back \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the one with a ball tucked under an arm \u00e2\u20ac\u201c in this case, either sophomore Giovani Bernard or redshirt sophomore Romar Morris.<\/p>\n<p>Staub said that he enjoyed playing fullback, and told the coaching staff he would gladly play there in goal line formations. But there is no doubt where he wants to play.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I love both,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Staub said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hitting people is fun, no matter which side of the ball you are on. But linebacker is more of a thinking-man\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s position. I enjoy that aspect of the game. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the position I favor more.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve discussed it,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Staub said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m going there as a linebacker. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be competing for playing time at linebacker first and foremost.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>He has the tools. He is 6 foot 3 and played at 235 pounds this past season, but he said that he has dropped to 229 by eating less and working diligently on his body.<\/p>\n<p>Staub spends more time on his speed than his strength, and his speed was already respectable for a linebacker.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I ran a 4.6 at North Carolina on the grass,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Staub said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I have run a 4.5 and change on a track.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Now that it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time to report for summer school at Carolina and start working out with the team, Staub said the excitement he feels is palpable.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m just ready for a new challenge, a new venture,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Staub said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Chapel Hill is one of the best places you can embark on something new.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Given the recent scandal at Carolina, some may not believe a kid when he speaks of academics. That would be a mistake in this case. Staub is a genuinely multidimensional person. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got two AP tests coming up, and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve already passed two others,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Staub said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153So I hope I can have 12 hours going in and graduate as soon as possible and then work on a graduate degree.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>His high school coach, Jess Simpson, said Staub is as real as they come.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Nathan is a throw-back guy,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Simpson said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153He is a really talented player. He is an old-school guy. He is a big, tough physical kid. He is very explosive and a very physical football player. His physical talents are really his intangibles.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153His character stands out. He is one of the best and strongest leaders we had in our program in a long time. He oozes with leadership. People follow him. He has been a real blessing for us to have in our program. North Carolina is getting a great person and a great player.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Football is a relative sport for UNC recruit Nathan Staub of Buford, Ga., \u00e2\u20ac\u201c relative as in great bloodlines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":20318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[431],"class_list":["post-25986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25986"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25988,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25986\/revisions\/25988"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}