The 6th season of South Florida Express (SFE) has officially
begun. Known as the winning-est 7-on-7 team in the country, it comes as no
surprise that this weekends tryouts bared over 250 south Florida hopefuls.
This years tryouts included athletes ranging from as south
as Florida City, to players as north as Naples, and one freshman SFE hopeful
even took a road trip from the state of Georgia.
Why is this team so popular? Well—aside from being
nationally recognized as a winning program, South Florida Express provides a
plethora of exposure opportunities for young athletes with big dreams. This
weekend ESPN, FOX Sports, Rivals, 247sports, the Army All-American committee,
and SB Recruiting Nation were among a large number of national media outlets in
attendance of the tryouts, getting an early look at the next big names.
SFE’s track record shows that they produce a high caliber
athlete that more often than not, cannot go unnoticed on the next level. This
very happening is likely the reason SFE annual tryouts attract so much media
attention.
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| (left to right): Tracy Howard, Brandon McGee, Connor Vernon |
Head coach Brett Goetz brings as many SFE alumni back to
every event to coach and motivate the current athletes to strive for the best.
This weekend, alumni included Heisman candidate West Virginia University
quarterback Geno Smith, West Virginia WR Stedman Bailey, the ACC All-Time
leading yards Duke WR Connor Vernon, University of Miami standouts Brandon
McGee, Tracy Howard, Deon Bush, Malcom Lewis, Duke Johnson, and FIU quarterback
EJ Hilliard, amongst others.
Arguably, aside from the words of their role models, what
excites the players the most is the chance to compete against the best
competitors in the region, and learning from the best in the game. South
Florida Express is coached by a number of retired NFL athletes, including the
Dolphins well known cornerback tandem in Sam Madison and Patrick Surtain.
The SFE coaches believe although they’ve produced a vast
number of nationally recognized talents, this year’s team may be among the most
innate.
The final teams will be announced within the week, and the
South Florida Express will soon embark on a season of competition, in hopes of
bringing home another National Championship to the Football gold mine of South
Florida.
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