Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, July 18, 1995 TAG: 9507180044
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: DOUG DOUGHTY STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
Clark, a running back and defensive back at Pulaski County High School, confirmed Monday he has accepted a scholarship offer from North Carolina State.
``I wanted to get this out of the way,'' said Clark, who is entering his senior year. ``I went down to their camp and they showed a lot of interest in me. I liked the facilities and they treated everybody first-class, even the little kids.''
Clark said he had intended to go to camp at Virginia Tech and South Carolina, the schools he said were even with the Wolfpack going into the summer.
Clark, a 5-foot-11, 172-pounder, started at defensive back as a sophomore at Farragut High School in Knoxville, Tenn. He moved to Dublin, his father's hometown, days before the start of the 1994-95 school year.
``We didn't know much about him,'' Pulaski County coach Joel Hicks said, ``but by the fourth or fifth game of the season he had become a regular on both sides of the ball.''
Clark rushed for 420 yards last season for the Cougars and wants to play tailback for N.C. State, but acknowledges he would have to gain weight to play on offense in college. He has been timed in less than 4.4 seconds for 40 yards and consistently runs in the 4.5-second range.
Clark, who has met NCAA requirements for freshman eligibility, is the son of NFL player agent Rick Clark.
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