Home
Articles
Photos
Interviews
Forums
New posts
Search forums
Georgia Tech Recruiting
Dashboard
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Chat
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Home
Forums
Georgia Tech Athletics
Georgia Tech Football
Charles Perkins #21, RS SR, Became a Jacket on 2/01/09
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Bruce Wayne" data-source="post: 120785" data-attributes="member: 231"><p><strong>Senior Appreciation</strong>: <a href="http://4te.ch/seniors2014" target="_blank">http://4te.ch/seniors2014</a></p><p></p><p>Mr. Perkins of Lawrenceville, GA was rated as a 3* running back and recruited by Jeff Monken out of Collins Hill in Suwanee, GA. Perkins was the first commit of his class and actually committed <em>before </em>the signing date of the previous class. He also enrolled early in January of 2010 to further demonstrate how much becoming a jacket meant to him.</p><p></p><p>Perkins was quickly dubbed as the heir apparent to Jonathan Dwyer but a serious shoulder injury slowed down his progression. In fact, Charles was given a chance to simply save his body from further torment and still get his Tech degree by means of a medical disqualification and scholarship. Here is what CPJ had to say about that:</p><p></p><p>“Charles has a great attitude,” Johnson said earlier this season. “He’s fought back through some really tough injuries. He could’ve felt sorry for himself and just kind of (gone) through the motions. At one point, we gave him the option — the medical staff had said that they felt that the could (disqualify) him medically. I talked to him and his parents (and asked) if he wanted to do that, which he would’ve stayed on scholarship and had everything. But he was determined that he wanted to try to play. He didn’t want to look back 20 years from now and think about how he missed out on a chance. So, he worked hard to rehab. He’s come in, and any success he has, I’m just really happy for him and proud of him because he’s worked hard to get there.”</p><p></p><p>From the same Gwinnett Daily <a href="http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2014/dec/25/collins-hill8217s-perkins-closing-tech-football/" target="_blank">article </a>on Perkins by David Friedlander we can read what Perkins senior year meant to him:</p><p>“It’s been a long road,” the 6-foot, 216-pound running back said. “But it’s a lot of fun to go out like this. It makes (this final season) an awesome experience." “I definitely can’t ask for a better senior season. I’m finally healthy. My role on the team is important this year. I’ve finally gotten an opportunity to do what I came here to do.”</p><p></p><p><strong>Perkins Career Highs:</strong></p><p>Rushing Attempts: 12 at Duke, Nov. 19, 2011</p><p>Yards Rushing: 79 at North Carolina, Oct. 18, 2014</p><p>Longest Rush: 63 vs. Georgia Southern, Sept. 13, 2014</p><p>Rushing Touchdowns: 1, three times, last at Miami, Oct. 5, 2013</p><p>Receptions: 1, four times, last at Pitt, Oct. 25, 2014</p><p>Receiving Yards: 79 at Pitt, Oct. 25, 2014</p><p>Longest Reception: 79 at Pitt, Oct. 25, 2014</p><p>All-Purpose Yards: 29 at Duke, Nov. 19, 2011</p><p>Kickoff Returns: 1, twice, last at Virginia, Oct. 15, 2011</p><p>Kick Return Yards: 24 at Virginia, Oct. 15, 2011</p><p>Long Return: 24 at Virginia, Oct. 15, 2011</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce Wayne, post: 120785, member: 231"] [B]Senior Appreciation[/B]: [url]http://4te.ch/seniors2014[/url] Mr. Perkins of Lawrenceville, GA was rated as a 3* running back and recruited by Jeff Monken out of Collins Hill in Suwanee, GA. Perkins was the first commit of his class and actually committed [I]before [/I]the signing date of the previous class. He also enrolled early in January of 2010 to further demonstrate how much becoming a jacket meant to him. Perkins was quickly dubbed as the heir apparent to Jonathan Dwyer but a serious shoulder injury slowed down his progression. In fact, Charles was given a chance to simply save his body from further torment and still get his Tech degree by means of a medical disqualification and scholarship. Here is what CPJ had to say about that: “Charles has a great attitude,” Johnson said earlier this season. “He’s fought back through some really tough injuries. He could’ve felt sorry for himself and just kind of (gone) through the motions. At one point, we gave him the option — the medical staff had said that they felt that the could (disqualify) him medically. I talked to him and his parents (and asked) if he wanted to do that, which he would’ve stayed on scholarship and had everything. But he was determined that he wanted to try to play. He didn’t want to look back 20 years from now and think about how he missed out on a chance. So, he worked hard to rehab. He’s come in, and any success he has, I’m just really happy for him and proud of him because he’s worked hard to get there.” From the same Gwinnett Daily [URL='http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2014/dec/25/collins-hill8217s-perkins-closing-tech-football/']article [/URL]on Perkins by David Friedlander we can read what Perkins senior year meant to him: “It’s been a long road,” the 6-foot, 216-pound running back said. “But it’s a lot of fun to go out like this. It makes (this final season) an awesome experience." “I definitely can’t ask for a better senior season. I’m finally healthy. My role on the team is important this year. I’ve finally gotten an opportunity to do what I came here to do.” [B]Perkins Career Highs:[/B] Rushing Attempts: 12 at Duke, Nov. 19, 2011 Yards Rushing: 79 at North Carolina, Oct. 18, 2014 Longest Rush: 63 vs. Georgia Southern, Sept. 13, 2014 Rushing Touchdowns: 1, three times, last at Miami, Oct. 5, 2013 Receptions: 1, four times, last at Pitt, Oct. 25, 2014 Receiving Yards: 79 at Pitt, Oct. 25, 2014 Longest Reception: 79 at Pitt, Oct. 25, 2014 All-Purpose Yards: 29 at Duke, Nov. 19, 2011 Kickoff Returns: 1, twice, last at Virginia, Oct. 15, 2011 Kick Return Yards: 24 at Virginia, Oct. 15, 2011 Long Return: 24 at Virginia, Oct. 15, 2011 [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Who was Georgia Tech's starting QB in 2023?
Post reply
Home
Forums
Georgia Tech Athletics
Georgia Tech Football
Charles Perkins #21, RS SR, Became a Jacket on 2/01/09
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top