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Weddle Exceeds Expectations
Freshman goes from no-namer to All-American.
Dec. 15, 2003
By Dirk Facer SALT LAKE CITY - Considering he led the Mountain West Conference with four forced fumbles and topped the Utes with four quarterback sacks and three interceptions, Utah cornerback Eric Weddle, obviously, isn't an easy guy to surprise. He was, however, taken back by a recent conversation with Urban Meyer. The coach informed Weddle that he'd been named a second-team Freshman All-American by The Sporting News. "That was pretty amazing," Weddle said. "When I heard, I was pretty surprised. It was pretty nice." Not bad for a kid Meyer once heard described as a young, skinny kid from California, who as a true freshman, was out there playing. Weddle's rapid development at cornerback, where the 5-foot-11, 185-pounder from Alta Loma High School supplanted teammates Bo Nagahi and Shaun Harper on the right side, was a pleasant surprise for the coaching staff. After all, it was a position he had never played before. "He practiced better than the other guys," Meyer said. "He's got good coverage skills and we play so much man coverage that we needed to find a cover corner. He was the next best guy."
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