Will Trent Richardson Be Pensacola's Next World Class Athlete?

Pensacola has definitely produced its share of world-class athletetes:  NFL all time leading rusher Emmit Smith, nine time All Pro Linebacker Derrick Brooks and boxing great Roy Jones, Jr.  It is yet to be determined whether Alabama RB Trent Richardson will reach their level of achievement, but the expectations are very high for the former All American from Escambia High School, who has been very impressive in his first two seasons while sharing the backfield with Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram.  With Ingram's departure and Richardson's display of potential, his new role as the Crimson Tide's featured running back has thrusted him into the national spotlight as one of the anticipated premier players this fall, even though he has yet to run for 1000 yards in a season.    

Richardson's hometwon newspaper, the Pensacola News Journal, published an article this past week on the many preseason accolades that he has received.

Let the Trent Richardson hype begin

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Trent Richardson hype for the 2011 college football season is in full swing now.
A graduate of Escambia High School, Richardson's preseason honors now include his selection to the coaches' All-Southeastern Conference first team on Thursday.
Preparing for his first season as the featured back at Alabama, Richardson, a 5-foot-11, 224-pound junior, has already been named to the watch list for the Maxwell Award, which has been presented to the country's outstanding college football player since 1937.

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