Michael Herrick bests Mitch Mustain

[Cianne]

http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~30670~2968677,00.html

Ole Miss commitment Michael Herrick sent home Mitch Mustain from the Nike passing league tournament.

I didn't know which forum this really went in since it's kinda recruiting and kinda Ole Miss.

[SilverBritches]

Maybe he beat him in 7 on 7, but in a real game, Mustain would make Herrick look like a 9th grader.

[The Hawg of Honors]

pretty much. Mustain doesn't have the best defense with him in the 7 on 7 games as Springdale's defense isn't all that great, but i am not sure if there is an offense in the country that is as potent as Springdale's headed by the No. 1 QB prospect in the nation.

[WayzUp]

Isn't Mitch Mustain the old lead singer for Megadeath?

[JerryBeeds]

Isn't Mitch Mustain the old lead singer for Megadeath?
Hahahaha! That was Dave not Mitch. Maybe Mitch is his son or something... :p

[BeeDee]

Hahahaha! That was Dave not Mitch. Maybe Mitch is his son or something... :p

Hahaha, if so, then he's bound to be one sick puppy.

[pc72687]

I have heard much about Herrick but the film looks pretty good. You can't argue with 4,000 yards passing!

[BeeDee]

I have heard much about Herrick but the film looks pretty good. You can't argue with 4,000 yards passing!

Here's a little info:

Valencia QB works for the future

By Gerry Gittelson
Columnist

You'd think Michael Herrick, a Valencia High junior on pace to break the state career passing-yardage record, might take it easy during the small window of time between the end of football season and the beginning of spring practice next month.
That's not the way he is.

After passing for more than 7,200 yards the past two years - including 4,065 yards (second in California) with 32 TDs to lead the Vikings to the Southern Section Div. II final last season - Herrick is working harder than ever.

On weekdays, he lifts weights and spends hours passing footballs into the twilight. He spends his weekends and Wednesday nights working with renowned private coach Steve Clarkson of Air 7 - a regimen he's been following since he was in eighth grade.

Lately, Herrick has only taken a break to visit colleges on unofficial recruiting trips. He's been to UCLA, California, Navy, Maryland and Virginia.

Herrick is so focused on being the Southland's top quarterback - not an easy task; he shares the spotlight with Hart's Tyler Lyon and Oaks Christian of Westlake Village's Jimmy Clausen, who have received major-college offers - that he has given up baseball, his second love.

Frankly, you have to wonder what some of the other Foothill League quarterbacks - which includes Lyon, Canyon's Ben Longshore and Austin Civita and Saugus' Zach Summers - are doing to keep up with Herrick.

"Of course, you can always get better," Herrick said. "The offseason is when you're supposed to work on the things you need to work on. You always want to work harder than the guy next to you. People don't realize how much time and work it takes to be successful. They just don't realize."

The only reason Herrick didn't participate in the high-profile Nike combine Sunday at USC was he was visiting Cal. Herrick plans to participate in a similar Nike event next month at Stanford.

"Actually, I figured the Stanford combine would be a better choice," Herrick said, "because it's during the dead period (for college coaches), so it's actually better exposure."

Herrick, who has been offered a full ride by Mississippi, isn't sure what the deciding factor will be when he commits to a university. The 6-foot-2, 170-pounder figures he'll know it's right when it's right.

"It's going to be kind of hard to decide, but I might commit early, depending on if it's the right school," Herrick said. "But if (the recruiting process) goes the whole way (through next season), it's no big deal. I really don't have a favorite ... (but) UCLA would be nice, because it's close, and my parents can see me play."

Herrick said Virginia and Maryland were both "interesting," although one gets the feeling he probably will commit to a Pacific-10 Conference school if given the opportunity.

"I liked Virginia and Maryland," he said. "They're both big-time college programs, and it would be something different to live on the East Coast."

[SilverBritches]

I have heard much about Herrick but the film looks pretty good. You can't argue with 4,000 yards passing!

I don't know that much about him either. However, I know one of the knocks on him is his size. He is like 6'2" 175.