High School Football

Lamar RB gets two offers in three days; All Saints DE picks UConn

Lamar RB Kendall Burt runs the ball in for a touchdown against Mansfield HS in a high school football game at R.L. Anderson Stadium in Mansfield TX Friday, October 14, 2016.
Lamar RB Kendall Burt runs the ball in for a touchdown against Mansfield HS in a high school football game at R.L. Anderson Stadium in Mansfield TX Friday, October 14, 2016. rrodriguez@star-telegram.com

Arlington Lamar senior Kendall Burt, a second-team running back for District 4-6A, picked up two offers in a span of three days last week from Southwestern Oklahoma State and Southwestern College.

The 6-foot-1 and 185-pound Burt rushed for 414 yards on 80 carries (5.2 yards per carry) and 3 TDs. He added 11 catches for 155 yards and 3 TDs.

Fort Worth All Saints senior defensive end Max Cummins committed to the University of Connecticut on Sunday. He had six other offers from Army, Brown, Columbia, Houston Baptist, Liberty and Tennessee Tech.

The 6-foot-6 and 250-pound Cummins had 72 tackles this season, 48 solo, seven for loss, 5 1/2 sacks, two forced fumbles and one pass break up.

This story was originally published December 11, 2016 at 12:12 PM with the headline "Lamar RB gets two offers in three days; All Saints DE picks UConn."

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