That is a surprising comment, although Chaparral-Saguaro is a very intense rivalry. I've covered MANY Chaparral football games, as I used to be a prep football writer, and I have to say that while they take their football very, very seriously, I never saw any trouble there. The fans, coaches, players and administrators always seemed to be very respectful, just from my experiences.

On a serious note though, this says a lot about him. There's a lot of good players here. Devon Kennard is ranked the sixth overall prospect in the country, and the number one defensive end by rivals, And Corey Adams is a top 100 guy as well. So this is good news for us.

Not to be a nitpick (or a killjoy), but Kennard missed most of his season with a blown out knee, or he would've won this award. Many of the national guys at Rivals say Kennard was on his way to jumping Barkley for the #1 player overall before he got hurt.