Jack Perkins, Alaska Linebacker, Gets Opportunity With Missouri Tigers

Tuesday, March 02 2010

When spring practices open up on Tuesday of next week, the Missouri Tigers will claim players on its roster from as many as 14 states across the nation.

But, by the time the 2010 season commences, that number may very well receive an addition from a very unlikely place.

Alaska.

The Juneau Empire reported Monday that Jack Perkins , an all-state linebacker from Juneau-Douglas High School, is expected to enroll at Missouri this summer. From there, he'll take his shot at earning a spot on the MU football team as a walk-on when preseason workouts begin in August.

The fact he's native to a state that is more known for its proximity to Russia than for its Division I football talent doesn't seem to faze Perkins much. For that matter, neither does tackling the challenges that face a player trying secure some space on the roster as a virtual unknown.

"I wanted to go (Division I) to see if I can play there," Perkins told the paper. "I'm fine with...
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