A behind the scenes article about the final few hours of Darrell Scott's decision to play football at CU.

The article provides access like only the NYTimes can get. I found it interesting that Scott's decision also hinged greatly on UT hiring a new RB coach, and Darrell didn't want to go somewhere that he wasn't comfortable with the coach. The Times article and the announcement Wednesday were great publicity for the great things Hawk is doing in Boulder and the great things to come in the near future.

There were some rumors that Darrell's mom was offered a job in Boulder in order to persuade her son to attend CU. This article dispels any "illegal acts" that UT fans have said CU was a part of over the past 24 hours. They are just bitter that Scott announced he would become a member of the CU football program and not a Longhorn. I have absolutely NO doubt in my mind that Darrell chose to play in Boulder because he wanted to come here and because CU QB coach Darian Hagan worked to build a relationship with him. Coach Hawkins is working hard to make sure we don't veer down the same road as we did under Gary Barnett. Hawk recruits kids that want to be here and want to work hard to be part of something bigger. He would never offer a scholarship to someone who wanted something extra to attend CU.

Darrell seems like the type of kid you want to succeed in this world. I hope has great time in Boulder. I hope he leaves the program in a better place than he found it and I hope he leaves with a degree.