There’s an art to creating a good YouTube highlight film. This footage is used for scouting but also serves the massive task of entertaining the restless members of the Internet. The majority of this lies within the player himself, and Noel Devine showed us what a tiny human being could do when given the ball repeatedly in high school. Magical, amazing things.

The other part of this footage, however, is the music. Rap/Hip Hop is a very popular choice for these videos, which is just fine by me. It just seems to go well with ankles being broken and players being trucked.

Then there’s the silent highlight film, which is downright awkward. These typically are the scouting sites’ videos of a particular player and will likely include arrows pointing to wherever said player is on the field. If you can hear yourself breathing while watching someone juke, it just doesn’t feel right. This is more for the serious viewer that needs full concentration.

And then there’s the highlight reel for Mississippi QB Jeremy Liggins, who committed to LSU on Monday evening. Liggins is a unique talent at quarterback in that he’s bigger than 95% of the defensive lineman he played against. He’s 6’3”, 270 pounds and can actually move quite well for his size.

We enjoy seeing large men score touchdowns (See: FAT GUY TOUCHDOWNS) and we’re damn happy to welcome Jeremy to the college football fraternity. As for his YouTube highlight, well, you combine a 270-pound high school QB AND music like you’re about to hear and you’ve got yourselves one of the greatest things you will ever get to see.

Video Via LSUfreek

A high school athlete than can barely purchase cigarettes or visit a strip club should not be 6’9” and just over 300 pounds. We’ve seen lineman this size before, although this kind of height is rare even in this era. Still, 6’9” and 305 (maybe 310 pounds depending on the day and/or scale) is not something you should ever get used to, regardless of the age.

5-star tackle Zach Banner committed to USC on Monday, and he is indeed a mammoth human being. He won’t just be a key piece of the USC offensive line (he also played defense in high school), but he will also play basketball. At least that’s how he feels right now.

Although Banner will likely need to figure out how to make the most of that size, let’s first talk about that size. Actually, let’s just watch highlight film of him playing both offense and defense against kids (and they are kids) that are literally half his size.

Time will tell if he’ll pan out at USC, but this is a really nice starting point. Also, my wife will absolutely never let our children play football if she sees this video, so don’t tell her.

This is the first time that a tweet has ever given me actual chills.

Sure, it’s sorta NFL related and Mark Herzlich no longer plays for Boston College, but this is simply too good not to share. Nothing else really needs to be said; the man is an absolute inspiration.

Also, #TakeThatSh*tCancer

2 yrs ago I was told I might never walk again. Just WALKED off plane in Indy to play in The #SuperBowl. #TakeThatSh*tCancer

January 30, 2012 1:56 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite

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