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Four-Star Recruit
Mell Holliday
AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—Enters the fall listed second at tailback, though competition for playing time will continue well into fall drills if not the season. But he is in the mix, as he has patiently waited for his chance to play Division I-A football and has overcome many trials and tribulations to get to this point. He had several spectacular runs in the spring, including a dazzling 25-yard touchdown jaunt in the second major scrimmage.
2005 (Jr.)—Originally thought to be eligible by CU compliance officials, a second review of his situation initiated by the coaches prompted a reversal under the NCAA’s one year-in-residency rule and thus was ruled ineligible late in fall camp. He had turned heads in practice and ascended as high as third on the depth chart at one point. But Holliday stuck things out and was a key scout team performer over the course of the fall, and earned the Scout Team Offense Award for his practice efforts leading up to the Nebraska game. He joined the team as a walk-on for August drills.
OTHER YEARS—He was enrolled at Wayne State (Neb.) the entire 2002-03 academic year, as well as the spring of 2003; he lettered twice at fullback. He then transferred to the University of Nebraska in the spring of 2004, where he attended classes for a year-and-a-half but was not a member of he football team.
HIGH SCHOOL—A three-time letterman at both tailback and linebacker at Omaha Benson, he rushed 98 times for 641 yards and eight scores as a senior, with 86 carries for 396 yards and three scores as a junior. On defense, he was in on over 50 tackles with two interceptions, two forced fumbles and a sack as a senior. BHS was 7-3 his senior year, 8-3 his junior season and 0-9 his sophomore campaign under coach Lonnie Tapp.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in psychology at Colorado.
PERSONAL—He was born July 3, 1984 in Atlanta, Ga. He is the father of five, including four daughters
AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—Enters the fall listed second at tailback, though competition for playing time will continue well into fall drills if not the season. But he is in the mix, as he has patiently waited for his chance to play Division I-A football and has overcome many trials and tribulations to get to this point. He had several spectacular runs in the spring, including a dazzling 25-yard touchdown jaunt in the second major scrimmage.
2005 (Jr.)—Originally thought to be eligible by CU compliance officials, a second review of his situation initiated by the coaches prompted a reversal under the NCAA’s one year-in-residency rule and thus was ruled ineligible late in fall camp. He had turned heads in practice and ascended as high as third on the depth chart at one point. But Holliday stuck things out and was a key scout team performer over the course of the fall, and earned the Scout Team Offense Award for his practice efforts leading up to the Nebraska game. He joined the team as a walk-on for August drills.
OTHER YEARS—He was enrolled at Wayne State (Neb.) the entire 2002-03 academic year, as well as the spring of 2003; he lettered twice at fullback. He then transferred to the University of Nebraska in the spring of 2004, where he attended classes for a year-and-a-half but was not a member of he football team.
HIGH SCHOOL—A three-time letterman at both tailback and linebacker at Omaha Benson, he rushed 98 times for 641 yards and eight scores as a senior, with 86 carries for 396 yards and three scores as a junior. On defense, he was in on over 50 tackles with two interceptions, two forced fumbles and a sack as a senior. BHS was 7-3 his senior year, 8-3 his junior season and 0-9 his sophomore campaign under coach Lonnie Tapp.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in psychology at Colorado.
PERSONAL—He was born July 3, 1984 in Atlanta, Ga. He is the father of five, including four daughters
