It didn’t take long to figure out Jamal Turner is what made the Arlington Sam Houston offense go.
The junior quarterback produced yards by the barrel in 2009 for the Texans. It wasn’t that he was either running past everybody or slinging the football, it was that he was doing both. He regularly put up 100- or 200-yard games through the air and ground, becoming a 2,000-2,000 player. He threw for 2,049 yards, ranking in the top 10 among area 5A quarterbacks, and rushed for 2,009 yards, more than even the best area 5A running backs.
Combined, he accounted for 28 touchdowns —14 passing, 14 rushing.
His production earned him player of the year honors on the Star-Telegram Super Team.
"I felt like we could have thrown it a little bit more," Turner said, thinking back on the Texans’ 3-7 season. "But running-wise, I felt like I did pretty good. Last year I didn’t run at all. Coach wanted me to sit in the pocket and find somebody open. He wanted me to learn the passing part of the offense. As a junior, I learned the running part of it."
Uh-oh. You mean it could all come together even better next season?
"Exactly," he said. "I’m looking forward to it."
After that, the plan calls for college football — and an early graduation. Turner said he wants to be finished at Sam by next January so he can enroll in college and thus be more attractive to recruiters.
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