http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/81110/could-switching-burrito-chains-help-land-a-starting-spot
If Heinz ever withdraws from sponsoring the Pittsburgh Steelers' and Panthers' stadium, maybe Chipotle ought to make a bid.
Defensive end Rori Blair came to Pitt undersized, and now the sophomore is trying to do whatever it takes to add weight and earn a starting position along the Panthers' defensive line. Changing fast-casual restaurant preferences would fall under "whatever it takes" to win a starting spot.
Blair, who stands 6-foot-4 and weighed 225 pounds last season, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette he is moving on from Qdoba in favor of Chipotle.
First-year coach Pat Narduzzi might require Blair to double on the protein and guac, too, and then go back for seconds.
"I ate dinner with him last night down in the café and he has to eat better. We're trying to control and get in everything," Narduzzi told reporters last week. "He goes slowly, 'Coach I can't eat anymore.' I said I could eat all that plus my plate. Why can I eat it and you can't? So we have to teach them how to eat, too. He has to get bigger, but he could be a very good football player for us."
Blair wouldn't be the first player to struggle to gain weight or with the elaborate plates college football players are asked to eat. For some players, the weight never comes. And even at 225 pounds, Blair was still the Panthers' leading pass-rusher a season ago with five sacks despite playing a limited amount of downs.
Whether he ever adds the weight and becomes an impact starter at Pitt, Blair will always be a player worth rooting for when Pitt is playing. His persistence to be a college football player can never be questioned, as Blair overcame a stroke suffered his junior year of high school to earn a scholarship.
If Heinz ever withdraws from sponsoring the Pittsburgh Steelers' and Panthers' stadium, maybe Chipotle ought to make a bid.
Defensive end Rori Blair came to Pitt undersized, and now the sophomore is trying to do whatever it takes to add weight and earn a starting position along the Panthers' defensive line. Changing fast-casual restaurant preferences would fall under "whatever it takes" to win a starting spot.
Blair, who stands 6-foot-4 and weighed 225 pounds last season, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette he is moving on from Qdoba in favor of Chipotle.
First-year coach Pat Narduzzi might require Blair to double on the protein and guac, too, and then go back for seconds.
"I ate dinner with him last night down in the café and he has to eat better. We're trying to control and get in everything," Narduzzi told reporters last week. "He goes slowly, 'Coach I can't eat anymore.' I said I could eat all that plus my plate. Why can I eat it and you can't? So we have to teach them how to eat, too. He has to get bigger, but he could be a very good football player for us."
Blair wouldn't be the first player to struggle to gain weight or with the elaborate plates college football players are asked to eat. For some players, the weight never comes. And even at 225 pounds, Blair was still the Panthers' leading pass-rusher a season ago with five sacks despite playing a limited amount of downs.
Whether he ever adds the weight and becomes an impact starter at Pitt, Blair will always be a player worth rooting for when Pitt is playing. His persistence to be a college football player can never be questioned, as Blair overcame a stroke suffered his junior year of high school to earn a scholarship.
