UT commit Heard matures into elite QB 
August, 15, 2012
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William Wilkerson | ESPN.com
DENTON, Texas -- The very moment Denton Guyer head coach John Walsh saw Jerrod Heard sling a football for the first time, he knew he had his quarterback of the future.
Heard was in seventh grade.
“Just the way he threw the ball and his presence on the field,” Walsh said. “You can find a lot of guys that can run in seventh grade. But just the way he threw the ball so effortlessly, I knew he was going to be the guy.”
Heard was in seventh grade.
“Just the way he threw the ball and his presence on the field,” Walsh said. “You can find a lot of guys that can run in seventh grade. But just the way he threw the ball so effortlessly, I knew he was going to be the guy.”
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