Female Students Sets Sights On LSU Football Roster Position
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:44 am
BATON ROUGE, La. --
A member of the LSU women's soccer team hopes to get serious consideration for a spot with the Tigers' powerful football program.
Mo Isom is a goalkeeper in her fourth season with the soccer team.
But Isom -- who is six feet tall -- worked out with the football team on Monday, practicing kickoffs and field goals. Though she is a senior, she would have one year of eligibility should she land a spot on the football roster.
Sources told WDSU, the coaching staff intends to give the Marietta, Ga., resident a full opportunity to try out next spring.
While few women have played at the top level of the collegiate game, Isom would not be the first.
Read more: http://www.wdsu.com/sports/29162106/det ... z1oREaPkCa
A member of the LSU women's soccer team hopes to get serious consideration for a spot with the Tigers' powerful football program.
Mo Isom is a goalkeeper in her fourth season with the soccer team.
But Isom -- who is six feet tall -- worked out with the football team on Monday, practicing kickoffs and field goals. Though she is a senior, she would have one year of eligibility should she land a spot on the football roster.
Sources told WDSU, the coaching staff intends to give the Marietta, Ga., resident a full opportunity to try out next spring.
While few women have played at the top level of the collegiate game, Isom would not be the first.
Read more: http://www.wdsu.com/sports/29162106/det ... z1oREaPkCa