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GRIDIRON Air Force 1

By Jon Mahoney
ESPNRISE.com

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Seven of the nation's best high school quarterbacks descended upon Southern California in May for the invite-only Steve Clarkson Super Seven QB Retreat. As the two top recruits in the ESPNU 150, seniors Matt Barkley of Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) and Russell Shepard of Cypress Ridge (Houston, Texas) headlined the event. Even though Barkley and Shepard had never met, they became fast friends who talked about everything from football recruiting to school. Basically, the two signal callers discov ...

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