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Roderick Neither sets his focus on football and beyond

By Sheldon Shealer
ESPNRISE.com

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Roderick Neither is a "Yes sir; no sir" type of guy. It's more than politeness from the 6-foot-2, 200-pound defensive end from Flowers High School (Springdale, Md.). Neither has his sights on a career in the Army, and football could be his ticket. "Coach [Mike] Mayo has a lot of [recruiting] letters for me, like Maryland and Rutgers, but we're working on West Point," said the junior who will be a third-year starter for this perennial Class 4A South Region title challenger. "I want to go Army ...

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