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Posted by: KenBoiler on February 09, 2010 at 08:45:57 - IP 64.141.144.2

Regarding Tracy Porter:

Porter signed with Indiana largely because he had no other viable options. His best sports at Port Allen High School near Baton Rouge, La., were basketball and track, but Indiana coach Gerry DiNardo got word of Porter because of his ties to the area. DiNardo had coached at LSU.

Porter signed late with Indiana and was the only player in its 26-man recruiting class not to merit any stars from Rivals.com.

"Did I think he'd start for us for four years and win the Super Bowl?" said DiNardo, an analyst for the Big Ten Network. "No, but we liked him and thought he was a good athlete. We had only about 45 on scholarship then, so it was pretty easy to give 'em out."

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