Looking Ahead 2026: Calvin Russell

[xc84]

Sprinters get injuries too. Ask Malachi James.

Of course. Football players get injured too. A RB or WR trains like a sprinter in any case. It helps them as football players. Speed is a common skill in both.

 

[Ttk.gman2]

They’re hyping him up quite a bit. Basketball games drive eyeballs on him. He can definitely do both. He’s an impressive young man.

With the way things are trending, if we have a strong season and he becomes the superstar I believe he can be, he could end up being the most talked-about true freshman this year—something we last saw with Malachi Toney and Ryan Williams.

 

[Ttk.gman2]

Of course. Football players get injured too. A RB ir WR trains like a sprinter in any case. It helps them as football players.

I just hope he adds more weight. Losing this S&C time sucks, but at least he’s happy and having fun here. If the basketball team’s season is cut short, I wouldn’t be too stressed about him missing spring practice.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[sufandu]

I just hope he adds more weight. Losing this S&C time sucks, but at least he’s happy and having fun here. If the basketball team’s season is cut short, I wouldn’t be too stressed about him missing spring practice.

We don't necessarily know he's losing it.

 

[Ttk.gman2]

We don't necessarily know he's losing it.

After watching all of his interviews from last night, it was mentioned that he will still work out with the football team. However, when the basketball team is on the road or out of town, he will travel with them, which means he will miss some football workouts.

 

[richmondcuse03]

After watching all of his interviews from last night, it was mentioned that he will still work out with the football team. However, when the basketball team is on the road or out of town, he will travel with them, which means he will miss some football workouts.

He won’t be missing practices though which really is what matters. And they’ll have eyes on him.

 

[CuseLegacy]

 

[Ttk.gman2]

Great point this will be a national story if he succeeds at both and Fran knows this

 

[Ttk.gman2]

He won’t be missing practices though which really is what matters. And they’ll have eyes on him.

I agree I’m just talking about S&C work outs during February and January

 

[xc84]

I agree I’m just talking about S&C work outs during February and January

He can do those in track workouts

 

[SuFTW]

Of course. Football players get injured too. A RB or WR trains like a sprinter in any case. It helps them as football players. Speed is a common skill in both.

The point I was trying to make in response to another poster and you seemed to miss a bit is that there may be more injuries in track than he realized.

 

[Ttk.gman2]

 

[CuseIn282xx]

Great point this will be a national story if he succeeds at both and Fran knows this

Admittedly I only scanned the first two pages of this thread, but I didn't see any comparisons to Randy Moss, who was also a two-time WV high school basketball Player of the Year (and a teammate of Jason "White Chocolate" Williams).

 

[sufandu]

After watching all of his interviews from last night, it was mentioned that he will still work out with the football team. However, when the basketball team is on the road or out of town, he will travel with them, which means he will miss some football workouts.

Two games per week, roughly half on the road. I'm not worried about him missing a few workouts. He'll have April through July.