OrangeXtreme
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New Defensive Asst: Andre Kates
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Andre Kates - Football - Indiana University Athletics
Andre Kates (7) CB - 2010 (Junior): Played in five games and made three tackles ... collected two solo stops in season-opening win over Towson. 2009 (Sophomo...
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Andre Kates Signs With the Baltimore Ravens - Virginia Union University Athletics
Virginia Union University's Andre Kates, who led VUU with five interceptions in the 2012 season, has been signed by the National Football League Champion Baltimore
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So went to HS in DC. Then went to Erie Community College. Where he did well. Then to ASA, where he was a JUCO AA.
Then to Indiana where he struggled some.
Then to Virginia Union where it appears he played a year.
He got into HS coaching early. Did a great job at National Christian, where 62 of the 63 seniors he coached got scholarships.
Looks like he then went to Rock Creek Christian Academy in Upper Marlboro, MD, where he started a football program from scratch.
He has done a nice job there. It appears they have at least two top prospects for the class of 2026, Jireh Edwards, a terrific DB, and IOL Lamarcus Dillard.
They had a HS AA type in RB Taariq Denson but he transferred to St Frances Academy.
UPDATE: Dillard also recently transferred to St Frances. I bet one of the reasons he is leaving is because they keep stealing his best players.
He should help us recruiting Maryland.
Then to Indiana where he struggled some.
Then to Virginia Union where it appears he played a year.
He got into HS coaching early. Did a great job at National Christian, where 62 of the 63 seniors he coached got scholarships.
Looks like he then went to Rock Creek Christian Academy in Upper Marlboro, MD, where he started a football program from scratch.
He has done a nice job there. It appears they have at least two top prospects for the class of 2026, Jireh Edwards, a terrific DB, and IOL Lamarcus Dillard.
They had a HS AA type in RB Taariq Denson but he transferred to St Frances Academy.
UPDATE: Dillard also recently transferred to St Frances. I bet one of the reasons he is leaving is because they keep stealing his best players.
He should help us recruiting Maryland.
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Here is an interesting article on Kates in SI with a brief bio but it’s mostly about his time at National Christian academy.
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A start in JUCO. Loves to help kids in tough spots. It sounds like he and Coach Fran have a similar background.
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Duos Cultores Scientia Coronat et Go Aureum
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How would you like to be that 63rd kid?
