AUDIO: Kitchener’s Varga looks to impress at NFL Combine
Posted Feb 20, 2015 05:40:57 AM.
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Kitchener’s Ty Varga will be one of over 300 players looking to get the attention of NFL general mangers and coaches this weekend.
He’s in Indianapolis for the NFL Scouting Combine, which starts today and runs until Monday.
Varga, a graduate of Kitchener’s Cameron Heights Collegiate, will be on the field at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday.
The Yale running back impressed at January’s Senior Bowl, many scouts saying he fit in on the practice field.
There’s a lot buzz in the halls of Cameron Heights about Varga as well.
“I’ve got teachers coming up that aren’t really football fans, telling me how they’re following along…They’re so excited for him, as the coaching staff and everyone else is here.” said Physical Education Teacher and Senior Football Coach, Johnny Forte.
Forte coached Varga in grades 9 and 10 and noticed his potential right away, starting him as a quarterback in grade 9
“It’s very rare you have a kid walk in with the experience that he had and we could put him just about anywhere.”
AUDIO: Forte on Varga’s chances of being drafted by an NFL team
Varga averaged over six yards per carry, 142 yards per game and collected 22 rushing touchdowns with Yale this past season.
In 2011, he won the Norm Marshall trophy (top rookie) as a member of the OUA’s Western Mustangs.
