Fendi Onobun: From UA hoops to C-USA football Player of the Week
By Anthony Gimino
In a different world — one in which he wasn’t pulled out of his redshirt halfway through his freshman year — maybe Fendi Onobun would be putting on an Arizona basketball jersey tonight for Arizona’s first exhibition game under coach Sean Miller.
Instead, he’s having a grand time back in his hometown, playing one season of football as a walk-on for the Houston Cougars.
Onobun, who never really found his niche as a UA power forward, finished his Arizona basketball eligibility last season and then did some workouts for NFL scouts. Hey, everyone always said the guy was built like a tight end.
Turns out, he has become a tight end for a high-powered Houston offense — the Cougars are 7-1 and are second nationally in scoring at 41.6 points per game — although Onobun hasn’t been much of a factor there. He had a bum ankle through the early part of the season and has one catch.
He’s still a bundle of raw, inexperienced talent in football, but he put his athleticism to good use last week in a 50-43 win over Southern Miss. He blocked two extra points, including one that was returned 100 yards for two points for the Cougars.
Onobun was selected the Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week.
Read more at AG’s Wildcat Report at TucsonCitizen.com
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November 4th, 2009 at 12:01 PM
Proud of you Fendi.