Baseball Player Goes Back to Football at BC

When Dave Shinskie was in high school, the quarterback led his team to break various records. Few colleges showed interest in the small-town player, however, and ultimately he decided to enter the 2003 baseball draft. After playing in the minor leagues as a pitcher for the last six years, Shinski decided to reevaluate his sports decisions…and he’s coming back to football.

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Shinskie has committed to Boston College and is eligiable for four years. The Eagles don’t have many experienced players, so he’ll fit right in. The decision is smart, too, seeing as Boston College’s Dominique Davis just announced he was transferring.

Normally, I wouldn’t report on should a story, but Shinski happens to be from Mount Carmel, a school that neighbors the high school where I graduated. I happened to graduate in 2003 as well, as I remember this guy well. We’re an extremely rural area, so we don’t get a lot of sports stars who actually make it anywhere in college.

So my eyes will be on Shinski over the next few years. His major QB competition will be Codi Boek and Justin Tuggle, and there’s no guarentee that he’ll get to play, but I hope to see him find success at Boston College. He’s not the first baseball player to switch to football after a few years, and others have certainly been successful, so I wouldn’t count him out of the game.