Escambia

[uh-skam-bee-uh]

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noun

a river in SE Alabama, known there as the Conecuh, and NW Florida, flowing SW and S to Escambia Bay on the Gulf of Mexico. 231 miles (372 km) long.

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The Escambia High coach had been in the South Florida preps scene long enough to know what he was seeing from his new running back.

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He’d come to Escambia as a senior with that in mind.

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Some smaller schools monitored Jordans’ senior year at Escambia, keeping a close eye as he rushed for 1,225 yards and 12 touchdowns.

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But the staff there knew Escambia well, and they believed in what they saw in Jordan’s tape.

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The new advisers include the former state election director in Texas, Keith Ingram; the former chief information officer for the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office, Spencer Wood; and the former elections supervisor in Escambia County, Florida, David Stafford.