Langston Rogers started playing football in tenth grade. He became involved with Harvard through several Ivy League and military academy offers
It wasn’t always football for Langston Rogers.
“Up until tenth grade, it was basketball,” said the Lausanne senior safety/cornerback/wide receiver.
It was that summer when Langston’s mom finally gave him the okay to play.
“My mother never let me play soccer,” he said. “She thought it was too dangerous but the coaches finally convinced her to let me play so we just gave it a try.”
Rogersr is stepping into his seniors campaign committed to Harvard, having taken up the sport just over two years ago.
“He had to speed things up,” said head coach Kevin Locastro. “He came in 10th grade and had never played football. He had a huge learning curve.”
It was not so bad. After all, he made a tackle in his first game!
“Making a tackle is generous,” said defensive coordinator Chris Jordan.
“I think we played my first game against FACS,” said Rogers.
“He runs out and throws his chest out,” Jordan said, laughing. “No form, no technique. He just throws his chest out and the guy almost decapitates him.”
“The guy just came running towards me. I think I just hugged him and relapsed,” Rogers said.
“He showed up and laughed,” Jordan said. “I thought, Langston, that’s not the way to go!”
But he was a quick learner and committed to the process.
“He took it to heart and busted his butt and turned into Langston,” Jordan said.
recruiter noticed. By the end of his junior year, Rogers had had 23 offers to play college football, including from Yale and Princeton.
“I mean, it was different coaches calling every day,” he said. “I’m trying to get an idea of where I’ve been. It’s hard to say no to anyone because I’ve developed a good relationship with all the coaches I’ve spoken to.”
In the end, the chance of a Harvard education was too much to pass up.
“Just life after football, I think Harvard prepared me best for that,” he said. “Even when I was there visiting, Harvard was a place I wanted to be, even if I wasn’t playing football.”
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