...that Braxton Strong will be a Wildcat.
I just got off the phone with him. He didn't tell me straight out, even off the record, but it's pretty clear that he will eventually commit to Northwestern. He just decommitted from Colorado State. He's going to take some time to "evaluate his options" but is planning to come back to visit NU again soon. "On my next visit, we might see a commitment," he said.
NU is recruiting him as a DE. He heard from them in the spring, but things got quiet after he committed to CSU. DL coach Christian Smith and recruiting communications director Bryan Payton re-established contact with him "a couple weeks ago" and invited him in for a visit. That's when he got the offer, his first from the Power Five and "a dream come true."
As for NU's current situation and the uncertainty around the future, he said this: "Coaches come and go, but the program stays. It's still Big Ten football and outstanding academics. That doesn't change."
Strong has a 11.89 on a very complicated 12.0 scale at Peru (Ind.), so the academics are obviously a big draw.
I'll write a story soon.
I just got off the phone with him. He didn't tell me straight out, even off the record, but it's pretty clear that he will eventually commit to Northwestern. He just decommitted from Colorado State. He's going to take some time to "evaluate his options" but is planning to come back to visit NU again soon. "On my next visit, we might see a commitment," he said.
NU is recruiting him as a DE. He heard from them in the spring, but things got quiet after he committed to CSU. DL coach Christian Smith and recruiting communications director Bryan Payton re-established contact with him "a couple weeks ago" and invited him in for a visit. That's when he got the offer, his first from the Power Five and "a dream come true."
As for NU's current situation and the uncertainty around the future, he said this: "Coaches come and go, but the program stays. It's still Big Ten football and outstanding academics. That doesn't change."
Strong has a 11.89 on a very complicated 12.0 scale at Peru (Ind.), so the academics are obviously a big draw.
I'll write a story soon.
