(S25) - PT 3 - Early Decisions

[Blasoon]

Attempting to become a professional American football player whilst in the United Kingdom does not lend itself to much universal recognition from universities. A combination of the lack of spotlight the sport has over here, in addition to the general level of talent being well below that of the US scholastic level, the British American Football scene does not lead to much recognition. To that end, I found myself spending a great deal of time with my coach, sending tapes to many schools in the US. As one might expect, the Southeastern Conference did not give much of a nod to me. However, I found myself receiving a couple of invitations to try outs on the west coast. In particular, the universities of Oregon, Utah and Colorado were incredibly accommodating in their attempts to give me a chance to work out for them and worked to provide dates that accommodated my A Level and International Baccalaureate exams. So, I then found myself, almost painfully close to the declaration date deadline, walking onto the fields of Utah, Colorado and Oregon in an attempt to figure out and analyse how well I would play and develop in their systems. Ultimately, I found that Oregon was the best fit for me, and it just so happened that they seemed to really like what I was displaying for them. Before the end of the week, they had offered me a scholarship and I had graciously accepted.

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