James Sandlin Talks Recruiting

(Tuscaloosa, AL) This week has seen many coaches by the school visiting James Sandlin our Senior 6′2″ 292lb Defensive Tackle. James has heard from Western Michigan, Mississippi State, the Air Force Academy, Vanderbilt, Carson Newman and Cologate. All are outstanding schools, but Western Michigan, and the Air Force Academy are James favorites.

“Western Michigan is a great school and I love the coaches. Coach McCarty is my recruiting coach and my position coach. Coach Cubic is a strait up coach who believes I could be an early contributor. Both were by the house this week visiting with my parents and I.”

“Air Force is a school of great tradition and service. Their academics is second to none. The Mountain West Conference proved this year there ability to compete in the SEC beating one of the best Alabama teams since 1999. Coach Hendricks my recruiting coach, coaches the offensive line, is recruting me as a center. Coach (Troy) Calhoun, the head coach, and he were also by to visit at the house.”

It sounds like James has narrowed his choice down to two of the best teams in each the Mid American Conference and the Mountain West. Both teams went to bowl teams last year, each are favorites to win their conferences next year, their staffs are outstanding, academics are great at both places and James would be coached by both the position coaches recruiting him.

So what is James going to do? “I am wanting to play for a team that I can contribute early, play for a conference championship, go to bowl games, has an academic program that is top in my field, and one that is the best fit for me. Best fit has a lot to do with the people you are going to be surrounded. I have made up my mind. And I will announce it in a day or so when I get caught up on classwork and finish up with some test I missed traveling on offical visits.”

Knowing James he has a list of positive and negatives he used to help determine his decision. Will check back in with him in the next couple of days.