Aside from Brycen’s four finalists, other schools continue pressing. Kirby Smart and several Georgia assistants recently mailed hand-written notes in hopes of reigniting interest. Stanford was primed to be his fifth official visit, before he ultimately opted against going. Among his 26 offers, nine are from SEC programs.
If there’s a bittersweet tinge to being a blue-chip recruit courted by a host of blue blood schools, it’s the fact that Alabama, the team Brycen grew up idolizing, is among the holdouts. His family frequently has traveled to Crimson Tide games and their dog, a German shorthaired pointer, is named Bama. But when your dream school is reluctant to offer, you recalibrate your dream.
If there’s a bittersweet tinge to being a blue-chip recruit courted by a host of blue blood schools, it’s the fact that Alabama, the team Brycen grew up idolizing, is among the holdouts. His family frequently has traveled to Crimson Tide games and their dog, a German shorthaired pointer, is named Bama. But when your dream school is reluctant to offer, you recalibrate your dream.
