BleedGopher
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per the Seattle Times:
Whatever you think of Jake Heaps now, and undoubtedly some people will see his name here and laugh, there is no arguing this: He once was the boy king of high-school football.
He threatened state records at Skyline High School in Sammamish, lost only two games and was the No. 1-ranked high-school quarterback in the country. He had so many letters from colleges that they spilled from an overstuffed folder. He had so much confidence that no one could dam his dreams.
But Heaps was a product of the machine — the recruiting cycle that crowns and dethrones teenage kings every year. He also is a cautionary tale of how easily the tentacles of recruiting can warp reality for a teenager and his parents.
He transferred twice in college. He played at three schools — BYU, Kansas and Miami — and lost the starting job at all three. He stopped talking to his parents for a time after his freshman season at BYU. He thought they had become too involved with football, a symptom of recruiting’s empowering allure, and he calls those relationships a “work in progress.”
http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/...source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=owned_buffer
Go Gophers!!
Whatever you think of Jake Heaps now, and undoubtedly some people will see his name here and laugh, there is no arguing this: He once was the boy king of high-school football.
He threatened state records at Skyline High School in Sammamish, lost only two games and was the No. 1-ranked high-school quarterback in the country. He had so many letters from colleges that they spilled from an overstuffed folder. He had so much confidence that no one could dam his dreams.
But Heaps was a product of the machine — the recruiting cycle that crowns and dethrones teenage kings every year. He also is a cautionary tale of how easily the tentacles of recruiting can warp reality for a teenager and his parents.
He transferred twice in college. He played at three schools — BYU, Kansas and Miami — and lost the starting job at all three. He stopped talking to his parents for a time after his freshman season at BYU. He thought they had become too involved with football, a symptom of recruiting’s empowering allure, and he calls those relationships a “work in progress.”
http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/...source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=owned_buffer
Go Gophers!!
