Football: Timpview safety Chris Badger commits to Stanford
Timpview High safety Chris Badger, perhaps the top Utah high school football player in the Class of 2010 (this year's juniors), has committed to Stanford.
Badger confirmed his commitment on Tuesday to The Salt Lake Tribune, saying he couldn't pass up the combination of Stanford's academic reputation and Pac-10 football.
"I decided it was the best thing for me and that there was no use waiting any longer to commit," he said.
Badger, 6-0, 190 pounds, also had offers from BYU, Utah, UCLA, Oregon, Northwestern, Missouri, Florida State and Cal.
He said he committed to Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh on Sunday night, a day after making a visit to the Palo Alto campus. He used Monday to call the other coaches and let them know he won't be heading their way.
"That was a hard thing to do," he said.
Badger's father is a Stanford graduate and one of his brothers, Brandon, played tennis for the Cardinal.
He said he plans on going on an LDS Church mission, but hasn't decided whether he will play a year and go, or go before he enrolls at Stanford.
Badger confirmed his commitment on Tuesday to The Salt Lake Tribune, saying he couldn't pass up the combination of Stanford's academic reputation and Pac-10 football.
"I decided it was the best thing for me and that there was no use waiting any longer to commit," he said.
Badger, 6-0, 190 pounds, also had offers from BYU, Utah, UCLA, Oregon, Northwestern, Missouri, Florida State and Cal.
He said he committed to Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh on Sunday night, a day after making a visit to the Palo Alto campus. He used Monday to call the other coaches and let them know he won't be heading their way.
"That was a hard thing to do," he said.
Badger's father is a Stanford graduate and one of his brothers, Brandon, played tennis for the Cardinal.
He said he plans on going on an LDS Church mission, but hasn't decided whether he will play a year and go, or go before he enrolls at Stanford.
5 Comments:
Can't fault that choice. Glad to see someone from Timpview willing to leave his own backyard. Good luck, Chris.
That kid was way too hyped! He is an average player. Not bad. Not good enough to have offers from Florida State! Did he make that one up?
Yawn. Not so sure where all the attention came from. Next!
The top rated player in the state of utah???? How about the kid that plays in front of him, Bronson Kaufusi????
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT2-SoRRHAA
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