Welcome to Gopher Nation Allen Veazie

by GopherNation on Jun 15, 2009 10:45 AM CDT in Recruiting - Football

According to Gopher Illustrated, Allen Veazie is your newest verbal commitment. The 5'11" corner from the Houston area has committed to play football for your Golden Gophers. Gopher Illustrated has a great article on the commitment.

The kid has never stepped foot in Minnesota but committed because of the relationships built with the coaches, particularly coach Richard Hightower.

"A big reason why I chose Minnesota is my relationship with Coach Hightower. From the first time we talked I knew that he was going to be a great coach and that I was very comfortable with him as a person. It was all in the way he approached me, he was very straight forward and came at me with a very positive attitude. The first impression with him really sealed it for me, he was great and I respected him from the first time we talked."

We can talk all day long about the silliness of Tim Brewster and his actions, but the fact is he and his staff can recruit. Veazie isn't a 5-star kid or the most sought after CB in Texas but to build a relationship and get him to commit to Minnesota without other teammates up here or ever stepping foot in this tundra is a testament to this staff's recruiting ability.

Veazie is a 5'11" corner who supposedly runs a 4.4 40 (note: 40 times are give or take .5 seconds as they are usually greatly exaggerated). ESPN does not have an analysis on him and he has not received a star ranking by Rivals. But he is a confident kid and if he truly has 4.4 (ish) speed I welcome him to Gopher Nation.

"I see myself as a physical type of corner who can play either bump and run man or in the zone. I feel like I have the speed to run with anyone, even if a play breaks down I can get back in and make a play. I don't ever give up and I work hard to get in and make every hit that I can. I might be undersized, but I love to get physical and hit people. Don't let my size fool you, I can cover anyone and I will hit anyone, I love to hit."

It has been a while since we've received a verbal so despite the fact that Veazie isn't what we would classify as high profile (cough...Seantrell Henderson...cough), it is fun to get another recruit from the football rich state of Texas.

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Wonder why he didn't have more offers

He started as a junior on one of the best teams in Texas. The competition was not exactly light as he played in the same backfield as Craig Loston, the best safety in the country, and Verlis Martin, first-team all-Texas. He also made second team all-district and that says a lot as the first team was all seniors who were highly rated recruits.

He might not be able to qualify. Academics could be a reason why everybody shied away.

by Garrick on Jun 15, 2009 12:29 PM CDT reply actions

could be although...

his Rivals profile says he has a 2.9 GPA, take that with a grain of salt the size of the great salt lake but that is what is posted.

what you say here can, and will, be used against you

by GopherNation on Jun 15, 2009 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions

The offer list.....

….is my biggest reason for concern with this guy. He jumped at our offer. Miami (OH) and Louisiana – Monroe? He hasn’t taken a visit yet. He hasn’t gotten an offer from anyone in Texas, including Rice, SMU, Baylor, UTEP, or TCU, let alone the Big 4. The question is, why?

A little spelunking around indicates that he was leaning towards Baylor, however, he must have been given an indication that the Bears weren’t going to offer him.

ESPN is lukewarm towards him (75 rating).

Final concern = always beware the player who commits to your program without even visiting the campus. If I were Brewster I’d schedule his official visit for November 14th in order to gauge his loyalty and interest.

This seems like a temporary commit to me. If this kid gets an offer in Texas I have a feeling he’ll drop.

by JG2112 on Jun 16, 2009 9:27 AM CDT reply actions