Louisville Football: Top Recruit Avery Picked The Cards Over These 3 Schools
By Derek Snyder
We take a look at the three Southeastern Conference schools that one of Louisville football’s top recruits decided to choose the Cards over.
The Louisville football team was able to reel in one of the top defensive recruits in the country this week. C.J. Avery is going to be a force for the Cardinals and could be looking at a future career in the National Football League.
You can take a look at his scouting profile from 247 Sports here.
Take a look at this quote from CJ Avery from Will Sammon’s article from the USA Today:
"So what made Louisville stand out from the rest? “They produced so many NFL players and they were a staff I feel like I could trust, and coach Bobby Petrino is a guy who I can really relate to,” Avery said. “I fit in there and they have an unbelievable group of players. The fans of Louisville are some unbelievable people.” Avery will play strong safety for Louisville, and fill a position of need by doing so. Avery took an unofficial trip to Louisville in June, then took an official visit the weekend after Thanksgiving. He said he began to warm up to the idea of committing to Louisville after that trip.”"
Let’s take a look at the first of three schools that C.J. Avery decided to not commit to:
3. Ole Miss Rebels
Avery is from Mississippi, therefore the Rebels could have been an easy choice for him going into his collegiate career. Playing at Ole Miss would have given him the opportunity to shine in front of all the spotlight in the Southeastern Conference.
I guess that spotlight isn’t as important as people want to think it is.
The Rebels already have a couple of three-star defensive backs committed to the program, but none of those player compare to Avery in any possible way.
Not getting Avery to commit had to be a tough pill to swallow for Rebels’ head coach Hugh Freeze.