Class of 2015 - ATH Kenterius Womack (AL) Signed LOI | Page 14 | Syracusefan.com

Class of 2015 ATH Kenterius Womack (AL) Signed LOI

CuseLegacy said:
Come on now y'all stop picking on Whitey just because he has some doubts. I know that you all can be turned to the Dark side if things don't go well this season. If though now you say...
Expand...
I think he's just upset about not knowing after all these years where his hat actually is.

 
http://www.troymessenger.com/2015/0...he-road-less-traveled-to-syracuse-university/

Luverne’s Kenterius Womack takes the road less traveled to Syracuse University
Published 6:50pm Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Tweet
Just one week ago, Kenterius Womack figured his football career had come to an end.

A senior quarterback for Luverne, Womack had just finished an illustrious career with the Tigers, but as National Signing Day came and went, he found himself without any offers to play college football. Recruiters just didn’t seem interested.

“Its just a small town,” Luverne head football coach Ethan Carroll said on Womack not receiving offers. “I think its just kind of a small town syndrome, and you fly under the radar. Not many people come through Luverne looking for football prospects.”

That all changed, though, last Monday.

Having not done so yet, coaches from Luverne decided to send a highlight video to recruiting website PrepsNation to bolster some interest in Womack from schools around the country.

What happened next was a whirlwind four days for Womack and the coaches at Luverne.

Within the next few days, Womack and his coaches were hit with a barrage of phone calls. Somehow, some way, the video had spread to just about every school in the country.

Womack found himself receiving interest and even offers from big-time schools like Michigan, Syracuse, Arizona, Nevada and Connecticut, just to name a few.

“It (the video) spread like wildfire,” Carroll said. “It’s a really shocking story.”

By 9 a.m. Monday morning, Carroll and his coaches were holed up in a classroom, fielding phone calls from upwards of 50-60 colleges.

“It was like the whole recruiting process took place in one day rather than a few months,” Carroll said.

And by the middle of the week, Womack had nearly made a decision.

On Wednesday, he flew alone to Syracuse to visit with coaches. At that point, Womack had already made his mind.

“He (Womack) said he felt at home at Syracuse,” Carroll said. “He said he felt like this is where he belonged.”

Though Womack committed to Syracuse, that didn’t stop a few other schools from making plays on the senior quarterback.

Michigan’s interest still remained strong and Arizona offered Womack a scholarship just hours after he decided on Syracuse. But through it all, he still felt strongly about his decision to join the Orange.

“He’s a very religious kid and he felt like it is his time and God had a plan,” Carroll said.

Tuesday afternoon, Womack officially signed his letter of intent to join Syracuse.

Womack, who also played wide receiver for the Tigers, was recruited as an athlete and will join a Syracuse roster with four quarterbacks already. But his coach said he wouldn’t be surprised to see Womack stay at quarterback in college.

The 6-foot-3, 185-pound Womack, a three-sport athlete, is also the No. 2 scorer on Luverne’s basketball team and an all-state shortstop for the Tigers.

Carroll said Womack’s achievements on and off the field show what kind of a person the Syracuse football team is getting.

“Kenterius is one of those kids that you never really have to worry about on and off the field,” Carroll said. “The other day in the recruiting process, he was at the little league baseball field teaching kids. He’s just that type of guy, really. He’s a good kid and he’s got a good family.”
 
CuseLegacy said:
http://www.troymessenger.com/2015/0...he-road-less-traveled-to-syracuse-university/

Luverne’s Kenterius Womack takes the road less traveled to Syracuse University
Published 6:50pm Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Tweet
Just one week ago, Kenterius Womack figured his football career had come to an end.

A senior quarterback for Luverne, Womack had just finished an illustrious career with the Tigers, but as National Signing Day came and went, he found himself without any offers to play college football. Recruiters just didn’t seem interested.

“Its just a small town,” Luverne head football coach Ethan Carroll said on Womack not receiving offers. “I think its just kind of a small town syndrome, and you fly under the radar. Not many people come through Luverne looking for football prospects.”

That all changed, though, last Monday.

Having not done so yet, coaches from Luverne decided to send a highlight video to recruiting website PrepsNation to bolster some interest in Womack from schools around the country.

What happened next was a whirlwind four days for Womack and the coaches at Luverne.

Within the next few days, Womack and his coaches were hit with a barrage of phone calls. Somehow, some way, the video had spread to just about every school in the country.

Womack found himself receiving interest and even offers from big-time schools like Michigan, Syracuse, Arizona, Nevada and Connecticut, just to name a few.

“It (the video) spread like wildfire,” Carroll said. “It’s a really shocking story.”

By 9 a.m. Monday morning, Carroll and his coaches were holed up in a classroom, fielding phone calls from upwards of 50-60 colleges.

“It was like the whole recruiting process took place in one day rather than a few months,” Carroll said.

And by the middle of the week, Womack had nearly made a decision.

On Wednesday, he flew alone to Syracuse to visit with coaches. At that point, Womack had already made his mind.

“He (Womack) said he felt at home at Syracuse,” Carroll said. “He said he felt like this is where he belonged.”

Though Womack committed to Syracuse, that didn’t stop a few other schools from making plays on the senior quarterback.

Michigan’s interest still remained strong and Arizona offered Womack a scholarship just hours after he decided on Syracuse. But through it all, he still felt strongly about his decision to join the Orange.

“He’s a very religious kid and he felt like it is his time and God had a plan,” Carroll said.

Tuesday afternoon, Womack officially signed his letter of intent to join Syracuse.

Womack, who also played wide receiver for the Tigers, was recruited as an athlete and will join a Syracuse roster with four quarterbacks already. But his coach said he wouldn’t be surprised to see Womack stay at quarterback in college.

The 6-foot-3, 185-pound Womack, a three-sport athlete, is also the No. 2 scorer on Luverne’s basketball team and an all-state shortstop for the Tigers.

Carroll said Womack’s achievements on and off the field show what kind of a person the Syracuse football team is getting.

“Kenterius is one of those kids that you never really have to worry about on and off the field,” Carroll said. “The other day in the recruiting process, he was at the little league baseball field teaching kids. He’s just that type of guy, really. He’s a good kid and he’s got a good family.”
Expand...
Wow, yet another great kid with a great story who will be very easy to root for. Hopefully, he turns into a great player for us.
 
CuseLegacy said:
http://www.troymessenger.com/2015/0...he-road-less-traveled-to-syracuse-university/

Luverne’s Kenterius Womack takes the road less traveled to Syracuse University
Published 6:50pm Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Tweet
Just one week ago, Kenterius Womack figured his football career had come to an end.

A senior quarterback for Luverne, Womack had just finished an illustrious career with the Tigers, but as National Signing Day came and went, he found himself without any offers to play college football. Recruiters just didn’t seem interested.

“Its just a small town,” Luverne head football coach Ethan Carroll said on Womack not receiving offers. “I think its just kind of a small town syndrome, and you fly under the radar. Not many people come through Luverne looking for football prospects.”

That all changed, though, last Monday.

Having not done so yet, coaches from Luverne decided to send a highlight video to recruiting website PrepsNation to bolster some interest in Womack from schools around the country.

What happened next was a whirlwind four days for Womack and the coaches at Luverne.

Within the next few days, Womack and his coaches were hit with a barrage of phone calls. Somehow, some way, the video had spread to just about every school in the country.

Womack found himself receiving interest and even offers from big-time schools like Michigan, Syracuse, Arizona, Nevada and Connecticut, just to name a few.

“It (the video) spread like wildfire,” Carroll said. “It’s a really shocking story.”

By 9 a.m. Monday morning, Carroll and his coaches were holed up in a classroom, fielding phone calls from upwards of 50-60 colleges.

“It was like the whole recruiting process took place in one day rather than a few months,” Carroll said.

And by the middle of the week, Womack had nearly made a decision.

On Wednesday, he flew alone to Syracuse to visit with coaches. At that point, Womack had already made his mind.

“He (Womack) said he felt at home at Syracuse,” Carroll said. “He said he felt like this is where he belonged.”

Though Womack committed to Syracuse, that didn’t stop a few other schools from making plays on the senior quarterback.

Michigan’s interest still remained strong and Arizona offered Womack a scholarship just hours after he decided on Syracuse. But through it all, he still felt strongly about his decision to join the Orange.

“He’s a very religious kid and he felt like it is his time and God had a plan,” Carroll said.

Tuesday afternoon, Womack officially signed his letter of intent to join Syracuse.

Womack, who also played wide receiver for the Tigers, was recruited as an athlete and will join a Syracuse roster with four quarterbacks already. But his coach said he wouldn’t be surprised to see Womack stay at quarterback in college.

The 6-foot-3, 185-pound Womack, a three-sport athlete, is also the No. 2 scorer on Luverne’s basketball team and an all-state shortstop for the Tigers.

Carroll said Womack’s achievements on and off the field show what kind of a person the Syracuse football team is getting.

“Kenterius is one of those kids that you never really have to worry about on and off the field,” Carroll said. “The other day in the recruiting process, he was at the little league baseball field teaching kids. He’s just that type of guy, really. He’s a good kid and he’s got a good family.”
Expand...

So they waited until after signing day to send out a video. SMH
 
B-F1LM-CIAAv6OJ.jpg:large

 
Toga said:
So they waited until after signing day to send out a video. SMH
Expand...

That is exactly what I was thinking. What were his coaches doing the other 3 years he played? Kid is a 3 year starter at QB and played his freshman year at WR. Isn't it their job to help get the word out for the kids that play for them?

What about the other 40 kids on the roster with enough talent to play at possibly a lower level of ball in college?
 
It sounds like the hs coaches have never had a talent like this kid. Most high school coaches have relationships with colleges and send the video direct. They sent it to a recruiting company. They may have thought it would just happen for the kid and then when signing day came took a last ditch shot that luckily seems to have worked out for us
 
Bambrewer said:
It sounds like the hs coaches have never had a talent like this kid. Most high school coaches have relationships with colleges and send the video direct. They sent it to a recruiting company. They may have thought it would just happen for the kid and then when signing day came took a last ditch shot that luckily seems to have worked out for us
Expand...
It sure did!

Since KW is also an all-state baseball SS, I wonder if his coaches (and local college coaches) simply assumed he would pursue that option? IMO, that isn't a good enough excuse for the coaches dropping the ball, however. I'm stunned that they didn't do more earlier to help this kid get noticed.
 
Bambrewer said:
It sounds like the hs coaches have never had a talent like this kid. Most high school coaches have relationships with colleges and send the video direct. They sent it to a recruiting company. They may have thought it would just happen for the kid and then when signing day came took a last ditch shot that luckily seems to have worked out for us
Expand...

The weird thing is the HS Coach used to coach at Bama...as in the HC
 
TexanMark said:
The weird thing is the HS Coach used to coach at Bama...as in the HC
Expand...

I liked in the article how the quotes were from the new HC. Guess Dubose was unavailable for commentary.
 
I feel like Dubose did nothing for the kid and when the new HC came in (Ethan Carroll) he did everything he could to get Kenterius a look. It seems to me Dubose was out as HC by the time all this happened...
 
Toga said:
So they waited until after signing day to send out a video. SMH
Expand...

Surprisingly it looked like the mistake actually benefited him big time. Had his coaches sent that out months earlier its doubtful he would have gotten 50-60 calls in one day and all of those scholarship offers. Turned out to be a brilliant move in hindsight.
 
It really goes to show you why he wasn't recruited. None of the coaches DID anything for him or to promote him. And they sent the tape to a recruiting website and NOT college coaches. As hard as it is to believe this is what happened.

think about it, if this kid played for Indian River (or insert small class D school located in the middle of nowhere like Ft Edward) and no coaches sent out his tapes it's not too far fetched to see that he'd go unnoticed.
 
I checked out that Preps Nation website. Is that some sort of company that schools pay a fee to and they give leads on prospects?
 
I thought schools were nt allowed to use pay for fee services anymore?
 
DownTheField said:
I checked out that Preps Nation website. Is that some sort of company that schools pay a fee to and they give leads on prospects?
Expand...

It is a service that the HS or kids can pay to send out their film/promote them.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

sutomcat
    • Like
Orangeyes Daily Articles for Tuesday for Basketball
Replies
2
Views
524
Ozone!
Ozone!
SWC75
    • Like
My 2024 SU Football Preview: The D-Line
Replies
0
Views
525
SWC75
SWC75
SWC75
    • Like
My 2024 SU Football Preview - Linebackers
Replies
0
Views
533
SWC75
SWC75
sutomcat
    • Like
    • Love
Orangeyes Daily Articles for Monday for Football
Replies
0
Views
956
sutomcat
sutomcat
sutomcat
    • Like
Orangeyes Daily Articles for Thursday for Basketball
Replies
1
Views
486
Ozone!
Ozone!

Forum statistics

Threads
170,464
Messages
4,892,328
Members
5,999
Latest member
powdersmack

Share this page

Online statistics

Members online
36
Guests online
857
Total visitors
893
Totals may include hidden visitors.


...
Top Bottom