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Steve Threet thinks he has found the perfect place to continue his football career.
“They told me I'd have an opportunity to compete for the job and get just as good a chance as anyone else to win the job,” said Threet, who was mainly recruited by Gailey and Georgia Tech offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Patrick Nix.
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Threet, who is rated as one of the top quarterbacks in the Midwest by various scouting services, recently gave a verbal commitment to play for Chan Gailey and Georgia Tech in the fall of 2007.
“I thought it was the best fit from the different options I had,” said Threet, who will be a senior at Adrian High School this fall. “Georgia Tech just seemed like the best place for me. Until I made my decision, I didn't really have a favorite. I took a look at the different options to see what fit me best.”
His
strong academics (4.0 grade point average, 27 ACT score) interested
several schools, and drew the attention of Ivy League schools such as
Harvard and Yale. Threet received letters from more than 50 schools and
officially had offers from 10 Division I schools before he committed to
the Yellow Jackets. He also considered offers from North Carolina
State, Stanford, Miami (Ohio), Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.
Adrian
High School football coach Phil Jacobs said Threet is probably the most
heavily recruited athlete to come out of Adrian. During the spring, it
wasn't uncommon for Jacobs to have five college coaches in his office
each day inquiring about Threet. Besides liking his arm strength and
physical ability, coaches were impressed with Threet's personality.
Threet,
who is 6-foot-6 and 220 pounds, became the first quarterback to commit
and was the fifth player to join Georgia Tech's 2007 class. The Yellow
Jackets, who compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference, went 7-5 in 2005
and appeared in a bowl game for the ninth straight season.
“They
are a good team and compete well in the ACC, which is arguably the best
conference in the country,” Threet said. “That was definitely a
benefit.”
Several
recruiting services ranked Threet as one of the state's top prospects,
including Michigan Preps, which rated him as the ninth best player in
Michigan. He was also rated the third-best quarterback in the Midwest
by scout.com.
Last fall he completed 108 of 238 passes and threw
for 1,592 yards and 20 touchdowns in leading Adrian to an 8-2 record
and a state playoff appearance. As a sophomore, he threw for 1,400
yards and 11 touchdowns. He has earned First Team All-County honors
each of his two seasons on varsity.
“He is one of the most
dedicated athletes I've ever coached,” Jacobs said. “He has put himself
in this position through his hard work and dedication. His greatest
asset is that he is coachable. He wants to get better and he won't
settle for mediocrity.”
The Yellow Jackets have five
quarterbacks on the roster this fall, led by senior Reggie Ball. With
Ball in his final year, the quarterback job will be open in the fall of
2007.
Ball won the job as a freshman and has started every game of his career.
“They
told me I'd have an opportunity to compete for the job and get just as
good a chance as anyone else to win the job,” said Threet, who was
mainly recruited by Gailey and Georgia Tech offensive
coordinator/quarterbacks coach Patrick Nix.
His older siblings,
Jay and Krissy, also helped make his decision easier. Both have gone
through the recruiting process as Krissy ended up playing softball at
Eastern Michigan and Jay went to play baseball at Purdue before
finishing his career at Bowling Green. Threet said they told him what
questions to ask and the things he would need to know before choosing a
school.
With his decision out of the way Threet is somewhat
relieved the recruiting process is over, and can now focus on helping
the Maples return to the playoffs this fall.
“I'm glad I was
able to make my decision early enough so I don't have to worry about it
during my senior season,” he said. “I just felt like it was the right
time to make my decision.”
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