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Long Beach (Calif.) Poly defensive lineman*Joseph Wicker*felt like he could always count on Miami after they were one of his earliest offers.
Wicker’s (6-2, 265) trust was never in question until how things have been going more recently, and now he’s not sure of the next step.
“I haven’t talked to them at all so that’s the deal,” Wicker said. “I’m not sure why and I don’t know how to feel right now. I’m still looking at them, they’re up there, but I would like to find out what the situation is.”
Wicker has been following along with the proceedings of the Hurricanes’ season. That actually served as one of the reasons his interest has remained despite the lull in communication.
“I’ve definitely been keeping up and they’re a young team,” Wicker said. “I heard they need depth at my position and their coaches said the same thing a bunch of times. Miami is still a great school that always produces a lot of good defensive linemen.”
Wicker has ten BCS offers from Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Miami, Notre Dame, Oregon State, Texas Tech, UCLA, Washington, and Washington State. He has known for awhile his recruitment would come down to how his trips went.
“I don’t really have a top five now but I’m getting ready for visits though,” Wicker said. “My first one is going to be in November so I can see Texas Tech. Probably the other four will be after the season and then I can pick on signing day.”
Wicker always had a national offer list from the early stages but he had expressed a desire to consider schools in closer proximity. UCLA made that a reality for him soon after the season got going.
“It was cool because I had known the coaches for a long time, ever since I was a freshman,” Wicker said. “It gave me another option and opened up my mind a little more about the recruiting process. Now I can think about going to a home town school if I decide it’s something I want to do.”
Wicker said his parents aren’t pushing the distance aspect though. Even more generally, he dismissed the impact of his family’s ideas on his decision making.
“Not necessarily, they’re going for whatever I go for and letting me make my own choices,” Wicker said. “Everyone in my family tries to get involved with telling me where I should go. It’s not hard to block out because they don’t know what they’re talking about half the time. I figured that out a long time ago.”
Wicker is a four star prospect according to the 247Sports Composite, ranking him 17th in the nation at his position and 24th overall in the state of California.*
Wicker’s (6-2, 265) trust was never in question until how things have been going more recently, and now he’s not sure of the next step.
“I haven’t talked to them at all so that’s the deal,” Wicker said. “I’m not sure why and I don’t know how to feel right now. I’m still looking at them, they’re up there, but I would like to find out what the situation is.”
Wicker has been following along with the proceedings of the Hurricanes’ season. That actually served as one of the reasons his interest has remained despite the lull in communication.
“I’ve definitely been keeping up and they’re a young team,” Wicker said. “I heard they need depth at my position and their coaches said the same thing a bunch of times. Miami is still a great school that always produces a lot of good defensive linemen.”
Wicker has ten BCS offers from Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Miami, Notre Dame, Oregon State, Texas Tech, UCLA, Washington, and Washington State. He has known for awhile his recruitment would come down to how his trips went.
“I don’t really have a top five now but I’m getting ready for visits though,” Wicker said. “My first one is going to be in November so I can see Texas Tech. Probably the other four will be after the season and then I can pick on signing day.”
Wicker always had a national offer list from the early stages but he had expressed a desire to consider schools in closer proximity. UCLA made that a reality for him soon after the season got going.
“It was cool because I had known the coaches for a long time, ever since I was a freshman,” Wicker said. “It gave me another option and opened up my mind a little more about the recruiting process. Now I can think about going to a home town school if I decide it’s something I want to do.”
Wicker said his parents aren’t pushing the distance aspect though. Even more generally, he dismissed the impact of his family’s ideas on his decision making.
“Not necessarily, they’re going for whatever I go for and letting me make my own choices,” Wicker said. “Everyone in my family tries to get involved with telling me where I should go. It’s not hard to block out because they don’t know what they’re talking about half the time. I figured that out a long time ago.”
Wicker is a four star prospect according to the 247Sports Composite, ranking him 17th in the nation at his position and 24th overall in the state of California.*
