By: VaBeachBama08
St Paul’s A.J. McCarron has been one of the most talented quarterbacks in the state of Alabama since his Sophomore year of high school. The 4-Star quarterback accumulated an amazing stat sheet this past year throwing for 2,532 yards and 26 touchdowns.
McCarron has been accumulating a lot of attention from programs across the country. “I’ve picked up some recent offers. I got an offer from Georgia, Oklahoma ,Miami, and West Virginia recently. All of these schools have offered me within the past few weeks.”
The Crimson Tide, who have been rumored to be one of McCarron’s favorites, just recently finished off the top recruiting class in the nation. This is sure to have a direct effect on some recruits mindsets heading into the 2009 class. A.J. said, “The recruiting class as a whole really doesn’t have a big effect on me at all. I’ve made a commitment to myself to go in, and if I wanna attend there, I’ll get early playing time by earning it. As a quarterback, I believe you have to have that type of confidence, because if you don’t you are hurting in the mental part of the game. “
“I’m happy for Alabama, especially Coach Saban and Coach Thompson. Likewise, I’m happy for Alabama fans. Hopefully, Alabama will get back on track to winning national championships like they used to do.”
McCarron is a three sport athlete, and tells thecrimsonpride.net that he really has no focus on one certain thing in the process thus far. ” I’m not focusing on one thing really. My main focus is to help my other teams out. I play three sports and I really don’t take a day off the entire year.” ” When coaches come down and talk, I will talk to them, but other than that I am so busy that I leave a lot of that up to my parents and my coaches right now.”
Alabama’s fan base has been very integral in the recruitment of many players for the 2008 class. Coach Saban stated in his signing day press conference that many recruits noted and were amazed at ‘Bama Nation’s dedication. This was evident at the A-Day game. This also is having a lasting effect on 2009 prospects. A.J. commented on this very topic. “The dedication of the fans and their turnout for the A-Day game is great for the program. I really think it went to help Alabama out tremendously. ” ” For Coach Saban to have that kind of support behind him, and the fans knowing that it’s going to take some time to build this program back up, I feel the support he has is a huge thing for him. “
McCarron’s list of scholarship offers has been astounding, and lately he has listed 5 favorites. “I like Oklahoma, Alabama, LSU, Miami, and Georgia. They are my five favorites right now.”
The Alabama coaching staff has been on A.J. for a long time now, and he is very intrigued by them. “I love the coaching staff. To me, I think they have the best assistants in the nation. They have the best mix, with a couple older coaches and a few younger ones, that you could possibly have on your staff. Coach Pendry is really fun to be around because of his sense of humor, and Coach Thompson is awesome. He’s an older guy, but he’s just like a younger guy. He reminds me a lot of my father. I have a blast when I go up there.”
A.J. also tells thecrimsonpride.net that he plans to major in Communications or Sports Management.
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