Vashon's Brown tires of the process
By Nate Latsch
SPECIAL TO THE POST-DISPATCH
12/01/2005
Kirkwood Maclin
Kirkwood's Jeremy Maclin missed connections on a chance at an interception in the Thanksgiving Day game, but he's hoping to connect with a major college soon. He has given Oklahoma an oral commitment.
(Gabriel B. Tait/P-D)
A week ago, Vashon's Jerry Brown said he would probably wait until national signing day in February before announcing his college destination.
Now, with the senior defensive end growing weary of the process, Brown might cancel his three remaining official visits and make a commitment in the next few days.
"I might still go on to do it (on signing day), I'm undecided," Brown said. "It's to the point now where I'm getting tired of it. I'm going to weigh my options. I might still take my visits."
Brown, the two-time Public High League defensive player of the year, committed to the University of Illinois in June, but then backed off that pledge. He took his first official visit to Nebraska in late October, which he enjoyed, and then took an official visit to Oklahoma last weekend.
"Things went great up at Oklahoma," Brown said. "It was kind of the same as Nebraska, but I felt more welcome there. After this last visit I'm starting to get tired of recruiting. Very tired."
Brown has an official visit to Illinois scheduled this weekend, and is set to make official visits to Missouri (Dec. 9) and Tennessee (Jan. 13) over the next two months. The Vashon senior said he would wait until Friday to decide whether or not he would make any more visits.
