The recruitment of Under Armour All-American Nick Waisome (5-10, 170, Groveland, Fla./South Lake) is starting to wind down. The talented defensive back, who is expected to make a decision within the next few weeks, has narrowed his choices down and preparing to make his final decision. After participating in both Friday Night Lights and Gridiron Kings this weekend, Waisome showed why he is still one of the top secondary prospects in the entire country. He would give Team Southeast quite the tandem of cornerbacks out on the edge along with fellow Florida native Marcus Roberson (6-1, 175, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas), as the Southeast easily rolled to the Gridiron Kings championship.
At this time, Waisome is currently down to five schools -- Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU and South Carolina. At this point, however, it looks like this is clearly turning into a two-team race, with Florida and Florida State at the top. Waisome had a chance to spend some time at both schools this week, as his planned decision date is now looking him squarely in the eye.
"I have a great relationship with Coach (Teryl) Austin," Waisome said of the Florida defensive coordinator/cornerbacks coach. "He has a great personality. It reminds me a lot of the coaches at my high school. It was good to see how he coaches (at FNL), and see what it would be like working under him at the next level."
Waisome, who had a great bond with former Florida cornerbacks coach Vance Bedford, says that Austin has done a fine job stepping into the position in Gainesville, and taking over the recruitment of one of the top defensive back prospects in the state of Florida.
"He reminds me of Bedford in some ways," Waisome explained of Austin. "But he has his own way of doing things too -- his own swag -- which I like to see."
Last week gave Waisome an opportunity to take another trip to Tallahassee. He admitted the Seminoles are also making a strong final push to pick up his commitment when Waisome goes public with a decision.
"I got to talk to Jimbo and Coach Stoops," Waisome said. "I had some one-on-one time with them. Talk about the schemes their going to run, and get to know those guys a little better."
Although Waisome wasn't overly happy with his performance on Friday, he felt he did a good job rebounding on Sunday, as he got in on the interception parade for Team Southeast, as he made a pick against Team Southwest that went back over 80 yards for a touchdown -- one of the many defensive highlights of the day.
"It was kind of 'iffy' at Friday Night Lights, but I came out here today and wanted to get in on the action," he said. "I think I did just that."
So, while one of the top cornerback prospects starts to look towards making a decision, the real question remains -- will it be the Gators, or the Noles? Or, one of the other teams in his top group -- Georgia, LSU or South Carolina -- come in and pull the upset? It shouldn't be long now before we have the answer, as one team will add a big boost to their secondary with the addition of Waisome.
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