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| Central's Hedrick commits to Boise State |
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| The quarterback's summer caravan is cut short. |
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 | | Photo by Adam Korst | | Central quarterback Grant Hedrick (9) has decided to attend Boise State in Idaho. |
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By Sam Scott
INDEPENDENCE -- Grant Hedrick's summer recruiting caravan was cut a bit short June 20 when the Central quarterback verbally committed to play football for Boise State in Idaho.
"I camped with them about a week ago for a day and fell in love with the coaches and the facilities," Hedrick said. "Everything about Boise State felt right for me. They called and offered a scholarship on Saturday. It felt right, and I committed."
Even when the Air Force Academy called a few hours later with its own offer, Hedrick didn't budge.
"Air Force called about six o'clock," Hedrick said. "I committed to Boise around 1:30-ish. It was kind of a whirlwind day there with those two offers. But I didn't give it a second thought. I was going to be a Bronco no matter what."
Hedrick had planned to attend the Elite 11 Quarterback Camp in Las Vegas later this month. He now plans to skip the event and instead will concentrate on getting ready for his senior season at Central.
"I don't think there's any reason to do that now," he said. "I've already made my decision. The weight is off my shoulders. I'm going to focus on my senior season and make it the best it can be."
Shane Hedrick, Grant's dad and CHS head coach, said it was the school's first Division 1 signing in 20 years.
"It was interesting," Shane said. "A lot of schools were right on the bubble. But once his camp results got out, the coaches started calling pretty quickly."
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