2014 RB Sony Michel (American Heritage) has been one of the top players in the country since his 8th grade year. With as crazy as recruiting is nowadays, Michel has attracted a lot of attention from coaches and fans. Stardom is something that the junior has learned to deal with.
“I just try to enjoy it and not let it all overwhelm me. I’m just now starting to realize how crazy it gets. I used to hear other recruits before me talk about how they were happy to get the process over with and I’m like that now sometimes too.”
Michel suffered a torn ACL last season, but luckily has been able to bounce back this year.
“I feel like I’m 100 percent with my knee. It just took a lot of rehab and training.”
The American Heritage running back has a good idea of what to look for in a program at the next level.
“I’ve been keeping all my schools open because I don’t know what the future brings. I’m looking for playing time, a pro-style type of offense, and people that I want to be around.”
Two in-state schools, Miami and Florida State, have been hard after Michel over the past few years.
“Both of them are a little bit similar. They have great running back coaches and head coaches. They’re people that you want to be around.”
He was at Sun Life stadium on Saturday night too see two of his top schools in action.
“The FSU at Miami game was crazy. It was something that I had never really been able to experience down at Miami, especially the fan base. It was a great game.”
Something in particular is sticking out to him about the ‘Canes.
“I have a great relationship with the coaches at Miami especially since they’re the school in my backyard. I see them whenever I want, I talk to them a lot, and they come to my practices.”
Another school has emerged recently for him, as he took the trip up to Athens, Georgia last month to see the Bulldogs in action.
“Georgia was good, it was a different atmosphere for me. The crowd was going crazy.”
Michel says he isn’t afraid of a loaded backfield.
“One of the factors in my decision will be choosing a school that has a great running back there that you’ll want to compete with. I love competition.”
His American Heritage squad is currently sitting at 5-1 with their next game coming up on Friday against Cardinal Gibbons.
“I just try to enjoy it and not let it all overwhelm me. I’m just now starting to realize how crazy it gets. I used to hear other recruits before me talk about how they were happy to get the process over with and I’m like that now sometimes too.”
Michel suffered a torn ACL last season, but luckily has been able to bounce back this year.
“I feel like I’m 100 percent with my knee. It just took a lot of rehab and training.”
The American Heritage running back has a good idea of what to look for in a program at the next level.
“I’ve been keeping all my schools open because I don’t know what the future brings. I’m looking for playing time, a pro-style type of offense, and people that I want to be around.”
Two in-state schools, Miami and Florida State, have been hard after Michel over the past few years.
“Both of them are a little bit similar. They have great running back coaches and head coaches. They’re people that you want to be around.”
He was at Sun Life stadium on Saturday night too see two of his top schools in action.
“The FSU at Miami game was crazy. It was something that I had never really been able to experience down at Miami, especially the fan base. It was a great game.”
Something in particular is sticking out to him about the ‘Canes.
“I have a great relationship with the coaches at Miami especially since they’re the school in my backyard. I see them whenever I want, I talk to them a lot, and they come to my practices.”
Another school has emerged recently for him, as he took the trip up to Athens, Georgia last month to see the Bulldogs in action.
“Georgia was good, it was a different atmosphere for me. The crowd was going crazy.”
Michel says he isn’t afraid of a loaded backfield.
“One of the factors in my decision will be choosing a school that has a great running back there that you’ll want to compete with. I love competition.”
His American Heritage squad is currently sitting at 5-1 with their next game coming up on Friday against Cardinal Gibbons.
