hiː wʌz hˈɛvili ɹᵻkɹˈuːɾᵻd baɪ ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ˈɛŋkˈɑː dᵻvˈɪʒən aɪ skˈuːlz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ pˈɪtsbɜːɡ, pˈɛn stˈeɪt, maɪˈæmi ˌɛfˈɛl, mˈɪʃɪɡən stˈeɪt, ˌɪndiːˈænə, ænd sˈɪɹɐkjˌuːs.
He was heavily recruited by a number of NCAA Division I schools, including Pittsburgh, Penn State, Miami (FL), Michigan State, Indiana, and Syracuse.