Published Oct 8, 2015
Anchrum not quite ready to decide
Adam Munsterteiger
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Tremayne Anchrum Jr. is still planning to make his college decision soon, but the highly regarded offensive line prospect from Powder Springs (Ga.) McEachern will not be making a commitment this coming Monday like he initially planned.
"I am taking a little bit more time to weigh the pros and cons, and I am not sure but I might take one or two more official visits," said Anchrum, currently ranked among the top 50 prospects from the Peach State. "A decision should be coming soon, though, within the next month."
Wake Forest, Boston College and Clemson are the colleges in the running for a possible late visit from Anchrum. He took his first official visit to Nebraska in early September and was in Boulder to check out the Buffaloes last weekend. Colorado sophomore defensive lineman Leo Jackson, who also hails from Georgia, served as his player host.
"What stood out most about my trip to Colorado was the coaches, and specially how [head] coach [Mike] MacIntyre handles the program," Anchrum Jr. said. "Most teams that come in with a history of losing go into a game against Oregon with a different attitude, but that Colorado team was ready to fight and scrap. They came in thinking they were going to win. That confidence and that intensity really attracted me. I really felt what Coach MacIntyre was saying in the locker room and the look in his players' eyes. He had hungry dogs and he was ready to send them out and they played a hell of a game.
"They made some small mistakes and if they had capitalized on a few other things, they would have won that game. A few years ago, they didn't have a chance. Now they do. I enjoyed seeing that improvement. And meeting with the whole coaching staff, seeing what kind of people they are, really caught my eye. And the facilities look really good, too. They can do a lot with that."
How did his Colorado trip compare with his Nebraska visit?
"They are two programs that have some similarities and some differences," Anchrum said. "The environment at both schools is really nice. Nebraska is kind of compact and isolated but it is big at the same time. Boulder is clean and it is more open; it is more connected to a big city in Denver. I liked both schools even though they were different in some aspects.
"Nebraska and Colorado, both can really help me out and prepare me further in life. I just have to see which is the best situation for me and where I can help them the most while also having a great support system. It is really going to come down to the outlook and the future."
Anchrum plays offensive tackle for McEachern and is listed on Rivals.com as an offensive guard prospect. Colorado has told him he could play anywhere on the line.
"They said they would cross-train me from tackle to center," Anchrum said.
Anchrum is set to graduate high school in December and he plans to enroll at his college of choice early in January. It will allow him an extra spring on campus before his eligibility clock starts ticking.
"Being an early enrollee absolutely puts more pressure on me," Anchrum said. "Sometimes recruiting does kind of weigh on me but I just need to focus because I need to finish school and be there for my team this season and be around my family so I don't miss anything before I leave for college."
His father Tremayne Anchrum Sr. was a prep star in the Denver area before playing basketball at USC in the mid-1990s.
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