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Hey y'all, I just got off the phone with UC's other highly ranked official visitor from last weekend, Tariq Hayer. This was his first official visit, though he has at least three more, maybe four.
Hayer told me this was the second time he'd visited UC. The other was for the game against Baylor in October. That says a lot, that he hasn't visited in eight months, but still wanted to take an official. He loved the campus, but THE reason Hayer said he's interested is assistant coach Kerry Coombs.
It sounds like Hayer and Coombs have a great relationship. Hayer told me he loves Coombs' history of DBs he's coached getting to the NFL. Hayer said they watched film of a lot of those guys in his office. But what stood out the most is that Coombs apparently told him two techniques to use and they practiced both, literally in his office. That's pretty cool.
This weekend, Hayer is headed to Rutgers for an official visit, June 14 at Michigan State and June 21 at Maryland. The latter I think is the favorite. Partly it's from this quote, "They really emphasize that I can get something from them, that I don’t have to go far to get what I want. Outside of that, they have what everyone else has." Hayer has some younger siblings, including a five-year old sister (she was giggling about farting during the interview) and I think he'd like to stay close to home. That said, I think Rutgers is also a possibility.
BUT, Hayer did tell me Michigan has been trying to get in last second and get him to take a midweek official visit. I think there's a good chance that could happen. Houston has also been in contact about an official, but I don't think there's a ton of interest there. So, Bearcats are in a decent spot, but definitely not the leader here after the official. Coombs is working this one pretty hard, but not sure if the pull to stay close to home will be too much.
Full story coming.
Hey y'all, I just got off the phone with UC's other highly ranked official visitor from last weekend, Tariq Hayer. This was his first official visit, though he has at least three more, maybe four.
It sounds like Hayer and Coombs have a great relationship. Hayer told me he loves Coombs' history of DBs he's coached getting to the NFL. Hayer said they watched film of a lot of those guys in his office. But what stood out the most is that Coombs apparently told him two techniques to use and they practiced both, literally in his office. That's pretty cool.
This weekend, Hayer is headed to Rutgers for an official visit, June 14 at Michigan State and June 21 at Maryland. The latter I think is the favorite. Partly it's from this quote, "They really emphasize that I can get something from them, that I don’t have to go far to get what I want. Outside of that, they have what everyone else has." Hayer has some younger siblings, including a five-year old sister (she was giggling about farting during the interview) and I think he'd like to stay close to home. That said, I think Rutgers is also a possibility.
BUT, Hayer did tell me Michigan has been trying to get in last second and get him to take a midweek official visit. I think there's a good chance that could happen. Houston has also been in contact about an official, but I don't think there's a ton of interest there. So, Bearcats are in a decent spot, but definitely not the leader here after the official. Coombs is working this one pretty hard, but not sure if the pull to stay close to home will be too much.
Full story coming.
