The text came in last weekend. It was from 2018 offensive lineman Alex Williams.
Best place. Best coaches. I am going to call you later to talk about something.
It was then Tom Phillips knew the recruitment was over.
“I looked at my wife and said, ‘Oh, boy, this kid is ready to pull the trigger,’” the Pickerington North (Ohio) football coach said.
It became official Tuesday. Williams committed to Iowa State. Twenty-two months before signing day he became the first member of the 2018 class.
“When you get into why is he committing,” Phillips said, “he is feeling comfort, he is feeling the connection.