Seantrel Henderson's recruitment, through the eyes of his parents Football Recruiting
by Nadine Babu December 13, 2009
Making a college decision is often a family decision, and for the nation?s number one recruit, that is no different. Much has been written about Cretin?s Seantrel Henderson, and the five-star recruit often touts the importance of his parents and family in his life and in his college decision.Bookmark and Share
I was fortunate enough to watch Seantrel's Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders basketball team take on Champlin Park last night, with Cretin pulling out a double overtime victory. You can instantly tell how involved his family is in his life, as he had an entire cheering section rooting him on, including his parents and grandmothers. Even though Seantrel is the nation's number one football recruit, they are not only cheering him on while playing sports, but more importantly they are in the classroom as well. Many families would only be looking at what football program could do the most for their son, but Henderson's family is looking at which university can teach him the most on and off the field.
GopherHole spoke with Seantrel?s parents, Bree Jasper and Sean Henderson to get their thoughts on the campus visits, home visits, and chaos surrounding Seantrel?s recruitment.
Seantrel HendersonGH: Could you have ever imagined the media circus around your son?
Bree: Not at this magnitude, but we?re not done yet so we?ll just keep enjoying it.
GH: What?s the best part of the recruitment and what?s the worst?
Sean: The best part of it is the opportunity that Seantrel has in front of him. The worst part is the phone calls.
GH: How many phone calls you do you get a day?
Sean: It depends on what?s going on. If we have visits coming up we?ll get between 10-30 calls per day.
GH: Have you gone on all of the visits with Seantrel?
Sean: Yes we have.
GH: Tell me your impressions of the visits. Let?s start with Notre Dame.
Bree: I like the program and the academics. The facilities were nice. He saw his friends from Cretin, like Michael Floyd, and that was nice to see them.
GH: Will the coaching change at Notre Dame affect Seantrel?s decision?
Sean: No, we just wanted to make sure that they were stable and a got a good coach. A good coach is a good coach; it wasn?t going to affect it either way. The education aspect doesn?t change no matter who the coach is and neither does the prestige of the program.
GH: How was the Ohio State visit?
Sean: The level of support that they show the team at Ohio State is great ? it?s second to none. The big stage they play on is amazing.
