Boyd says all schools recruiting him ? including West Virginia and Tennessee, his two previous commitments ? knew about the severity of the injury. He expects to be good to go by August, when preseason practice starts.
And since Oregon and Ohio State each have the quarter system, Boyd says he could graduate Phoebus early and enroll at either college in March.
"Oregon, their facilities are off the chart," Boyd said. "They have underwater treadmills and a whole lot of different technology some hospitals don't even have. That's a reason why Oregon is real high on my list."
That list has changed over the last several months, starting with Boyd's commitment to West Virginia in March and then to Tennessee in November. Now, with signing day less than four weeks away, the Pac-10 and Big Ten are battling it out.
But that could also change. Clemson is making a late and intense push, and Boyd might visit Death Valley this weekend. As of Tuesday night, he was leaning toward not taking what would be his final official visit.
"I've got it basically down to Ohio State and Oregon," he said. "I'm comfortable with those schools. And I'll probably commit in the next two weeks."
He's had plenty of suitors all along, and it's gotten even crazier since Saturday. Carla says she received a 10 p.m. call from Kansas State coach Bill Snyder earlier this week. Duke is trying to get involved. So is Virginia Tech. And Michigan. And South Carolina.
"I think any school I wanted to call up now," Tajh said, "I could go there."
