He's on his way back home but I was able to get him on the line. Boise, Cincy, Purdue, Southern Miss and SDSU all got in the mix with him very recently after he decommitted to Iowa State.
He was planning to visit Boise but then decided to wait and see what other schools were looking to host him this weekend, the last weekend before JuCo signing day Wednesday.
Achayo still couldn't decide on what school he would visit and asked Coach Tony White if he can have a couple days to think it over and let him know on Wednesday. He was feeling pressure from a lot of schools. White, going the other direction, responded by telling Achayo you can let us know by Thursday. Achayo appreciated the patience from White and it went along way.
SDSU then really keyed in on Achayo. Zach Arnett cancelled one of his flights to have an in home visit with him on Wednesday to meet with Achayo and his mom, which was huge because his mom ended up playing a big role in his choice (staying close to home).
Achayo was then hosted by Austin Wyatt Thayer during the visit, his former teammate. Thayer talked highly of the school and Achayo knew it was a good program because of how different Austin looked.
"He relied on his athletic ability in junior college but he's a real football player now and he looks like one."
Achayo, who entered JC at 240 lbs, played this past season at 280 after adding weight on his own. He's currently 265 but thinks he can get up to 295 next year with the help of Coach Hall.
"I want to be a clean 295," he said, not a sloppy 295.
He had breakfast with Coach Schmidt this morning and was told that his uber athleticism will allow him to play any position on the o-line. Achayao was receptive to that because while he enjoys tackle, he's willing to help out the team in any way. He described the o-line as 'a bunch of dogs' and he just wants to join the pack.
A lot of things went into this and it's safe to say SDSU handled it perfectly with a home run.
He was planning to visit Boise but then decided to wait and see what other schools were looking to host him this weekend, the last weekend before JuCo signing day Wednesday.
Achayo still couldn't decide on what school he would visit and asked Coach Tony White if he can have a couple days to think it over and let him know on Wednesday. He was feeling pressure from a lot of schools. White, going the other direction, responded by telling Achayo you can let us know by Thursday. Achayo appreciated the patience from White and it went along way.
SDSU then really keyed in on Achayo. Zach Arnett cancelled one of his flights to have an in home visit with him on Wednesday to meet with Achayo and his mom, which was huge because his mom ended up playing a big role in his choice (staying close to home).
Achayo was then hosted by Austin Wyatt Thayer during the visit, his former teammate. Thayer talked highly of the school and Achayo knew it was a good program because of how different Austin looked.
"He relied on his athletic ability in junior college but he's a real football player now and he looks like one."
Achayo, who entered JC at 240 lbs, played this past season at 280 after adding weight on his own. He's currently 265 but thinks he can get up to 295 next year with the help of Coach Hall.
"I want to be a clean 295," he said, not a sloppy 295.
He had breakfast with Coach Schmidt this morning and was told that his uber athleticism will allow him to play any position on the o-line. Achayao was receptive to that because while he enjoys tackle, he's willing to help out the team in any way. He described the o-line as 'a bunch of dogs' and he just wants to join the pack.
A lot of things went into this and it's safe to say SDSU handled it perfectly with a home run.
