Blakley settles on Boise State
Boise State is home for Chase Blakley. But that has little to do with the fact that the school is located inside the borders of Idaho, where the four-star tight end was born and raised.
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Home is a feeling in the case - a feeling that caused Blakley to break his verbal commitment to Washington and give it to the Broncos. So despite how it looked a few weeks ago, the Coeur d'Alene High School standout won't have to cross state borders to attend his first college practice.
"It's awesome," Blakely said. "I'm excited. I had a better overall feel for the university. As soon as those coaching staffs turned over, the first person Boise called was me. At first I told him that I would listen to him but I was still committed to Washington. We went through that for a few weeks. I was only in contact with U-Dub every once in a while, but Boise was hitting me up, like, every day."
Blakley didn't decide to change his mind based on Boise State's proximity to his Idaho-based family home. The decision was a about fit. The decision was about relationships. The decision was about being comfortable.
"I just felt more comfortable with Boise than I did with Washington," Blakley said. "Over these last couple days, in visiting with the Boise staff, I just felt like it was a better fit for me. There's a new offense. It's like the old Arkansas State offense. When they came in for the home visit and showed me how they want to use me. That helped a lot."
Blakley, who committed to Washington last May, had 46 receptions for 775 yards and 11 touchdowns to go along with 35 tackles and eight sacks as a senior at Coeur d'Alene.
Rob Cassidy is a West Region football recruiting analyst for Rivals.com. You can click here to follow him on Twitter.
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