Is Majors Big Ten bound
Ask a lot of college football coaches what they look for first in a player and the answer you'll frequently hear is speed. Wide receiver/cornerback Leslie Majors has plenty of that, and he has the attention of several Big Ten schools.
"Most of the attention I'm receiving is coming from schools in the Big Ten," he said. "That's fine with me, because I grew up really liking that conference."
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The 5-foot-10, 160-pound athlete from Harvey (Ill.) Thornwood runs the 40-yard dash in 4.4 seconds. He already has one scholarship offer.
"Indiana has offered me," he said. "I'm hoping that I'll get more, and there are some other schools that seem like they're almost ready to offer me."
Who are Majors' leaders?
"Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Boston College and Illinois are my top five," said Majors. "They're each pretty unique places."
"Wisconsin is in a great location and they're always good in football. I like Indiana's coaching staff a lot. Iowa really helps along their players off the field. Boston College has a great football tradition and academics, and Illinois has a lot of potential as a program."
Majors visited Michigan, Northwestern, Indiana and Wisconsin this summer and enjoyed each trip. When will he make a decision?
"That's tough to say, since I don't have a leader," he explained. "But it will more than likely come during my senior season."
As a junior, Majors caught 10 touchdown passes and accounted for 750 yards in the air.