No. 5 athlete wants to get out, see more schools
HOUSTON — When talking to Trey Palmer, a star athlete out of Kentwood (La.), if you don't bring up recruiting, then you won't be talking about it.
He is focused on academics, training and making himself better all around on and off the field.
Palmer said, "Every time you see me, you will see me better than the time before. That is what I aim for. That is what I work for."
Being a Louisiana native, of course LSU is a school on his list. He quickly pointed out that the home-state school is no higher than anyone else though.
"Everyone is in the same range for me. I do not have any favorites. I have not even thought about that.
"I just haven't gotten out to enough schools to really have favorites yet. I have only visited LSU, Texas A&M and Texas Tech. I have to see more place so I can compare schools."
Baton Rouge is a place Palmer is very familiar with and he stays in contact with multiple coaches on the LSU staff. Mickey Joseph is his lead recruiter and those two talk in some fashion almost daily.
Joseph and the other Tiger coaches make sure Palmer knows how important he is to their program.
"LSU is always telling me that my class can change the program," said Palmer. "They say the 2019 class can bring championships to LSU and help the program do special things.
"I hear that a lot from them."
LSU is not the only school that he hears from on a regular basis.
"Texas A&M, Georgia and Florida contact me just the same as LSU. I am always hearing from those four schools through text messages or on Twitter. It is not one school that recruits me the hardest, but all four of them."
The visit to College Station caught his attention and he wants to get back to see the Aggies again. Palmer likes the new staff there and he plans to return this spring or summer.
Visits to Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Georgia and Tennessee are on his to-do list as well in the coming months.
"I just need to see other places to check out what type of environment each school has," said Palmer. "I want to learn more about the academic programs too. I want to major in engineering, so that is an important part to me."
Palmer has no visits scheduled at this time and he does not plan to take any official visits until after his senior season. He does not plan to make his decision until close to Signing Day in 2019, so he is going to keep doing his routine right now and worry about recruiting months down the road.
"I do not care about how many offers I have or what I am ranked," said Palmer. "I am just going to work hard every time and train, take care of my grades and just go thtough the recruiting process.
"I am not even on my phone with coaches all the time. I will be more later, but I am not too worried about that stuff right now. All I am focused on right now is being the best I can be."
Palmer plans to release his top five around mid season.