Potoae to decide between two
Benning Potoa'e took his official visit to Washington this past weekend and absolutely loved it.
Living close to campus and having his brother play there, Potoa'e though he knew everything about the Huskies. He learned even more during his trip.
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"It was phenomenal," Potoa'e said. "I loved it. I enjoyed it. I didn't think I could learn anything more about Washington but they just completely had my mind blown.
"Meeting with the coaches and getting closer with them, feeling the vibe they had, they really care about their players and invest more than just football in them. They want to build them as a man and a student, not only as a football player."
The four-star defensive end from nearby Lakewood (Wash.) Lakes said Washington continues to impress him and that every time he heads over to campus that things continue to get better.
"It felt like I was at home," Potoa'e said. "I am at home. My house is just down the street. There are a lot of things adding to UW and increasing my interest in them."
It is a pivotal time for the 6-foot-4, 270-pound four-star prospect since Potoa'e plans to announce his commitment on Thursday. Washington and UCLA are the two finalists and as much as Potoa'e talks up the Huskies, he seems just as interested in the Bruins.
"My visit with them they raised the bar really high," Potoa'e said of UCLA, where he visited in November.
"Everything was amazing over there. The coaches, the players, just what they do over there as a program and what they have planned for me and how they're going to use me. If you get a degree from there you're pretty much open to a lot of jobs so just everything about UCLA was eye-opening for me."