Texas DT heads to Big 12 North
Ft. Worth Wyatt defensive tackle Quintin Echols has made a surprise decision with his commitment.
Despite lining up visits with Colorado, Washington, Oklahoma State Georgia Tech and getting attention from others, Echols has committed to Kansas State.
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"Coach Peterson visited with me on Thursday and offered me a scholarship," Echols, who is 6-foot-2 and 300 pounds, said.
"After he visited, I was 80 percent sure that I was going to commit because it's such a great school. I wanted to be sure, though. So I talked it over with my mother on Saturday and decided to commit."
Echols, who has been clocked at 4.9-seconds in the 40-yard dash and has a 380-pound bench-press, said he is now complete with the recruiting process and will only visit K-State next weekend.
K-State fans will also like to know that Echols is the cousin of former Wildcat great Joe Gordon.
"That played a role," Echols said.
"I talked to him about Bill Snyder and he said I needed to go play for him because I will learn how to be a man."