Three-star WR wavering on SMU

Lavernia, Texas wide receiver Corey Fuller has plenty to look forward to as playoffs approach in his final season playing high school football. He also has plenty to look forward to on the next level as a big promising wide receiver, though where exactly he will be looking forward to has a little less certainty these days.

Fuller had anticipated making trips to Vanderbilt and TCU along with a visit to SMU the school he is currently committed to. However, the recent firing of SMU head coach Phil Bennett has had a significant impact on Fuller's outlook.

"(SMU offensive line coach) Coach Vinklarek called me the Wednesday after it happened," Fuller said of the Bennett firing. "I don't know if SMU's going to be in the picture. TCU was never really my second choice. I made my decision a little early when I committed to SMU. I was trying to decide between the two of them and that was the big breaker when all of those coaches were fired."

Though SMU looks to be losing favor from Fuller, he is yet to officially back out of his commitment to the Mustangs.

"I'm still committed," he said. "I haven't decommitted yet."

Fuller plans on taking an official visit to see TCU first and then a visit to Nashville to see Vanderbilt as well. And there is also another school that could sneak into the picture late as some recent interest from Northwestern has caught Fuller's attention.

Though his uncertainty about college is still a concern for Fuller, most of his attention these days is on the fast-approaching playoffs.

"We're going to play in the district playoffs this Thursday," he said. "We're playing the team we played the first game of the season. We beat them 44-20 but they're totally changed and they're playing so much better."

Though Fuller is concerned about the opponent in front of him, he also has confidence in his team, and with good reason. With that confidence comes high expectations.

"In our district we're district champs and we just killed everyone in our district," he said. "If we don't win state, we might as well not even go."