Anthony Alford, QB on 247 Sports

...“Right now I haven’t really focused on [recruiting],” he said. “I’m getting through this week and then I’m narrowing it down.”

Though he doesn’t have a list of finalists, Alford does have a good idea where he wants to visit. He’s already taken one official visit to Nebraska and hopes to add officials to Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Southern Miss and LSU.

Over the course of all of his visits, one factor that will play as big of a role as football is his baseball opportunities. That priority is one that Nebraska took very seriously on his trip to Lincoln.

“At Nebraska, I talked to the baseball and the football coach,” he said. “Coach (Darin) Ernstad and Coach (Bo) Pelini and I talked to the AD and they told me how they were going to do things if I came up there and played baseball and football. They had a schedule made up for me out there and they basically had it all drawn out.”

On the football side of things, Alford is keeping a close eye on offensive philosophy, hoping to find a system similar to the spread that his high school program employed.

“I’m just looking at schools I’m going to be able to fit in at and I’m going to be able to fit in with the offense,” he said. “Schools that are going to be real with me and I can be comfortable with the coaches communication wise and who I can trust. I do want to be in a spread offense, the same offense that I ran in high school.”

While Nebraska was Alford’s only official visit to date, he has already visited LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and LSU for unofficial visits. However, Alford doesn’t differentiate much between the group and is in no hurry to name any favorites.

“All of the trips stood out,” he said. “I like the atmosphere and I like the offense at all of those schools. I’m just going to weigh my options.”