Brady Pretzlaff opened up his recruitment this week, the one-time Minnesota commit nonetheless planning to signal with a program in the course of the upcoming early signing interval.
Dedicated to Minnesota for nearly a yr, Pretzlaff is a scorching title on the recruiting circuit. Pretzlaff is a four-star linebacker per On3. He’s a 6-foot-3, 215-pound linebacker prospect from Gaylord Excessive Faculty (Gaylord, MI).
The choice to open up his dedication, he stated, got here all the way down to what he noticed was happening at Minnesota.
“There have been some adjustments that occurred at Minnesota like coaches leaving and another choices that got here up,” Pretzlaff informed USA TODAY Excessive Faculty Sports activities on Thursday.
“It undoubtedly wasn’t a straightforward choice however me and my household got here to the choice that it might be finest to try the choices and decommit from Minnesota.”
Pretzlaff isn’t planning any extra visits, he says. He’s all the way down to 4 particular colleges in Michigan State, Michigan, Illinois, and Stanford. It’s a remaining 4, however not a remaining 4.
“Not likely a remaining 4 as a result of there have been different colleges reaching out and people could be within the high 4 if they provide,” Pretzlaff stated.
Washington is a program that the linebacker stated may get within the combine in the event that they provided.
In early December, Pretzlaff was provided by Michigan.
“It undoubtedly was one thing that meant so much being an in-state staff that I watched rising up,” Pretzlaff stated. “And so they have had quite a lot of success lately.”