The adjustment from high school to college is a huge one. This season, five football recruits opted to enroll at Northwestern after winter break to take classes and get ahead on learning the playbook and practicing with the team. We were lucky to catch up with four of the five early-enrollees (sorry, Andrew Leota!). Here’s what they had to say after finishing up spring ball.

Greg Newsome, CB

• On the decision to enroll early:“For me it was a pretty hard decision. I’m missing out on a prom and all the senior festivities going on at my school.