Allendale tight end Nate Umlor had seven Division I scholarship offers on the table and more were likely to come.
But Umlor, who is a junior, had heard enough. Umlor announced this weekend that he has verbally committed to Western University.
Umlor, 6-foot-5, 250 pounds, received offers from the University of Illinois, as well as Central Michigan, Toledo, Miami of Ohio, Ball State and Eastern Kentucky. He decided, though, that Western is the best fit for him.
“Western has been recruiting me even before my junior year started,” Umlor said. “I visited the school and fell in love with the place.