One thing is for sure, Seantrel Henderson will make an informed decision. The nation's number one football recruit and his parents are doing their due diligence in researching school’s academic offerings, program facilities, coaches personalities, player camaraderie and fan support. Seantrel has gone on numerous official and unofficial visits, attended games at some of the most prestigious (and the country's newest) college football venues and has taken time to get to know players and coaches on a personal level.

For a phenomenal talent that has been wooed by just about every school in the nation, Seantrel has handled his recruitment with extreme maturity. He has not led any schools or coaches on, he has not given into pressure to give an early verbal commitment and he is weighing all of his options before making his final decision. So far Henderson has taken official visits to Notre Dame, USC and Ohio State. He is planning on taking his fourth official visit to Florida this weekend and his fifth is yet to be determined. In addition to the official visits Seantrel has taken unofficial visits to Minnesota and Iowa. As signing day approaches, Seantrel is preparing for his final official visits and then plans on making one program quite happy in early February.

GopherHole.com's Nadine Babu chatted with Henderson after his Cretin-Derham Hall basketball team played this past weekend to get an update on his recruitment.


GH: What do you like about Notre Dame?

SH: The tradition they have there – that, and the academics. It's like getting an Ivy League education without going to an Ivy League school.


GH: What reservations do you have about Notre Dame?

SH: It might be too small; it's a smaller college town and doesn't have the advantages of being in a big city.


GH: Best thing about USC?

SH: Everything pretty much. The city of LA has a lot to do. All of their education aspects are great. Everything out there is real nice. Their atmosphere is good; the teammates and the coaches all get along so well.


GH: Is there a negative to USC?

SH: I don’t know – everything is fast out there so maybe that. LA is a fast moving city.


GH: What did you like about Ohio State?

SH: Kind of the same as USC, the atmosphere in the city of Columbus is great. Everyone on game day is all in to it.


GH: Do you have any reservations about Ohio State?

SH: The class sizes are very big there, maybe too big with 250 kids in classes.


GH: What was the best thing about the Iowa unofficial visit?

SH: I only saw the game at Iowa and I didn’t get to see a lot more than that.


GH: Will you take an official visit to Iowa?

SH: I don’t know. I am deciding on an official visit between Iowa, Oklahoma and Miami.


GH: What do you like best about Minnesota?

SH: I know that if I go to Minnesota I’ll have a lot of support from my family and friends. That’s important to me.


GH: Is there a negative about Minnesota?

SH: They went 6-6 this year and it’s kind of been up and down here.


GH: Tell me about Tim Brewster’s visit to your home.

SH: It was cool. We had a good talk about pretty much everything. It was a good talk.


GH: What do you think about Gopher OL coach Tim Davis?

SH: Tim Davis is a really cool guy. He’s a real good coach and has sent guys to the NFL.


GH: Will JD Pride’s decision have any bearing on yours?

SH: No, no. He’s my boy but we both have to do what’s right for ourselves.


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