Santino Marchiol plays at the football factory that is the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. It's only natural that he would be ranked highly by all of the recruiting services and 247Sports has him as the No. 7 inside linebacker in the class of 2017. The 6'2", 222-pound has made his decision and he's headed out west.
And we got the ceremonial confirmation tweet from head coach Kevin Sumlin as well:
Marchiol went into detail about his decision with 247Sports.
"I'm excited to play at such an amazing place that's incredibly passionate about the game I love," he said. "I'm thankful for the opportunity to play in front of such a blessed environment like the 12th Man and in the top division in college football."
247Sports' composite rankings have Marchiol at No. 16 among all inside linebackers in the class of 2017. He also had offers from Florida, Florida State, LSU, N.C. State and Ohio State.
[h/t CollegeSpun]
