In today’s Tribune, we had a quick blurb on Scottsdale Chaparral football player Mike Cummings committing to the University of Montana. Cummings had interest from bigger schools such as Colorado State and Nevada, but instead chose the traditional Division I-AA power from the Big Sky Conference.
Cummings visited Montana this weekend and told the coaches his intentions before leaving.
I asked Chaparral coach Charlie Ragle if Cummings ever thought about going the junior college route and then trying to play for a bigger school, but Ragle said that was discussed just briefly and not seriously considered. Former Saguaro safety Max Tabach did so after leading the nation in interceptions in 2006, and turned a good year at Glendale Community College into a scholarship from Arizona State.
Cummings, though, was thoroughly impressed by Montana, and is excited to be a member of the Grizzlies.
