RB Master Teague contemplates his next move
May 01, 2017
Master Teague III is keeping his cards close to the vest as he approaches the end of his junior year.
The 4-star running back has narrowed down his list from 12 potential suitors, but he’s keeping that between him and his family, at least for now.
It would appear that South Carolina is still firmly in the mix.
“I think they’re a great school,” Teague said. “I’ve got a great relationship with the running back coach [bobby Bentley]. I think he’s great. I like the way he tells me he runs his running back room and how he teaches the guys. I think that’s awesome.
“I’ve been communicating a little bit with Coach Muschamp and he seems like a great guy as well.”
Teague, who attends Blackman High School in Murfreesboro, hasn’t visited South Carolina since last year, when he was on campus in the summer and again for the East Carolina game. However, he remains in close contact with Bentley.
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In fact, Bentley and Duke running backs coach Re’quan Boyette are the two coaches Teague’s grown closest to during the recruiting process.
“I feel like we think the same,” Teague said of Bentley. “I’ve been talking to him for a while, so I kind of know who he is. I don’t know everything, but I know a lot of things about him and his family, things like that. I think, over time, the relationship has built.”
This spring, Teague has visited Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Duke, Georgia, Ohio State and Tennessee.
System fit is among the criteria considered by the 5-foot-10 1/2, 210-pound prospect, who’s ranked by 247Sports as the No. 9 running back in the country.
“I feel like I can fit in there,” Teague said of South Carolina. “I feel like it’s a great way they run it. I feel like I could be comfortable in their offense.”
Among industry contacts, Auburn and Tennessee are also believed to be contenders.
Fatherly advice
Teague’s dad played tight end at Middle Tennessee State University, so he’s had those experiences at his disposal while moving through the recruiting process.
Now, Dr. Corey Teague is a psychology lecturer at MTSU and a licensed professional counselor at his own practice, which he runs with his wife.
“Definitely different back then without the social media and Twitter and all that, but the coaches visiting and stopping by the school, getting letters, all that is very similar,” Corey said. “It is a process. Listening to what people have to say and remembering what they say. If you talk to them again, do they say the same thing? But it’s pretty interesting. But it’s great.”
Both Corey and his wife are involved with Master as he moves through the recruiting process.
“The way I operate and do things, I try to diagnose. … Probably because of the field that I’m in, so I try to diagnose each school, each coach and the type of staff, stuff like that,” Corey said. “And then making sure that he is building relationships with these staffs — I can kind of tell which ones he’s closest to and the ones that kind of respond to him and the ones that really go beyond recruiting and try to get to know him. I try to pay attention to that.”
They also pay attention to potential fit.
“One thing we’ve been able to see and I don’t think it’s an issue or something that would keep us from going somewhere, but just understanding the running back room, what the running back looks like,” Corey said, “The guys that are there, how they’re being coached.”
Life outside of football also is important.
“You’re going to go and get football and you’re going to get academics, but what do you do outside of that? Character development, player development-type stuff. People that come in and talk to the team,” Corey said, “Opportunities for them to connect to the community: Athletes in Action, FCA, stuff like that. A lot of schools have that.
“How the coaching staff views that, do they view it definitely as something that they welcome?”
After football
Outside of football, Master keeps a pretty low profile. His faith is important to him.
In his downtime, he likes to watch TV and play video games, go swimming and shoot basketball in the driveway with his younger brother and sister. Admittedly, he’s kind of a homebody.
Though he’s yet to nail down a major in college, Master is interested in following his father’s footsteps in psychology. Working in some sort of ministry is another option.
“I feel like football is kind of the foundational part. God’s allowing me to have talent in that and kind of building a foundation for me to help others in some type of way,” he said, “But I don’t know what setting it will be in yet. I just know I want to do something along those lines.”
SECCOUNTRY
May 01, 2017
Master Teague III is keeping his cards close to the vest as he approaches the end of his junior year.
The 4-star running back has narrowed down his list from 12 potential suitors, but he’s keeping that between him and his family, at least for now.
It would appear that South Carolina is still firmly in the mix.
“I think they’re a great school,” Teague said. “I’ve got a great relationship with the running back coach [bobby Bentley]. I think he’s great. I like the way he tells me he runs his running back room and how he teaches the guys. I think that’s awesome.
“I’ve been communicating a little bit with Coach Muschamp and he seems like a great guy as well.”
Teague, who attends Blackman High School in Murfreesboro, hasn’t visited South Carolina since last year, when he was on campus in the summer and again for the East Carolina game. However, he remains in close contact with Bentley.
RELATED: Maxwell Iyama remains locked in with South Carolina
In fact, Bentley and Duke running backs coach Re’quan Boyette are the two coaches Teague’s grown closest to during the recruiting process.
“I feel like we think the same,” Teague said of Bentley. “I’ve been talking to him for a while, so I kind of know who he is. I don’t know everything, but I know a lot of things about him and his family, things like that. I think, over time, the relationship has built.”
This spring, Teague has visited Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Duke, Georgia, Ohio State and Tennessee.
System fit is among the criteria considered by the 5-foot-10 1/2, 210-pound prospect, who’s ranked by 247Sports as the No. 9 running back in the country.
“I feel like I can fit in there,” Teague said of South Carolina. “I feel like it’s a great way they run it. I feel like I could be comfortable in their offense.”
Among industry contacts, Auburn and Tennessee are also believed to be contenders.
Fatherly advice
Teague’s dad played tight end at Middle Tennessee State University, so he’s had those experiences at his disposal while moving through the recruiting process.
Now, Dr. Corey Teague is a psychology lecturer at MTSU and a licensed professional counselor at his own practice, which he runs with his wife.
“Definitely different back then without the social media and Twitter and all that, but the coaches visiting and stopping by the school, getting letters, all that is very similar,” Corey said. “It is a process. Listening to what people have to say and remembering what they say. If you talk to them again, do they say the same thing? But it’s pretty interesting. But it’s great.”
Both Corey and his wife are involved with Master as he moves through the recruiting process.
“The way I operate and do things, I try to diagnose. … Probably because of the field that I’m in, so I try to diagnose each school, each coach and the type of staff, stuff like that,” Corey said. “And then making sure that he is building relationships with these staffs — I can kind of tell which ones he’s closest to and the ones that kind of respond to him and the ones that really go beyond recruiting and try to get to know him. I try to pay attention to that.”
They also pay attention to potential fit.
“One thing we’ve been able to see and I don’t think it’s an issue or something that would keep us from going somewhere, but just understanding the running back room, what the running back looks like,” Corey said, “The guys that are there, how they’re being coached.”
Life outside of football also is important.
“You’re going to go and get football and you’re going to get academics, but what do you do outside of that? Character development, player development-type stuff. People that come in and talk to the team,” Corey said, “Opportunities for them to connect to the community: Athletes in Action, FCA, stuff like that. A lot of schools have that.
“How the coaching staff views that, do they view it definitely as something that they welcome?”
After football
Outside of football, Master keeps a pretty low profile. His faith is important to him.
In his downtime, he likes to watch TV and play video games, go swimming and shoot basketball in the driveway with his younger brother and sister. Admittedly, he’s kind of a homebody.
Though he’s yet to nail down a major in college, Master is interested in following his father’s footsteps in psychology. Working in some sort of ministry is another option.
“I feel like football is kind of the foundational part. God’s allowing me to have talent in that and kind of building a foundation for me to help others in some type of way,” he said, “But I don’t know what setting it will be in yet. I just know I want to do something along those lines.”
SECCOUNTRY
