Texas A&M Football
Nate Askew discusses his time at A&M, switching positions
Key quotes from Nate Askew interview
"It has been a great experience. After pro day, a few teams wanted to have me come in. I was in Tampa yesterday."
"Meetings are like an official visit as a recruit. You meet with all the coaches. I had to do a physical because I wasn't at pro day."
"The only thing holding me back is my experience. The guy in Tampa told me that isn't always a bad thing."
"I'm going to miss Aggieland. I was training in Florida for two months and I really missed it. It's something you don't understand until you are here. This will always be home for me."
"If I play in the 4-3 defense, I won't have to add any weight. If I play outside at 3-4, I'll have to get up to 250."
Nate Askew
"I feel most comfortable as an outside 3-4 linebacker off the edge, but I can play WILL because I have before."
"San Antonio recruiting is underestimated. We had a lot of good guys come out of there."
"When they sent me a letter to come to A&M Junior Day, I wasn't interested. When I stepped on campus, it felt like home."
"I played in the All-American Bowl my senior season. Everyone would ask me why I was going to A&M. Now look at us."
"Coach Sherman is my guy. He's the reason I really came here. I thought about transferring, but A&M was the place to be."
"I never wanted to be a problem. Inside I was hurting [not being on the field]. I used to go to practice like, 'Why am I here?'"
"When they told me to switch to linebacker, at that point, I was ready to leave. I wasn't going to play defense."
"I reached out to Sean Porter and he thought I could do it. Spring came around and I fell in love with the position."
"I beat Cedric (Ogbuehi) off the edge one day, and from that moment I was hooked to the position."
"I had a really good game against SMU, and that was a confidence builder for me that I could play this position."
"It was all worth it in the end. From all that I had been through, it felt great to come out on top."
"Johnny is my guy. Like I said, I've known him since high school. He wants to win more than anybody I know."
"I would have wished to make the switch (to linebacker) after my junior year because I would have got to play with Sean and all those guys."
"I've considered coaching, but first I want to a business man. Still involved in athletics, just the business side."
"I just want to thank everybody for cheering for me when I was on the field and for being positive when I wasn't."
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