{"id":26864,"date":"2023-06-16T09:59:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T16:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theumphx.com\/?p=26864"},"modified":"2023-06-20T08:15:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T15:15:39","slug":"like-father-like-son-the-road-to-football-recruiting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theumphx.com\/2023\/06\/16\/like-father-like-son-the-road-to-football-recruiting\/","title":{"rendered":"Like Father Like Son, The Road to Football Recruiting"},"content":{"rendered":"
Since the beginning of time there has been a long history of sons following in their father\u2019s footsteps. From career choices, to military enlistment to their college enrollment there are a lot of decisions that young men must make as they take the next step post high school.<\/p>\n
With Father\u2019s Day on Sunday, it is a good time to celebrate fathers and their sons and highlight one special Phoenix father son duo who are embarking on the college recruitment process together.<\/p>\n
Deciding on college is one of the biggest decision a student will make in their young life. Add to that being a college athlete and not only wanting to find the perfect school to play for, but also the hopes the coach decides to choose you, make finalizing your college decision that much more challenging.<\/p>\n
Naturally the unknowns are going to create a lot of questions and the student athlete in most cases will turn to their parents for guidance and answers.\u00a0 Parents play a significant role during recruiting, primarily helping to navigate a daunting process. College coaches often spend just as much time getting to know the parents as they do recruiting the athletes. This is one of the unique sides of college football recruiting\u00a0that only a select\u00a0group\u00a0of\u00a0fathers\u00a0and\u00a0sons experience first-hand.<\/p>\n
For Phoenix residents Chuck and Charlie LeVinus, recruiting has proven to be a special time in their lives.<\/p>\n
Charlie LeVinus, a class of 2025 rising Junior quarterback at Paradise Valley High School, is hoping to trade in his high school football jersey and suit up for a spot in a university line up.<\/p>\n
Charlie is just getting started in the recruiting process and has his dad right by his side. Charlie\u2019s father Chuck, grew up playing Arizona football at Cactus High School. He went on to play four years as the backup quarterback and on special team for West Virginia University. In 1988, for the first time in the school\u2019s history, West Virginia University had the record of 11-0. That same year Chuck returned to the valley with his team for the West Virginia\/Notre Dame Fiesta Bowl. That was WVU\u2019s first time ever playing in a New Year\u2019s Eve bowl game. Chuck went on to play a year of professional football in Spain where he quarterbacked their team to a National Championship.<\/p>\n