‘What’s a first down?’: Meet Tobi Haastrup, the accidental superstar and coveted recruit
New York TimesTobi Haastrup had no idea what to do. Mayde Creek defensive line coach Dechristeon Wilson, also the school’s assistant track coach, urged Haastrup to try football heading into his senior year. “The first thing I was told by the coaching staff was if I could get this kid to come out that looks great, is fast — he’s a great athlete,” Arogbonlo said of Haastrup. “I said, ‘OK.’ And I went and found him, and we started talking.” Haastrup and Arogbonlo hit it off quickly, bonding over their families’ Nigerian roots. “Because I’m still so new to the sport,” he said, “it’s definitely going to be one of the most important decisions I make in my life.” In a college football world in which prospects are often first identified in eighth or ninth grade, Haastrup’s story is rare.
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