MATTHEWS, NC — A week and a half ago, Concord (NC) four-star defensive tackle Rick Sandidge narrowed his focus a bit. Sandidge released a top 11 that consists of Virginia Tech, Ohio State, South Carolina, NC State, North Carolina, Michigan, Florida State, Florida, Georgia, LSU and Miami.

On Sunday, at the Charlotte stop of Nike’s The Opening Regionals, Sandidge said he isn’t sure what his next step will be or when. But he said he’s looking at a few different factors when deciding who will make his list as he continues to narrow it down.

“I’ve gotten to talk to the people that are there,” Sandidge said of his top 11 schools. “That’s pretty much it, because the facility doesn’t matter that much to me, the tradition doesn’t matter to me. What matters is what’s going to happen with the people there while I’m there.”

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