St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights, MN) rising senior Isaac Hayes would like to have made his college choice by summer’s end. With the beginning of summer rapidly approaching, five schools currently have the 6-3, 270-pound offensive lineman’s attention.

“At this point, including offers and everything, my top five in no particular order is Stanford, Virginia Tech, Minnesota, Oregon State and Georgia Tech. I don’t have offers from [Georgia Tech and Stanford]. One of the main things I’m looking for is a good academic school. I want to go to college and play football. The NFL is every kid’s dream, but not every player makes it and I want to have something to fall back on once football is over.”

Hayes started at left offensive guard this past season as a junior, earning honorable mention all-conference honors for his performance. College interest began to trickle in shortly after the 2010 season and has increased throughout this year.

“I had interest from colleges over the winter. Schools started sending stuff, but it wasn’t until Signing Day that I started to receive big interest. Virginia Tech offered me around then. It was my first big FBS offer,” Hayes said. “My coach told me Coach Newsome from Virginia Tech wanted me to call. It was ridiculous. They offered that day.”

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