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*"Nicholas Ayers: Case Study" - Faded - 04-12-2020 In Arizona High School sports, students across the desert like to see Quarterbacks throw to Wide Receivers, and Secondaries absolutely tearing up what the Offense has to offer. However, it is important to always take a glance at the heroes on the ground; those that do their darnest to chug the ball for important gains, or change the face of a game with important moves that set the tone for how the games are gonna go out. That is where Nicholas Ayers comes in, the Long Haired Legend from Arizona school Desert Ridge, and Starter at Arizona State. This ball of fury has gotten scouts across the Pac-12 and Mountain West paying attention top his monstrous output across his seasons in High School. Ayers has set records at his school for most yards in a game, with 376 yards, and the most touchdowns in a game by a single player, with a ground breaking [u]6[u] against a division rival, cementing himself in school lore. It is crazy to look back even further to get a grasp at the following; Ayers hasn't played much football before freshman year. He took a handle of the pigskin midway through freshman year, as the Running Back and Head Coach made an attempt to drag him away from what he was already doing, which was Marching Band playing his Clarinet. After trying to make attempts to work things out with his Director of Bands and the Football program, he ultimately made the decision to quit marching band. He wouldn't wear the band uniform again. After his junior year of high school, he was met at a crossroads. He had began on the track to finish high school perfectly fine, and his grades were not holding him back from moving onward to college. It was just a matter of where to go. The first call he had gotten from a University was from Utah, as their scouts had a great appreciation for his ability to, "turn on the jets and blast off," according to scout Tyson Fordhill, Arizona native and alumni of the same high school Ayers went to. Ayers stayed resilient, as he waited throughout his Senior year to see if he had other options. At the time he played his last down in high school football, He had caught the attention of 4 schools in Pac-12 and 2 in Mountain West. At National Signing Day, he decided to stick with his hometown school of Arizona State, which was to the delight of most at his school, scouts in the state, his dad, but not his mom, an alum from University of Arizona. Ayers was now an 18 year old, an "adult," and now, a football player with big dreams ahead. He went on to ASU's campus for the first time and soaked in what he had been dreaming of for his whole life; playing collegiate level football for his dream school. Even though he quit marching band in High School, he still kept tooting horns and playing drums, and decided to major in Jazz Performance in College. College was a blast for him, as he got glimpses of states that he had never been too, such as New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Oregon, and other Southwest and Rocky Mountain states. He kept his consistent attitude from high school into college, and continued to dominate. He lit up scouts from all around the DSFL, and made some people very ecstatic for what his future could unfurl into. Now that he is a senior, he thinks that he is ready to continue his great gameplay to new heights. We shall wait and see where he goes on the 22nd. *"Nicholas Ayers: Case Study" - IsaStarcrossed - 04-13-2020 I always enjoy reading character stories and background write ups! Its good to see that Ayers is the loyal sort. Going to Arizona because that was his home and all. I'm sure teams will take note of that loyalty come draft time. *"Nicholas Ayers: Case Study" - J0EB - 04-13-2020 Let's go Sun Devils! Nice article Faded!