(S25) - PT 3 - Early Decisions

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At first Guy Fields starting playing soccer in high school before he ever even thought about football. After a bit it became clear that this would not be his sport, so he switched over to the football program playing as Linebacker and Safety. While he enjoyed the safety position, he always felt more comfortable as a Linebacker and played mostly in defense, although he saw some action in Special Teams.

He was being regarded a 4-star recruit, so he got many offers in his last year of high school. His final decision came down to chose between Northwestern and Washington State. While both universities feature great football programs, he decided to stay at home in his state of Illinois and play for the Northwestern Wildcats.

Guy worked his way up the depth chart in his Freshman season working mostly in coverage but had problems at stopping the run game. So most of his off-season work was focussed on becoming a complete package at Linebacker and less focus on the pass game and even learning more about Blitz Packages and blitzing itself. In his Junior season he had to sit out the last 4 games while he suffered an injury to his shoulder. In his last college season he would still be used mostly in coverage and recorded 6 interceptions and won the Pinstripe bowl with his team.