Top Recruitment after their faith and university is put on hold
Even before his football recruitment began, Weston Port wanted him to serve the Mormon mission for two years.
He saw his two older sisters do it and witnessed how it changed their lives. Since middle school, the four-star linebacker in San Juan Capistrano (Calif.) in San Juan Hills has also wanted it in his life.
The recruitment was featured and he ultimately chose it. UCLAPort, which means he will put his football future on hold for two years, stopping his superior momentum in high school, then heading to Westwood to continue his football journey, but that decision It never wavered from it.
Port will play his mission in Spain and will return to December 2026 or January 2027 to play for the Bruins.
“Whether I’m a footballer or anything else is happening in my life, it’s definitely a sacrifice. It’s a sacrifice,” Port said. “I have the opportunity to exercise. We take an hour in the morning. It’s not like what I have here, I’ve been playing football for the last few years. It’s a sacrifice for that part.
“But for me, what I was really thinking is that when I get back I’ll get better. I know myself, my greater leadership skills, my work habits, and what I need to succeed. I’ll go back with a deeper understanding of it. There are some sacrifices, but I’ll return a better setup for success.”
One of the many reasons UCLA won in Port recruitment is because the coaching staff were so embraced his decision to leave for two years to serve his church. Without nameing which schools, Port said all coaching staff weren’t as supportive.
“It was especially cool at UCLA. How supportive they were about the mission,” Port said. “The big part of the reason I chose to go to UCLA is because they said, you’re older and you’re back to something more mature.” So they try to help me as a person. The way I thought I was thinking was a big deal for me that UCLA prioritized me, not just this trading relationship.
“The coach had reached out to me to call, so I told them I was going to go on a mission, they said, “What? Why?’ It was 100% off at many schools. .”
The 5-star quarterback Rider Lions will continue to run missions after graduating from high school, but they believe that it will be a one-year service, but of the 40 or so schools, only one coach is sour. It looked like that. Ideas.
The Lions said: “Only one coach was like, ‘OK, we’re not going to recruit you.’ That’s their choice. The coach was pretty cool about it. Many of them see me as 2027 (prospect). That part was strange. Some schools said you committed to not taking 26 and said we were going to take ’26 and ’27. That was strange. ”
The Lions brother, Walker, served his mission and now USCwhich is why the Trojans are also very high for the top choice for a five-star quarterback. Oregon, BYUMichigan, Ohio and Olemis I conclude his favourites.
Determining missions can be difficult for quarterbacks, especially one of the Lions’ calibers. With the NFL millions being a very realistic possibility, there is momentum to play that position, train at an elite level, and stay at the top of the game.
This was considered by a star quarterback from Folsom, California. But there are also major considerations for him.
“That’s my faith,” said the Lions. “I also see my heavenly Father Jesus Christ blessed me in many ways. I missed many so that I could sacrifice 12 months. So what I sacrifice is merely a sign of my faith.”
For the 4-star Port, who is almost thrown back by a linebacker wearing a hard-hit neck roll of the 1980s, his recruitment has led to how his news about coach taking the mission I was informed and helped by whether I had responded.
Was they there for them or did they really want the best for him? That was important.
“From a young age, I always knew I wanted to serve on missions,” Port said. “In my life, I knew early on what my priorities were and what I wanted to focus on, that’s the gospel.
“It was a cool experience to go through the entire recruitment process and see who really cares about my growth. It was a decision I made before I knew I was good at soccer. Grade 8 By the time I knew that was the goal I had. My older sisters both served and how it would change their lives for the better and go with me. I was able to see what I thought.”
