Christian Westerman transferring to ASU

[sundevilscott]

Devils Digest ‏ @ DevilsDigest
Source: Auburn offensive lineman Christian Westerman was granted his release and signed his scholarship paperwork with ASU today.

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Needless to say this is huge for ASU.

 

[Absolute Zero]

Devils Digest ‏ @ DevilsDigest release and signed his scholarship paperwork with ASU today.

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Needless to say this is huge for ASU.

 

[HooverDam]

Well nice to get one of the highly recruited Arizona O-lineman back.

I assume unless Auburn gets hits with big sanctions, he'll have to sit out a year, with 2 more to play. Hopefully he kills it in the weight room and makes a big impact once he can play.

 

[Absolute Zero]

Another Hamilton grad comes back to ASU--- 6-4 295, was one of the top prospects coming out of HS.

Check it out:
2011 -- Did not play while redshirting.
HIGH SCHOOL -- Named the nation's No. 2 offensive tackle and the No. 6 player nationally by ESPN.com/Scouts, Inc. ... Ranked as the nation's No. 1 offensive guard and the No. 17 player in the nation by Scout.com ... Rated as the No. 3 offensive tackle in the nation, the No. 1 recruit from Arizona and the No. 26 player overall nationally by 247Sports ... Listed as the nation's No. 3 offensive tackle, the No. 1 player in the state of Arizona and the No. 27 player in the nation overall by Rivals.com ... Ranked as the nation's No. 5 offensive tackle and the No. 16 overall prospect in the MaxPreps Top 100 ... Named to the PrepStar Dream Team as the No. 8-ranked player in the nation ... Named an All-American, the nation's No. 2 offensive lineman and the No. 2 recruit from Arizona by SuperPrep, and the No. 21 overall player nationally in the SuperPrep Elite 50 ... Selected to play in the 2011 Under Armour All-American game following his senior season ... Named to USA Today's All-USA first team offense ... Helped lead his team to back to back undefeated junior and senior year seasons with an overall record of 29-0 ... Also was a part of three state championships ... Listed on Associated Press' Top 25 best players in the West.

http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/westerman_christian00.html

 

[Brian in Mesa]

 

[sundevilscott]

Well nice to get one of the highly recruited Arizona O-lineman back.

I assume unless Auburn gets hits with big sanctions, he'll have to sit out a year, with 2 more to play. Hopefully he kills it in the weight room and makes a big impact once he can play.

Correct

 

[CatBoxBackFan]

Just saw this on twitter:
Jason Jewell ‏@jason247scout
False alarm. Confirmed w/ Westerman's dad that Christian has not been released.

 

[PoolBoy]

From ASUDevils.com twitter:

"The Westerman transfer is not official. We didn't say he signed. We reported he was going to transfer. Needs Auburn release and it'll happen. "

"Can't imagine Auburn refusing release with new coaching transition, possibility of sanctions. That would be nearly unprecedented."

 

[sundevilscott]

Just a matter of time now I guess.

 

[Absolute Zero]

Per the Azcentral.com article, he would be able to play for ASU NEXT YEAR... IF Auburn gets put on probation.

 

[Gaddabout]

Per the Azcentral.com article, he would be able to play for ASU NEXT YEAR... IF Auburn gets put on probation.

Unlikely to happen on a timetable that would allow Westerman to play. Just FYI.

 

[Absolute Zero]

Unlikely to happen on a timetable that would allow Westerman to play. Just FYI.

 

[overseascardfan]

Bordow wrote a little editorial on how Westerman's decision to transfer to ASU (still in progress), shows AZ kids that the lights and glamour of the SEC may not be all they are cracked up to be due to possible lack of playing time and distance from home (family & friends). Hopefully this serves as an inadvertant recruiting tool to get some of our blue chippers to stay in state.