Bosco pass rush demon Cole Aubrey recaps Junior Day
There are recruits who tout gaudy stats on their Hudl and the opposition is questionable. And then there are recruits such as St. John Bosco's Cole Aubrey, who week after week put in work against top competition and is waiting for more colleges to notice.
The outside linebacker visited Stanford for two days starting Friday and the Cardinal coaches are among many keeping tabs on the Trinity League's sack leader. He finished his junior season with 72 tackles, 14 tackles for a loss, 15 sacks, 3 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery.
"The highlights of the two days that were football related was how much time I got to spend one-on-one with the coaches," he messaged to Cardinal Sports Report. "I also really got to see what a day in life of a Stanford player was like through going to team meals, watching film with the players and going to a practice. What stood out non-football was spending time with the faculty members and hearing about each department."
Stanford's junior days are known to be packed with activities and are often cited by recruits as the only one that involves professors interacting with recruits about possible areas of study. And Aubrey is a serious student with a 4.0 GPA and offers from Army, Dartmouth and Yale. Boston College has also offered.
Aubrey credited his parents with pushing him not to settle for excellence in only football. And what he heard in his conversations with the Stanford coaches appealed to that mindset.
"I was impressed that they don’t just teach about football but also about life in general," he said.
Aubrey's most pressing question for the student-athletes he met was how they managed their schedules. He found it comforting that the football players take summer courses to lighten the load during the fall.
Aubrey spent a couple hours talking to former Bosco player Kyle McCombs, who is a walk-on tight end, and McCombs shared with Aubrey what he enjoyed about Stanford.
On the football side, Aubrey sat in on an outside linebacker meeting with defensive coordinator Lance Anderson. He felt comfortable in the environment that he described as being similar to Bosco, which is one of the strongest programs in the entire country.
"I spoke with Coach Anderson the most and we spent an hour just breaking down film of how I fit into their defensive scheme," Aubrey said.
The Cardinal coaches let Aubrey know that he's on their board. Given how careful the Cardinal are with offers, Aubrey may be asked to camp to help the coaches get an in-person evaluation.
Whether if it's on The Farm or another team, Aubrey will bring the non-stop motor for the game that's drawn praise from the coaches who watch him play.