Indiana's Top 10 Viewed Stories for 2014: No. 6- Ashe Russell Commits to Texas A&M

December 26, 2014

By Phil Wade
Indiana Executive Director

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As we are coming to the end of another calendar year, we are going to countdown the top ten most viewed Indiana news stories of 2014. According to our research through our google analytics, these are the most viewed news stories by you the reader in 2014.

6. Ashe Russell Commits to Texas A&M

The sixth most read news story for 2014 took place on October 13th when we posted the article Ashe Russell Commits to Texas A&M.

After de-committing from Notre Dame in the summer, the top ranked player in Indiana's 2015 class verbally committed to Texas A&M. Russell had committed to the Fighting Irish between his freshman and sophomore year, but ultimately put himself back on the market in July.

“The first time I didn't get to go through it as much because I was so young,” Russell said. “I made a premature decision, but going through it this time, actually going through calls and visits, I enjoyed it. I thought it was a lot of fun. It's definitely a weight to take off my shoulders. I wanted to get that commitment under my belt so I knew where I was going next year.”

Russell said he received about 20 calls the day he de-committed, but quickly narrowed his list to Texas A&M and South Carolina. His summer teammate on the Evoshield Canes, RHP Beau Burrows (Weatherford HS, TX), shared his thoughts on the Aggies and passed Russell’s number along to the coaching staff. Russell made his official visit this past weekend, going to the football game and checking out the baseball facilities.

Read the entire article about his commitment to the Aggies HERE.