Joey Capra enjoys ‘amazing’ official visit to Tempe
With the newly enacted NCAA rule that allows for official visits during a prospect’s junior season, Joey Capra couldn’t wait to check out the Sun Devils. Judging by his comments, his trip to ASU set the bat quite high for all other future visits for the Auburn (Calif.) offensive lineman.
“I loved the visit, it was amazing,” Capra said. “The whole facility, coaching staff…everything stood out. I saw the jerseys for next year and they are amazing. They are so cool….ASU offered me about a month ago. Because school just got out for us in California, my dad asked me what school I’d like to visit first and right there, I was like, ‘I want to see ASU first. That’s the first place I want to go.’ So I’m really interested in them and they are definitely high on my list.
“Coach Edwards is definitely an inspirational person and he’s pretty famous. It was amazing because you see him on TV all time and you’re like celebrity status and then you see him in person and he is down to earth and he talks to you and everything’s real. He gave me some good advice and told me it’s amazing here.”
Capra, who the younger brother of a pair of Pac-12 offensive linemen in Johnny Capra (Utah) and Jacob Capra (Oregon), is being recruited by ASU’s offensive line coach, Dave Christensen, who sees the lineman as a solid contributor for ASU’s front five.
“Coach Christensen sees me as a center or a guard,” Capra commented. “He likes my explosiveness and speed. I really enjoy his recruiting style, and the whole coaching staff is open and warm-hearted to everyone, just open to talking to them. I like how kind they are, funny and friendly.
“My host was Cohl Cabral and I got to hang out with him a bunch, learn from a player’s perspective what it’s like to play for ASU. He was amazing. He said it’s tough but it’s worth it, and once you get used to it, working at a high tempo and high pace, I’m gonna love it and gonna fit in great.”
Since Capra has just begun his recruiting process in earnest, he said that he didn’t have a short list yet, but that the visit to Tempe last weekend “definitely exceeded expectations.”
The lineman added that Duke, Washington State, Oregon State, Boise State and Army are all schools who along with ASU are recruiting him the hardest.
“I will be graduating early in December,” Capra noted, “so I want to make my decision in summer or the beginning of the season and I will sign in December.
“I was looking at majoring in business and the business program is amazing here (at ASU). I’m gonna go home and talk it over with my family, look at all that major at all the schools and see all my options.”
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