In the end, says Greg Newsome, the opportunity to play with elite players from around the country was too good to pass up.

That’s why the three-star 2018 Northwestern cornerback commitment decided to transfer from Carol Stream (Ill.) Glenbard North to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. Newsome announced his understandable but still surprising decision on Saturday.

What spurred Newsome to seek out IMG? How difficult was it for him to tell his teammates and coaches at Glenbard North? What was Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald’s reaction to Newsome’s plan?

We went one-on-one with Newsome, one of the Wildcats’ highest rated commits, to get the answers to those questions, and more, in this WildcatReport premium story.

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