As summer ends and school begins, Nate Sheppard has an important decision to make: where he will play college football for the next four or five years.

The three-star running back from Mandeville (La.) narrowed his decision down to five schools earlier this month: Duke, Cal, Tulane, Cincinnati, and Northwestern. Time is of the essence as he plans to announce his decision on Aug. 23.

Sheppard, who took his final official visit to Northwestern on June 21, broke down each of his final five schools for WildcatReport.

Find what the 5-foot-11, 185-pounder had to see about each program in this WildcatReport premium story for subscribers only. Not a WildcatReport subscriber? Sign up today!