UNH lands Massachusetts recruit
Roger Brown
nhfootballreport.com
Chris Setian's name has been added to the list of players who will be joining the University of New Hampshire football program next season.
According the the Springfield (Mass.) Republican, Setian (pictured) committed to UNH last week shortly after learning he had been accepted into the school. Bryant, Marist and Rhode Island were among the other schools he was considering.
Setian, a 5-foot-10, 220-pound running back/linebacker, is a non-scholarship recruit who lives in East Longmeadow, Mass.
"I'm not a walk-on, I have a spot on the team,"Setian told the Republican. "They set it up so your scholarship is based on how much you play, where you are on the depth chart. I have control of my own destiny and I love that challenge."
Setian, 19, was named the 2008 Class B Prep School Player of the Year after he led Suffield (Conn.) Academy to a Super Bowl championship. He gained 1,529 yards and scored 23 touchdowns in nine games with Suffield.
Setian joined the Suffield program after playing high school football for East Longmeadow High School. He led East Longmeadow to a Super Bowl appearance in 2007, when he ran for 2,023 yards and scored 28 touchdowns. After his senior season he received the Norman Dagenais Award as the top player in Western Massachusetts.
