2025 linebacker Hayden Tumminia, a rising sophomore at Milton HS, accompanied his teammate Ryan Ghea and a few other 2025 prospects from the state of Georgia this past Thursday during Western Kentucky's final spring practice.
Tumminia spoke with InsideHilltopperSports.com about his visit with the Hilltoppers and what a few of his takeaways were.
I visited this past Thursday with my buddies from Georgia who are also top 2025 recruits from the state," Tumminia said. "Honestly, the culture was amazing. I’ve been to a bunch of schools with amazing facilities but when I think about culture it comes down to the people. You can tell this staff is aligned to greatness and have a whatever it takes attitude."
The 5-foot-11, 205-pound rising sophomore also shared which coaches he was connecting with.
"From Coach Helton to Coach Summers to Coach Vestal, when I had 1-on-1 talks, they gave me real feedback," Tumminia said. "They took the time to watch and study my film. They asked me great questions about how I could help the program and asked why I thought it was a good fit."
Tumminia communicated his appreciation for WKU defensive coordinator Tyson Summers and the time he took to sit down and analyze his film.
I spent time watching film with Coach Summers. The level WKU cares about their programs and it's recruits speaks volumes. Coach Summers plays a in-your-face defensive style. He plays defense like he’s in offense. In addition to my physicality, over the past three years I’ve focused on speed and coverage. The game as changed and backers now need to be able to play in space. In addition to working with a trainer, I took on wrestling and lacrosse to add to my versality."
Seeing as Tumminia is still in the early stages of his recruitment journey, he talked about how important his visit to The Hill was regarding building relationships with the coaching staff early.
"Huge," Tumminia said. "Not only to get a feel for the program, facilities, and coaches, but also to really look at the school's size, degree options, etc. I have five brothers and my oldest had an offer to play at Wake Forest and other schools and he told me start as early as you can so you can find the right home."
Tumminia also talked about what makes him standout from other players and why he feels Coach Summers and him hit it off really well.
"Instincts helps with physicality, but one thing I do that a lot of high schools don’t do is watch film," Tumminia said. "I spend hours watching film and studying offenses, how they work and their tendencies. Coach Summers and I hit it off with that."
As Tumminia continues his career at Milton High School, he shared a few aspects of his game that are going to make him a dangerous player by the time he reaches the college level.
"Physicality and effort," Tumminia said. "I am extremely competitive and that drives me to an obsession to outwork all of my peers. The way I see it, effort, attitude, and physicality are characteristics I can control every day and that has allowed me to be successful in most things I do. I was one of two freshman invited to play on Milton’s GA 7A runner up football team last season. If you had to ask me for one, I'd say physical toughness."
Tumminia spoke with InsideHilltopperSports.com about his visit with the Hilltoppers and what a few of his takeaways were.
I visited this past Thursday with my buddies from Georgia who are also top 2025 recruits from the state," Tumminia said. "Honestly, the culture was amazing. I’ve been to a bunch of schools with amazing facilities but when I think about culture it comes down to the people. You can tell this staff is aligned to greatness and have a whatever it takes attitude."
The 5-foot-11, 205-pound rising sophomore also shared which coaches he was connecting with.
"From Coach Helton to Coach Summers to Coach Vestal, when I had 1-on-1 talks, they gave me real feedback," Tumminia said. "They took the time to watch and study my film. They asked me great questions about how I could help the program and asked why I thought it was a good fit."
Tumminia communicated his appreciation for WKU defensive coordinator Tyson Summers and the time he took to sit down and analyze his film.
I spent time watching film with Coach Summers. The level WKU cares about their programs and it's recruits speaks volumes. Coach Summers plays a in-your-face defensive style. He plays defense like he’s in offense. In addition to my physicality, over the past three years I’ve focused on speed and coverage. The game as changed and backers now need to be able to play in space. In addition to working with a trainer, I took on wrestling and lacrosse to add to my versality."
Seeing as Tumminia is still in the early stages of his recruitment journey, he talked about how important his visit to The Hill was regarding building relationships with the coaching staff early.
"Huge," Tumminia said. "Not only to get a feel for the program, facilities, and coaches, but also to really look at the school's size, degree options, etc. I have five brothers and my oldest had an offer to play at Wake Forest and other schools and he told me start as early as you can so you can find the right home."
Tumminia also talked about what makes him standout from other players and why he feels Coach Summers and him hit it off really well.
"Instincts helps with physicality, but one thing I do that a lot of high schools don’t do is watch film," Tumminia said. "I spend hours watching film and studying offenses, how they work and their tendencies. Coach Summers and I hit it off with that."
As Tumminia continues his career at Milton High School, he shared a few aspects of his game that are going to make him a dangerous player by the time he reaches the college level.
"Physicality and effort," Tumminia said. "I am extremely competitive and that drives me to an obsession to outwork all of my peers. The way I see it, effort, attitude, and physicality are characteristics I can control every day and that has allowed me to be successful in most things I do. I was one of two freshman invited to play on Milton’s GA 7A runner up football team last season. If you had to ask me for one, I'd say physical toughness."
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