BASKETBALL OR FOOTBALL? THE CHOICE SEEMED EASY FOR FLATHEAD HIGH SCHOOL STANDOUT BROCK OSWEILER AFTER STARTING EVERY GAME FOR THE BRAVES HOOPS TEAM AS A FRESHMAN. GONZAGA HEAD COACH MARK FEW HAD HIS EYES ON THE SIX-EIGHT CENTER EVER SINCE WATCHING HIM PLAY IN SPOKANE AS A SEVENTH GRADER...AND OFFERED HIM A SCHOLARSHIP.

***SOT-BROCK-13 SEC***
"IT WAS ACTUALLY JUNE 13 DURING THE SUMMER RIGHT AFTER MY FRESHMAN YEAR THAT I VERBALLY COMMITTED TO THEM AND GONZAGA SEEMED LIKE A PERFECT FIT AT THE TIME.

BUT TIMES CHANGE. AFTER TWO STELLAR SEASONS AS THE STARTING QUARTERBACK FOR THE BRAVES, THE HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR HAS BECOME A MAJOR NAME IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL CIRCLES. HE ALREADY HAS OFFERS TO PLAY QUARTERBACK FOR ARIZONA STATE, WASHINGTON STATE, AND STANFORD...MAKING HIS DECISION TOUGHER.

"ABOUT 20-25 SCHOOLS HAVE SHOWED QUITE A BIT OF INTEREST. FLORIDA STATE IS GOING TO FLY UP NEXT MONTH AND VISIT WITH ME AND WATCH A WORKOUT. UCLA WILL BE UP AND STUFF LIKE THAT, SO THERE'S PLENTY OF SCHOOLS THAT HAVE SHOWED INTEREST AND I'M KIND OF INTRIGUED BY."

WHAT DOESN'T INTEREST OSWEILER IS THE TANTALIZING POSSIBILITY OF PLAYING BOTH SPORTS IN COLLEGE. SOME SCHOOLS HAVE TRIED TO SELL HIM ON THE OPTION, BUT HE HAS NO DESIRE TO FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF OTHER GREAT TWO SPORT STARS.

""I THINK IT WOULD BE TOO MUCH ON MY BODY TO PLAY FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL. ESPECIALLY WITH THE TOLL A BODY CAN TAKE DURING FOOTBALL SEASON. AND NOT ONLY THAT BUT I WANT TO FOCUS ON ONE SPORT IN THE OFFSEASONS AS FAR AS WORKOUTS AND STUFF TO TRY AND GET TO THE NEXT LEVEL."

OSWEILER SAYS HE HOPES TO MAKE A FINAL DECISION BY THE END OF APRIL. IF HE CHOOSES HOOPS HE'S SET ON PLAYING AT GONZAGA. BUT IF FOOTBALL IS HIS CHOICE HE'LL NARROW IT DOWN TO ABOUT FIVE SCHOOLS AND START MAKING OFFICIAL RECRUITING VISITS IN THE FALL. IN KALISPELL, VARUN SRIRAM FOR THE MONTANA SPORTS NETWORK.