"I talked to 'coach Pete' (Chris Petersen) over the weekend," Banks told Dawgman.com. "It's always good catching up with him. We don't talk about football much although he does ask how things are going and if I'm ready for the start of my season, but we mostly just talk about how life is going, how my family is, stuff like that. It's really comfortable talking to him even though he's a head coach. Actually, all of the head coaches I talk to a pretty easy to talk to."
"I had a great time up there (in the spring) when I visited and it really felt comfortable for me," Banks said. "The campus is amazing and they are really focused on you as a person, not just as a player. That's a special thing that they do for their players. They get your ready for life after football too, but they also focus a lot on getting better every day as a player."
"I'm visiting (Seattle) when they play USC (September 27th) and I'm really looking forward to that one," Banks said. "I'm working on setting up the other visits right now. I've been talking with Alabama about coming down for their game against LSU (November 9th) and then the others I just have to figure out my schedule and see when I can fit visits in."
"I am looking at academics and football, but I am also looking for a place that feels like home and staff that will help me get ready for life after football," Banks said. "Basically, I want a program that will help me become the best 'me' I can be and that includes everything."
As a junior last season, Banks helped lead Narbonne to a 10-4 record by posting 61 tackles, 20 tackles-for-loss and 13 sacks.
"I will play wherever I am needed," Banks said. "Wherever I choose, I know the coaches will put me in a position to succeed and to help the team. That's all I want to do.”
"I wanted to get quicker and get faster," Banks noted. "I have good speed, but I wanted to get as fast as possible so I could track things down all over the field. I work on speed drills and angles, stuff like that, helping my feet to get quicker, ladder drills, all that stuff is helpful in getting you faster.”
"I can't believe it's my senior season. It seems like just yesterday I was a freshman and didn't know what was going on and now I am getting ready to finish up my (high school) career and then choose a school.”
"I've been blessed to have all of these opportunities available to me, but I haven't finished things up yet, so that's what I am more focused on right now."
