Prep QB Prince Inches Away From BYU
It is looking more and more likely that highly touted prep quarterback Kevin Prince of California's Crespi Carmelite High will not end up at Brigham Young University.
Prince told scout.com on Wednesday that Washington and UCLA have pulled ahead of BYU in the race to get the recruit that many recruiting services are calling one of the top 25 prep quarterbacks in the country.
Prince has said BYU has offered him a scholarship, but a coach at BYU told a former colleague of mine that the Cougars are not recruiting a quarterback this year.
Whom to believe?
My guess is that the Cougars were originally recruiting Prince, who is LDS, but backed off somewhat when they figured out he was going to either UCLA or Washington. That's just a guess.
Cougar coaches have been quoted by The Recruiting Trail and elsewhere as saying they would like to sign one quarterback per year.
Prince said it is close between Washington and UCLA, but that he gives Washington a slight edge because of coach Tyrone Willingham.
"I want to see how the teams look this season," he said. "Mainly, what I want to see is how well Washington does. I plan to go on my mission and when I get back, I want to make sure that [Willingham] will still be there. I know that they are pretty impatient up there and are expecting a lot from the team, so I want to see how well they do and how secure his job is."
Prince plans on being in attendance when the UCLA plays host to BYU on Sept. 8.
UTAH QB DROUGHT? MAYBE NOT
Reader Dave Stott of St. George took issue with a recent blog that suggested the state of Utah has no high-caliber prep quarterbacks this year.
Stott likes Pine View quarterback Nick Marinko, a senior who moved in from California just before his junior year.
Marinko led Pine View to a championship over the summer at a 7-on-7 tournament in Las Vegas. The Panthers also placed second at Weber State's 7-on-7 tournament.
Stott compares the 6-foot-2, 185-pound Marinko favorably to James Lark, the quarterback from Pine View that BYU signed two years ago.
In Pine View's opener last week against woeful Mountain View, Marinko threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-14 win.
A SECOND CHANCE
Corbin Beck is getting another chance to play football. Beck was a quarterback at Alta his sophomore and junior seasons before being moved to running back his senior year. There, he found himself playing behind the sensational Sausan Shakerin.
Beck thought his playing days were over when he graduated, but Chabot College in Hayward, Calif., has continued to recruit him, and earlier this week Beck agreed to play for the Gladiators.
He left Wednesday for Northern California, and could see some time at quarterback for the Gladiators this season in the California junior college ranks.
Prince told scout.com on Wednesday that Washington and UCLA have pulled ahead of BYU in the race to get the recruit that many recruiting services are calling one of the top 25 prep quarterbacks in the country.
Prince has said BYU has offered him a scholarship, but a coach at BYU told a former colleague of mine that the Cougars are not recruiting a quarterback this year.
Whom to believe?
My guess is that the Cougars were originally recruiting Prince, who is LDS, but backed off somewhat when they figured out he was going to either UCLA or Washington. That's just a guess.
Cougar coaches have been quoted by The Recruiting Trail and elsewhere as saying they would like to sign one quarterback per year.
Prince said it is close between Washington and UCLA, but that he gives Washington a slight edge because of coach Tyrone Willingham.
"I want to see how the teams look this season," he said. "Mainly, what I want to see is how well Washington does. I plan to go on my mission and when I get back, I want to make sure that [Willingham] will still be there. I know that they are pretty impatient up there and are expecting a lot from the team, so I want to see how well they do and how secure his job is."
Prince plans on being in attendance when the UCLA plays host to BYU on Sept. 8.
UTAH QB DROUGHT? MAYBE NOT
Reader Dave Stott of St. George took issue with a recent blog that suggested the state of Utah has no high-caliber prep quarterbacks this year.
Stott likes Pine View quarterback Nick Marinko, a senior who moved in from California just before his junior year.
Marinko led Pine View to a championship over the summer at a 7-on-7 tournament in Las Vegas. The Panthers also placed second at Weber State's 7-on-7 tournament.
Stott compares the 6-foot-2, 185-pound Marinko favorably to James Lark, the quarterback from Pine View that BYU signed two years ago.
In Pine View's opener last week against woeful Mountain View, Marinko threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-14 win.
A SECOND CHANCE
Corbin Beck is getting another chance to play football. Beck was a quarterback at Alta his sophomore and junior seasons before being moved to running back his senior year. There, he found himself playing behind the sensational Sausan Shakerin.
Beck thought his playing days were over when he graduated, but Chabot College in Hayward, Calif., has continued to recruit him, and earlier this week Beck agreed to play for the Gladiators.
He left Wednesday for Northern California, and could see some time at quarterback for the Gladiators this season in the California junior college ranks.
1 Comments:
"Woeful" Mountain View? Come on Jay. Isn't it a bit early in the season to tag them with that label? They're 1-1 having beaten West Jordan this week. They have a new coaching staff, so maybe you should wait a few more weeks to lay that on them publicly.
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