Shakerin still popular recruit
Recent injuries to both knees have apparently done nothing to dim the recruiting interest in Alta superstar Sausan Shakerin.
The running back told The Recruiting Trail after Alta's easy 49-7 win over Skyline on Friday that the letters and phone calls have continued incessantly from college recruiters all around the country.
"Nobody has backed off," he said.
In his first game back since injuring his right knee in a 28-12 win over Clovis (Calif.) East in Las Vegas, Shakerin appeared a little tentative against the Eagles. He didn't rip off any long runs that fans saw him do countless times his junior season when he finished with 2,245 rushing yards in 14 games.
He had just 92 yards on 20 carries against Skyline. He scored touchdowns on three short runs.
"I'm still getting used to game situations again," he said, ice packs wrapped around both knees.
Alta coach Les Hamilton called both injuries "sprains."
The first one happened to his left knee during two-a-days in August and made Shak miss Alta's season-opener at Spanish Fork.
The next one happened to his right knee when a Clovis East safety tackled Shakerin low in Las Vegas and made him miss wins over Hunter and Sacramento's Grant Union.
Shak said "not much" has changed in his recruitment.
He listed Stanford, LSU, Utah, BYU and Boise State -- in that order -- as the schools that have shown the most interest lately, although Boise has not tendered an official offer.
Oregon and Colorado have also offered.
Asked if any favorite has emerged, Shak gave a resounding "no."
"I like all of them a lot," he said. "They are all great colleges."
The 6-foot-3, 205-pounder said he has agreed to make official campus visits to LSU and Stanford, but doesn't have anything specific lined up. He's been to BYU and Utah on unofficial trips, paying his own way.
"I am more focused on the season right now because I am starting to play more," he said. "I am really focusing on the season right now. I am going to take all [five] of my trips after the season, probably, and then decide."
The running back told The Recruiting Trail after Alta's easy 49-7 win over Skyline on Friday that the letters and phone calls have continued incessantly from college recruiters all around the country.
"Nobody has backed off," he said.
In his first game back since injuring his right knee in a 28-12 win over Clovis (Calif.) East in Las Vegas, Shakerin appeared a little tentative against the Eagles. He didn't rip off any long runs that fans saw him do countless times his junior season when he finished with 2,245 rushing yards in 14 games.
He had just 92 yards on 20 carries against Skyline. He scored touchdowns on three short runs.
"I'm still getting used to game situations again," he said, ice packs wrapped around both knees.
Alta coach Les Hamilton called both injuries "sprains."
The first one happened to his left knee during two-a-days in August and made Shak miss Alta's season-opener at Spanish Fork.
The next one happened to his right knee when a Clovis East safety tackled Shakerin low in Las Vegas and made him miss wins over Hunter and Sacramento's Grant Union.
Shak said "not much" has changed in his recruitment.
He listed Stanford, LSU, Utah, BYU and Boise State -- in that order -- as the schools that have shown the most interest lately, although Boise has not tendered an official offer.
Oregon and Colorado have also offered.
Asked if any favorite has emerged, Shak gave a resounding "no."
"I like all of them a lot," he said. "They are all great colleges."
The 6-foot-3, 205-pounder said he has agreed to make official campus visits to LSU and Stanford, but doesn't have anything specific lined up. He's been to BYU and Utah on unofficial trips, paying his own way.
"I am more focused on the season right now because I am starting to play more," he said. "I am really focusing on the season right now. I am going to take all [five] of my trips after the season, probably, and then decide."
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