BYU-Bound Miner's Major Commitment
We got a chance to talk to Iona Pritchard, the Bingham High linebacker and fullback who committed to BYU on Tuesday after receiving a late (for them) scholarship offer from the Cougars.
Pritchard said the typical things that recruits usually do, noting that he's been a BYU fan his whole life and talking about how much he likes the coaching staff in Provo.
He also said some interesting stuff about the recruiting process.
Iona (pronounced: YOH-na) said the night before BYU tendered the offer, he sent out a dozen or so highlight tapes of himself playing in Bingham's first eight games. Had the Cougars acted a day or two sooner, the senior and his family would have saved a lot of money in postage!
Pritchard had not received any other offers, but he was drawing interest from UNLV, Utah, Oregon, Vanderbilt and even some Ivy League schools, he said, partially due to his 3.6 grade point average and passing ACT score.
Pritchard turns 19 in January of 2009, so he could possibly play for the Cougars next fall before going on an LDS Church mission, which is his plan.
"A week ago, I had my doubts that things would go as I wanted them to, but suddenly everything has worked out,' he said.
Amazingly, Pritchard is the fourth Bingham senior to land a Division I scholarship, joining tight end Austin Holt (BYU), kicker Justin Sorensen (BYU) and lineman Derek Tuimauga (Utah).
Bingham coach Dave Peck told The Recruiting Trail that the Miners could have a fifth D-I kid. However, that senior, a running back, needs some major work in the classroom, especially in his core classes, to meet NCAA Clearinghouse requirements.
We'll cut him some slack and not list his name here, but as Pritchard said, "He might be the best player on our team."
At Bingham, that's saying something.
Pritchard said the typical things that recruits usually do, noting that he's been a BYU fan his whole life and talking about how much he likes the coaching staff in Provo.
He also said some interesting stuff about the recruiting process.
Iona (pronounced: YOH-na) said the night before BYU tendered the offer, he sent out a dozen or so highlight tapes of himself playing in Bingham's first eight games. Had the Cougars acted a day or two sooner, the senior and his family would have saved a lot of money in postage!
Pritchard had not received any other offers, but he was drawing interest from UNLV, Utah, Oregon, Vanderbilt and even some Ivy League schools, he said, partially due to his 3.6 grade point average and passing ACT score.
Pritchard turns 19 in January of 2009, so he could possibly play for the Cougars next fall before going on an LDS Church mission, which is his plan.
"A week ago, I had my doubts that things would go as I wanted them to, but suddenly everything has worked out,' he said.
Amazingly, Pritchard is the fourth Bingham senior to land a Division I scholarship, joining tight end Austin Holt (BYU), kicker Justin Sorensen (BYU) and lineman Derek Tuimauga (Utah).
Bingham coach Dave Peck told The Recruiting Trail that the Miners could have a fifth D-I kid. However, that senior, a running back, needs some major work in the classroom, especially in his core classes, to meet NCAA Clearinghouse requirements.
We'll cut him some slack and not list his name here, but as Pritchard said, "He might be the best player on our team."
At Bingham, that's saying something.
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