BYU Recruiting: Stevens' Stock Rising
BYU's football program has only a few scholarships left to dole out to the class of 2008, coach Bronco Mendenhall has said.
And he hasn't been subtle about getting the word out there that it has turned into a "first-come, first-serve" situation for the five or six players who still have offers from the Cougars.
That said, there's one player whom the Cougars will almost certainly save a scholarship for, and it might not be Alta running back Sausan Shakerin or Timpanogos defensive lineman David Kruger.
It is Hamani Stevens, an offensive lineman from Hemet, Calif., who some recruiting services say is one of the top five players at his position (center) in the country. Stevens is LDS and his older brother attended BYU.
Trouble is, some of the top programs in the country want the 6-foot-2, 290-pound star. He has already visited Arizona State and Colorado and has a visit to Oregon scheduled for Dec. 1. He plans on visiting BYU on Dec. 11 and may also visiit UCLA.
Besides his size and football talents, Stevens has another thing going for him that college recruiters absolutely love: He could graduate high school in December.
That's huge, because then Stevens could be eligible to enroll at a college in January and participate in spring practice. Receiver McKay Jacobson did that a few years ago for BYU and had a strong freshman season before leaving on a church mission to Japan.
"I am already qualified for college and my high school said I could graduate early," he told devilsdigest.com, an Arizona State recruiting Web site. "It's just up to me if I wanna do that or just enjoy the rest of my senior year."
Then the senior said something that could prove to be alarming to BYU coaches: "I could make a decision before I take all my visits."
And he hasn't been subtle about getting the word out there that it has turned into a "first-come, first-serve" situation for the five or six players who still have offers from the Cougars.
That said, there's one player whom the Cougars will almost certainly save a scholarship for, and it might not be Alta running back Sausan Shakerin or Timpanogos defensive lineman David Kruger.
It is Hamani Stevens, an offensive lineman from Hemet, Calif., who some recruiting services say is one of the top five players at his position (center) in the country. Stevens is LDS and his older brother attended BYU.
Trouble is, some of the top programs in the country want the 6-foot-2, 290-pound star. He has already visited Arizona State and Colorado and has a visit to Oregon scheduled for Dec. 1. He plans on visiting BYU on Dec. 11 and may also visiit UCLA.
Besides his size and football talents, Stevens has another thing going for him that college recruiters absolutely love: He could graduate high school in December.
That's huge, because then Stevens could be eligible to enroll at a college in January and participate in spring practice. Receiver McKay Jacobson did that a few years ago for BYU and had a strong freshman season before leaving on a church mission to Japan.
"I am already qualified for college and my high school said I could graduate early," he told devilsdigest.com, an Arizona State recruiting Web site. "It's just up to me if I wanna do that or just enjoy the rest of my senior year."
Then the senior said something that could prove to be alarming to BYU coaches: "I could make a decision before I take all my visits."
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