Wins Should Give Aggies Recruiting Momentum
Utah State's modest two-game winning streak to end the 2007 football season should help the Aggies gain some momentum heading into the most important stage of the recruiting season, which started last Sunday.
Coaches were allowed to start visiting recruits in person on that day.
The Aggies are generally quiet about their recruiting prospects -- unlike most teams which find a way to get the word out regarding the high school and junior college players they like.
From various high school coaches and recruiting Web sites, however, we've found a few players that the Aggies have either expressed strong interest in or offered scholarships:
* Chris Awambu, a 6-foot-7, 305-pound offensive tackle from Oakland, Calif., is one of those. He is also considering Boise State and Arizona.
* Zach Brackus, a 6-5, 290-pound tackle from Murray High is also on USU's short list.
* Chris Snyder, a 6-4, 315-pound lineman from Aurora, Colo., is also an Aggie prospect, although he's probably leaning toward Colorado State.
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As reported in my colleague Lya Wodraska's blog, and in Monday's Tribune, Timpanogos lineman David Kruger has committed to Utah. His brother, Paul, is a starting defensive lineman for the Utes.
Obviously, that's a huge pickup for the Utes, especially if David Kruger keeps his promise. He has told reporters that it is a "soft" commitment, and that he plans on taking a few recruiting visits to some Pac-10 schools.
The Utes are touting the commitment as a big win over BYU for an in-state, LDS recruit. But they have to be wary when a high schooler gives them his word one minute, then talks about visiting other schools in the next breath.
I still find that very strange, but that's how recruiting is going these days.
Of course, BYU has gone through that as well. Bingham tight end Austin Holt gave the Cougars a pledge last February, but has visited Florida, Stanford and other places since the commitment.
One other thing: David Kruger's commitment could bring another Kruger to Utah. His younger brother Joe Kruger, a 6-8 sophomore at Timpanogos, will be a highly recruited senior in two years.
"Joe might be the best of all of us, when all is said and done," Paul Kruger told me a few weeks ago.
Coaches were allowed to start visiting recruits in person on that day.
The Aggies are generally quiet about their recruiting prospects -- unlike most teams which find a way to get the word out regarding the high school and junior college players they like.
From various high school coaches and recruiting Web sites, however, we've found a few players that the Aggies have either expressed strong interest in or offered scholarships:
* Chris Awambu, a 6-foot-7, 305-pound offensive tackle from Oakland, Calif., is one of those. He is also considering Boise State and Arizona.
* Zach Brackus, a 6-5, 290-pound tackle from Murray High is also on USU's short list.
* Chris Snyder, a 6-4, 315-pound lineman from Aurora, Colo., is also an Aggie prospect, although he's probably leaning toward Colorado State.
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As reported in my colleague Lya Wodraska's blog, and in Monday's Tribune, Timpanogos lineman David Kruger has committed to Utah. His brother, Paul, is a starting defensive lineman for the Utes.
Obviously, that's a huge pickup for the Utes, especially if David Kruger keeps his promise. He has told reporters that it is a "soft" commitment, and that he plans on taking a few recruiting visits to some Pac-10 schools.
The Utes are touting the commitment as a big win over BYU for an in-state, LDS recruit. But they have to be wary when a high schooler gives them his word one minute, then talks about visiting other schools in the next breath.
I still find that very strange, but that's how recruiting is going these days.
Of course, BYU has gone through that as well. Bingham tight end Austin Holt gave the Cougars a pledge last February, but has visited Florida, Stanford and other places since the commitment.
One other thing: David Kruger's commitment could bring another Kruger to Utah. His younger brother Joe Kruger, a 6-8 sophomore at Timpanogos, will be a highly recruited senior in two years.
"Joe might be the best of all of us, when all is said and done," Paul Kruger told me a few weeks ago.
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