BYU Football: Interesting Tale, If It Is True
I wrote a few days ago about Hamani Stevens, an offensive lineman from Hemet, Calif., whom BYU has been recruiting for several months. Stevens told me that BYU line coach Mark Weber was going to pay him a visit this week at his Southern California home and watch a wrestling match involving Stevens at Hemet High School.
According to a Recruiting Trail reader (who has been spot on with other tips for this blog before), Weber also met with another four-star recruit during his trip to the Golden State.
It is an interesting story, so I am passing it along, with one word of caution: I have not been able to verify it with any of the involved.
Weber reportedly met with Chris Polk, a 5-foot-11, 195-pound running back/receiver from East Valley High School in Redlands, Calif., on Friday.
Polk commited to USC last February, but has taken trips to Washington, California and Oregon this fall, according to Scout.com.
Supposedly, Weber got an audience with Polk because the Cougar coach and Polk's high school coach go way back and are good friends.
Alas, it was not to be for the Cougars. When Weber told Polk about BYU's Honor Code, the senior who is ranked as the No. 9 running back in the country by Scout.com said the strict lifestyle is not for him, and declined to consider BYU beyond that.
My source says Polk's mother is the driving force behind his recruitment and that she really wants him to go to Oregon.
We'll keep an eye on him and see if he ends up there.
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In other BYU football recruiting news that has made the rounds on the Web sites and message boards:
* BYU assistant coach Patrick Higgins has been in Florida this week meeting with O'Neil Chambers, the wide receiver who attended the Cougars' camp last summer. Chambers' high school coach, Tyler Anderson, played for BYU.
* We reported a while ago that BYU had withdrawn its scholarship offer to Greg Castillo, a cornerback from St. Joseph's Prep in Philadelphia because Castillo had not committed before a deadline agreed to by both sides. Castillo, whose father is on coach Andy Reid's staff with the Philadelphia Eagles, acknowledged the withdrawal this week.
However, other schools are apparently still very interested in the 5-foot-11 speedster. He told Scout.com that he recently received offers from Stanford, Toledo and Navy, bringing the total to seven.
* The Cougars have apparently shown some interest in David Zapata, a running back from Hornell High School in Hornell, N.Y. Zapata averaged 7.9 yards per carry and 199 yards a game in his prep career, but has not received a Division I offer.
"My coach said that BYU coach Patrick Higgins loved my tape and has called three or four times this week about me," Zapata told Matt Alkire of SuperPrep.com. "Clemson and Boston College have also called this week, so those are the newest schools to really inquire about me."
According to a Recruiting Trail reader (who has been spot on with other tips for this blog before), Weber also met with another four-star recruit during his trip to the Golden State.
It is an interesting story, so I am passing it along, with one word of caution: I have not been able to verify it with any of the involved.
Weber reportedly met with Chris Polk, a 5-foot-11, 195-pound running back/receiver from East Valley High School in Redlands, Calif., on Friday.
Polk commited to USC last February, but has taken trips to Washington, California and Oregon this fall, according to Scout.com.
Supposedly, Weber got an audience with Polk because the Cougar coach and Polk's high school coach go way back and are good friends.
Alas, it was not to be for the Cougars. When Weber told Polk about BYU's Honor Code, the senior who is ranked as the No. 9 running back in the country by Scout.com said the strict lifestyle is not for him, and declined to consider BYU beyond that.
My source says Polk's mother is the driving force behind his recruitment and that she really wants him to go to Oregon.
We'll keep an eye on him and see if he ends up there.
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In other BYU football recruiting news that has made the rounds on the Web sites and message boards:
* BYU assistant coach Patrick Higgins has been in Florida this week meeting with O'Neil Chambers, the wide receiver who attended the Cougars' camp last summer. Chambers' high school coach, Tyler Anderson, played for BYU.
* We reported a while ago that BYU had withdrawn its scholarship offer to Greg Castillo, a cornerback from St. Joseph's Prep in Philadelphia because Castillo had not committed before a deadline agreed to by both sides. Castillo, whose father is on coach Andy Reid's staff with the Philadelphia Eagles, acknowledged the withdrawal this week.
However, other schools are apparently still very interested in the 5-foot-11 speedster. He told Scout.com that he recently received offers from Stanford, Toledo and Navy, bringing the total to seven.
* The Cougars have apparently shown some interest in David Zapata, a running back from Hornell High School in Hornell, N.Y. Zapata averaged 7.9 yards per carry and 199 yards a game in his prep career, but has not received a Division I offer.
"My coach said that BYU coach Patrick Higgins loved my tape and has called three or four times this week about me," Zapata told Matt Alkire of SuperPrep.com. "Clemson and Boston College have also called this week, so those are the newest schools to really inquire about me."
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