BYU Football: Recruit Wants Package Deal
How badly does BYU want Hamani Stevens, a 6-foot-3, 295-pound lineman from Hemet High in Southern California (near Riverside)?
Bad enough to also offer Stevens' twin brother, linebacker Samiu Stevens, one of its precious few remaining scholarships?
It very well could come down to that.
Hamani Stevens, who is rated as the fifth-best center in the country by several publications and a four-star recruit by Scout.com, told The Recruiting Trail earlier today that BYU is among his top five schools now. But if the Cougars take Hamani and Samiu "as a package deal," Samani said, "my interest in them would go up more."
San Diego State is the only other school that seems even remotely interested in taking Samiu, Hamani said. Samiu Stevens is nearly 100 pounds lighter than his twin and not nearly as heavily recruited.
Certainly, the subject will be broached on Wednesday when BYU offensive line coach Mark Weber makes an in-home visit. He'll be there to watch Hamani's wrestling match and have dinner with the Stevens family.
"Coach Weber is awesome," Hamani Stevens said. "I can see him helping me get to the next level. He's helped a lot of guys get to the NFL."
Hamani said he will visit BYU on Jan. 11. He returned Sunday from a visit to Oregon and although the Ducks lost their in-state battle to Oregon State, Hamani was impressed with the school's facilities, especially the locker rooms.
He has also visited Colorado and Arizona State and plans on taking a trip to Michigan State this coming weekend. He's made several unofficial visits to nearby UCLA, and at one time committed to the Bruins, then de-committed a few days later. UCLA coach Karl Dorrell was fired Monday.
Count Hamani as one of the few who is looking forward to seeing UCLA and BYU play in the Las Vegas Bowl.
Some Cougar fans who have followed Hamani's recruitment are fearful that the subpar experience his older brother, Chris, had in Provo 10 years ago will adversely affect his decision. Chris Stevens played for coach LaVell Edwards but was stripped of his scholarship for not "working hard enough," Hamani said.
"That will have nothing to do with my choice," Hamani said. "It's a whole new coaching staff. I went [to BYU] in the spring and my brother [Chris] came over and met me there in Provo. He's cool with BYU and me going there."
Another brother, Tevita Stevens, plays for UTEP.
Obviously, the Cougars are trying to sell Hamani, who is LDS, on their missionary program. However, the prospect said that he has told the other schools -- Oregon, ASU, Colorado, Michigan State and UCLA -- about the possibility of him serving a mission "and they are all fine with it."
Bad enough to also offer Stevens' twin brother, linebacker Samiu Stevens, one of its precious few remaining scholarships?
It very well could come down to that.
Hamani Stevens, who is rated as the fifth-best center in the country by several publications and a four-star recruit by Scout.com, told The Recruiting Trail earlier today that BYU is among his top five schools now. But if the Cougars take Hamani and Samiu "as a package deal," Samani said, "my interest in them would go up more."
San Diego State is the only other school that seems even remotely interested in taking Samiu, Hamani said. Samiu Stevens is nearly 100 pounds lighter than his twin and not nearly as heavily recruited.
Certainly, the subject will be broached on Wednesday when BYU offensive line coach Mark Weber makes an in-home visit. He'll be there to watch Hamani's wrestling match and have dinner with the Stevens family.
"Coach Weber is awesome," Hamani Stevens said. "I can see him helping me get to the next level. He's helped a lot of guys get to the NFL."
Hamani said he will visit BYU on Jan. 11. He returned Sunday from a visit to Oregon and although the Ducks lost their in-state battle to Oregon State, Hamani was impressed with the school's facilities, especially the locker rooms.
He has also visited Colorado and Arizona State and plans on taking a trip to Michigan State this coming weekend. He's made several unofficial visits to nearby UCLA, and at one time committed to the Bruins, then de-committed a few days later. UCLA coach Karl Dorrell was fired Monday.
Count Hamani as one of the few who is looking forward to seeing UCLA and BYU play in the Las Vegas Bowl.
Some Cougar fans who have followed Hamani's recruitment are fearful that the subpar experience his older brother, Chris, had in Provo 10 years ago will adversely affect his decision. Chris Stevens played for coach LaVell Edwards but was stripped of his scholarship for not "working hard enough," Hamani said.
"That will have nothing to do with my choice," Hamani said. "It's a whole new coaching staff. I went [to BYU] in the spring and my brother [Chris] came over and met me there in Provo. He's cool with BYU and me going there."
Another brother, Tevita Stevens, plays for UTEP.
Obviously, the Cougars are trying to sell Hamani, who is LDS, on their missionary program. However, the prospect said that he has told the other schools -- Oregon, ASU, Colorado, Michigan State and UCLA -- about the possibility of him serving a mission "and they are all fine with it."
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