Football: Cougs, Utes not an option for Kahuku LB
While trying to figure out which uncommitted recruits are visiting the University of Utah this weekend, I stumbled across a player who isn't: Kahuku (Haw.) linebacker Paipai Falemalu.
He's visting Washington this weekend, he said.
Next week, he's visiting Oregon State.
I asked if Utah or BYU is still in the picture, because Kahuku coach Reggie Torres told me earlier Monday that he thought one of our local schools here was still recruiting the 6-foot-3, 215-pound senior.
"I don't think so," said Falemalu, a man of few words, noting that it was probably down to Washington, Oregon State and Cal, the school he visited in December.
Falemalu is listed as a two-star recruit by both Rivals.com and Scout.com and is one of perhaps a half-dozen players off last fall's 6-3 Kahuku team that will likely sign with Division I schools on Feb. 6. Incidentally, Kahuku lost 27-0 to South Jordan's Bingham High last fall in a game played in Cedar City, Utah.
Falemalu carries a 3.2 GPA and has reportedly clocked 4.6 in the 40-yard dash, an excellent time for a person his size.
He said BYU coaches offered him a scholarship last summer, but let him know around late November that it was no longer available.
"I think they ran out of scholarships. I'm not sure," he said. "BYU was a pretty strong choice."
As for the Utes, Falemalu said he isn't certain if they ever made an official scholarship offer.
Falemalu told me that two of his Kahuku teammates, linemen Benji Kemoeatu and Anthony Siilata, are visiting Utah this weekend, a statement I later confirmed with Siilata.
I'll have more on Siilata in another post.
He's visting Washington this weekend, he said.
Next week, he's visiting Oregon State.
I asked if Utah or BYU is still in the picture, because Kahuku coach Reggie Torres told me earlier Monday that he thought one of our local schools here was still recruiting the 6-foot-3, 215-pound senior.
"I don't think so," said Falemalu, a man of few words, noting that it was probably down to Washington, Oregon State and Cal, the school he visited in December.
Falemalu is listed as a two-star recruit by both Rivals.com and Scout.com and is one of perhaps a half-dozen players off last fall's 6-3 Kahuku team that will likely sign with Division I schools on Feb. 6. Incidentally, Kahuku lost 27-0 to South Jordan's Bingham High last fall in a game played in Cedar City, Utah.
Falemalu carries a 3.2 GPA and has reportedly clocked 4.6 in the 40-yard dash, an excellent time for a person his size.
He said BYU coaches offered him a scholarship last summer, but let him know around late November that it was no longer available.
"I think they ran out of scholarships. I'm not sure," he said. "BYU was a pretty strong choice."
As for the Utes, Falemalu said he isn't certain if they ever made an official scholarship offer.
Falemalu told me that two of his Kahuku teammates, linemen Benji Kemoeatu and Anthony Siilata, are visiting Utah this weekend, a statement I later confirmed with Siilata.
I'll have more on Siilata in another post.
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