Football: Did Stevens eliminate BYU? Yes.
It appears that Hamani Stevens, the four-star recruit from Hemet High in Southern California will not be attending BYU.
Rivals.com reported Thursday night that Stevens has delayed his college decision -- which he said he would make Friday -- until signing day. The killer for BYU fans, however, is a Stevens comment that "It's between Oregon and UCLA and I'm going to take an unofficial visit to UCLA this Saturday."
When I read the news, I tried to call Stevens, but he didn't answer.
So I texted him with this question: "I heard you eliminated BYU tonight. Is that true?"
His reply: Yes!
And yes, he used the exclamation point.
I replied, "Any particular reason why?"
A half hour later, he has not replied to that, and I'm ready to post and go to bed.
One last curious thing, though.
In the rivals.com article, written by recruiting analyst Greg Biggins, Stevens says:
"BYU offered my brother Tevita, who's on his mission right now, but I like the Pac-10 schools and I want to stay closer to home so it's Oregon or UCLA and right now, it's too close to call."
Tevita Stevens signed with UTEP out of high school and was not recruited by BYU. If Tevita Stevens accepts, are the Cougars now stuck with a player they didn't want?
Oh, the recruiting game. Isn't it fun?
Rivals.com reported Thursday night that Stevens has delayed his college decision -- which he said he would make Friday -- until signing day. The killer for BYU fans, however, is a Stevens comment that "It's between Oregon and UCLA and I'm going to take an unofficial visit to UCLA this Saturday."
When I read the news, I tried to call Stevens, but he didn't answer.
So I texted him with this question: "I heard you eliminated BYU tonight. Is that true?"
His reply: Yes!
And yes, he used the exclamation point.
I replied, "Any particular reason why?"
A half hour later, he has not replied to that, and I'm ready to post and go to bed.
One last curious thing, though.
In the rivals.com article, written by recruiting analyst Greg Biggins, Stevens says:
"BYU offered my brother Tevita, who's on his mission right now, but I like the Pac-10 schools and I want to stay closer to home so it's Oregon or UCLA and right now, it's too close to call."
Tevita Stevens signed with UTEP out of high school and was not recruited by BYU. If Tevita Stevens accepts, are the Cougars now stuck with a player they didn't want?
Oh, the recruiting game. Isn't it fun?
2 Comments:
Ouch! Tevita is certainly no slouch Drew. And Hamani had always seemed like a long-shot for BYU to me. But he would have been a major boost for the program, no doubt.
I too believe Tevita stands up on his own account, brother or no brother. A real talented kid with a good head on his shoulders.
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