Developments on the BYU football recruiting front haven't been all that great lately.

    One recruit who committed to the Cougars months ago, Kahuku (Ha.) safety Shiloah Te'o, has taken at least one official visit since then (to UNLV) and may be visiting Utah before the February signing date. Also, word is leaking out that a couple of BYU's early commitments may not qualify academically.

    That's nothing earth-shattering, actually. It happens to all programs and it happened to BYU last year with a star player out of Bingham High.

    Here's some good news, then: Hamani Stevens, the three-star recruit (Scout.com) from Hemet High in California has narrowed his choices to BYU, Arizona State and Oregon.

    That means that some other schools that were in the picture, namely Michigan State, Colorado and UCLA, are out of the running for the player ranked as the No. 1 offensive center prospect in the country by Rivals.com, he said Monday morning.

    "I'm visiting BYU this weekend (Friday and Saturday) and I'm really excited about it," Stevens told The Recruiting Trail this morning. "I am considering BYU very much. No question about it."

    Stevens said he has been recruited by BYU offensive line coach Mark Weber, who has made at least one in-home visit, but is eager to meet Bronco Mendenhall and the other BYU coaches.

    "I was in Provo years ago, but the coaches were all different," he said.

    Stevens, 6-foot-4 and 290 pounds, said BYU will probably be his last trip and that he will decide a few days after he visits Provo.

    "Right now, Oregon, Arizona State and BYU are all even," he said. "I'm really not leaning one way or another."