Football: OL Stevens says it will be BYU or Oregon
Just before the 2006 Las Vegas Bowl, Oregon coach Mike Bellotti said about the only thing the Oregon and BYU football programs had in common was that they often recruited against each other.
That was certainly true six years ago, when Highland High star Haloti Ngata picked the Ducks over the Cougars to end a heated recruiting battle.
Is history repeating itself?
Although not as heavily recruited as Ngata was, offensive lineman Hamani Stevens of Hemet High in California said Wednesday he has narrowed his choices to BYU and Oregon. The four-star recruit is widely regarded as one of the best offensive centers in the country.
"My recruiting is going pretty well," Stevens said via telephone from Fullerton, Calif., as he prepared to play in Saturday's SoCal Bowl. "I am down to the last two schools -- BYU and Oregon."
Stevens, 6-2, 290, said Oregon thoroughly understands the concept of LDS Church missions, should he decide to go on one, and has emerged as his favored Pac-10 school after he was also recruited by Arizona State and UCLA.
He visited BYU on Jan. 12-13, but left as the only one of 20 or so recruits on campus that weekend who had not committed to the Cougars.
Stevens said he will probably announce his college choice immediately after Saturday's game, but would not guarantee it.
That was certainly true six years ago, when Highland High star Haloti Ngata picked the Ducks over the Cougars to end a heated recruiting battle.
Is history repeating itself?
Although not as heavily recruited as Ngata was, offensive lineman Hamani Stevens of Hemet High in California said Wednesday he has narrowed his choices to BYU and Oregon. The four-star recruit is widely regarded as one of the best offensive centers in the country.
"My recruiting is going pretty well," Stevens said via telephone from Fullerton, Calif., as he prepared to play in Saturday's SoCal Bowl. "I am down to the last two schools -- BYU and Oregon."
Stevens, 6-2, 290, said Oregon thoroughly understands the concept of LDS Church missions, should he decide to go on one, and has emerged as his favored Pac-10 school after he was also recruited by Arizona State and UCLA.
He visited BYU on Jan. 12-13, but left as the only one of 20 or so recruits on campus that weekend who had not committed to the Cougars.
Stevens said he will probably announce his college choice immediately after Saturday's game, but would not guarantee it.
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