Football: West Virginia jumps in the Kemoeatu pool
It seems like there comes a time during the recruitment of high-profile athletes when those athletes stop talking to newspaper reporters and Web site hosts and information is funneled through another source, such as a high school coach or family member.
I get the feeling that's what is happening with some of the Kahuku, Haw., football players that Utah is recruiting and with Uona Kaveinga, the four-star linebacker that committed to BYU but is now said to be considering USC.
So, I called Kahuku coach Reggie Torres today, and he had some interesting information, especially regarding Benji Kemoeatu, the four-star offensive lineman whom Utah is dying to get. To wit:
* West Virginia is making a late run at Kemoeatu, but hasn't decided whether it will offer a scholarship or not.
"Benji is getting calls from [West Virginia], so he wants to see what they are doing first before he decides anything," Torres said. "If West Virginia gives him an offer to fly there [this weekend], that's what he is going to do."
* USC also recently made contact with Kemoeatu.
"They are keeping in touch with him because if their first recruits don't get in, then they might talk to him," Torres said.
* Fellow Kahuku lineman Anthony Siilata is planning to visit Oregon State this weekend also, but has definitely not committed to the Beavers (contrary to a report in the Portland Tribune).
"Anthony is contemplating between Utah and UNLV, so that's where he is right now, although [the visit to OSU] could change things in a hurry," Torres said.
* Linebacker Alema Tachibana, who visited Utah the same weekend as Kemoeatu and Siilata, is visiting Hawaii this weekend.
"It's still up in the air, but Alema is leaning towards Utah," Torres said.
* The coach confirmed that Kemoeatu and Siilata both have a ways to go to get qualified academically. However, he said it is more a question of them "finishing their credit recovery courses" and lifting their grade point averages in core curriculum courses (science, math, language, etc.) than it is improving their ACT and or SAT college admission test scores.
Tachibana is fully qualified.
* I also asked about Kahuku safety Shiloah Te'o, a three-star recruit who committed to BYU last summer and confirmed that commitment when he visited Provo earlier this month. Torres said Te'o has still been getting inquiries from other schools, but still plans on signing with BYU.
"We installed the same defense this past year that BYU has, and I think Shiloah fits well in it," Torres said. "Plus, he's a member [of the LDS Church], and that goes a long way."
I get the feeling that's what is happening with some of the Kahuku, Haw., football players that Utah is recruiting and with Uona Kaveinga, the four-star linebacker that committed to BYU but is now said to be considering USC.
So, I called Kahuku coach Reggie Torres today, and he had some interesting information, especially regarding Benji Kemoeatu, the four-star offensive lineman whom Utah is dying to get. To wit:
* West Virginia is making a late run at Kemoeatu, but hasn't decided whether it will offer a scholarship or not.
"Benji is getting calls from [West Virginia], so he wants to see what they are doing first before he decides anything," Torres said. "If West Virginia gives him an offer to fly there [this weekend], that's what he is going to do."
* USC also recently made contact with Kemoeatu.
"They are keeping in touch with him because if their first recruits don't get in, then they might talk to him," Torres said.
* Fellow Kahuku lineman Anthony Siilata is planning to visit Oregon State this weekend also, but has definitely not committed to the Beavers (contrary to a report in the Portland Tribune).
"Anthony is contemplating between Utah and UNLV, so that's where he is right now, although [the visit to OSU] could change things in a hurry," Torres said.
* Linebacker Alema Tachibana, who visited Utah the same weekend as Kemoeatu and Siilata, is visiting Hawaii this weekend.
"It's still up in the air, but Alema is leaning towards Utah," Torres said.
* The coach confirmed that Kemoeatu and Siilata both have a ways to go to get qualified academically. However, he said it is more a question of them "finishing their credit recovery courses" and lifting their grade point averages in core curriculum courses (science, math, language, etc.) than it is improving their ACT and or SAT college admission test scores.
Tachibana is fully qualified.
* I also asked about Kahuku safety Shiloah Te'o, a three-star recruit who committed to BYU last summer and confirmed that commitment when he visited Provo earlier this month. Torres said Te'o has still been getting inquiries from other schools, but still plans on signing with BYU.
"We installed the same defense this past year that BYU has, and I think Shiloah fits well in it," Torres said. "Plus, he's a member [of the LDS Church], and that goes a long way."
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