Football: Logan QB Manning drawing interest
I got a chance to talk briefly the other day with Logan High's Jeff Manning after he scored 18 points to help the Grizzlies win their 3A basketball tournament game over Cedar City.
Manning, a 6-foot-4, 210-pound junior is widely considered to be the state's best returning prep quarterback. Bingham's Jake Soffe, 6-2, 170, is also drawing some early attention.
Manning helped lead Logan to the 3A state football title last fall.
He told me that he doesn't have any scholarship offers yet, but has received dozens and dozens of letters. Recently, he accepted an invitation to attend BYU's Junior Day. That opened his eyes a little, he said, after not really considering the Cougars prior to the visit.
"It would be nice to go to Utah," he said. "I've always been a Utah fan, but a scholarship [offer] is a scholarship. If BYU is more interested..... we will see where it goes."
Manning will be busy attending several camps this spring. He will attend the Scout.com camp in Las Vegas in March, and has also been selected to participate in an invitation-only camp for quarterbacks at USC.
"I don't know what to think right now," he said. "I'm just learning about the whole process and all that goes on."
Rivals.com will host one of its 5-Star Academy camps at Cottonwood High in April, and Manning almost assuredly will be invited to that. Also, NIKE is putting on one of its SPARQ training camps at BYU on June 14.
The Utes signed a quarterback a few weeks ago, getting Las Vegas prep star DeVonte Christoper, but BYU did not sign a QB.
Certainly, the Cougars will recruit one from the class of 2009. Their primary target will likely be Taysom Hill, a 6-2, 220-pound quarterback from Highland High in Pocatello, Idaho. Hill is a highly regarded LDS prospect whose older brother, Jordan Hill, played for Arizona State.
Manning, a 6-foot-4, 210-pound junior is widely considered to be the state's best returning prep quarterback. Bingham's Jake Soffe, 6-2, 170, is also drawing some early attention.
Manning helped lead Logan to the 3A state football title last fall.
He told me that he doesn't have any scholarship offers yet, but has received dozens and dozens of letters. Recently, he accepted an invitation to attend BYU's Junior Day. That opened his eyes a little, he said, after not really considering the Cougars prior to the visit.
"It would be nice to go to Utah," he said. "I've always been a Utah fan, but a scholarship [offer] is a scholarship. If BYU is more interested..... we will see where it goes."
Manning will be busy attending several camps this spring. He will attend the Scout.com camp in Las Vegas in March, and has also been selected to participate in an invitation-only camp for quarterbacks at USC.
"I don't know what to think right now," he said. "I'm just learning about the whole process and all that goes on."
Rivals.com will host one of its 5-Star Academy camps at Cottonwood High in April, and Manning almost assuredly will be invited to that. Also, NIKE is putting on one of its SPARQ training camps at BYU on June 14.
The Utes signed a quarterback a few weeks ago, getting Las Vegas prep star DeVonte Christoper, but BYU did not sign a QB.
Certainly, the Cougars will recruit one from the class of 2009. Their primary target will likely be Taysom Hill, a 6-2, 220-pound quarterback from Highland High in Pocatello, Idaho. Hill is a highly regarded LDS prospect whose older brother, Jordan Hill, played for Arizona State.
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