Football: Were Aggies Robbed by the Rams?
Something smells fishy here.
In December, the Utah State Aggies announced they had signed four junior-college recruits, including defensive lineman Sevaro Johnson out of Laney College in Oakland, Calif.
"He's a big body that plays inside and is very athletic for his size and we think we can impact the run game as well as push the pocket to help with the pass rush," USU coach Brent Guy said at the time.
Either Johnson has a way of turning himself into two people, or the Aggies just got robbed.
Johnson signed with Colorado State on Wednesday.
It's true -- right there on the list on CSU's Web site. Johnson is one of 25 recruits that new Rams coach Steve Fairchild signed.
When asked why Johnson was not on Utah State's list Wednesday, (before reporters knew he had signed with CSU) assistant coach Danilo Robinson said Johnson didn't qualify academically.
So ... are USU's academic standards higher than those at CSU?
Gotta wonder.
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Actually, the Aggies lost three defensive linemen at the last minute, as Sacramento-area star Greg Grimes de-committed and signed with Boise State and Keenan Brown of San Bernardino de-committed and signed with San Jose State.
Our Utah State beat writer, Steve Luhm, says a couple of the tight ends the Aggies recruited may end up playing defensive end.
Here's more from Luhm on Utah State's signing day, stuff that didn't make the printed version of the paper:
According to Danilo Robinson, two things helped Utah State's coaches during their recruiting: the new facilities and the Aggies' two-game winning streak at the end of last season.
The new athletic complex "has been a tremendous asset," Robinson said. "We're able to compete with everybody in the WAC and Mountain West, we feel. ... This is the first year we've been able to do that. We were able to show [the facilities] to the kids, rather than just show them a picture or pile of dirt. This class was affected by that."
Utah State also finished 2-10 last season after winning at New Mexico State and Idaho to close the year.
"Definitely good for the program, the kids and the coaches," Robinson said. "We were able to go into homes and point out that we have a two-game road winning streak and we led in the fourth quarter of eight games last year. We were not able to finish games because we were lacking them -- this class. These recruits were able to see how
close we are."
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Recruiting buffs should note that we've got more on the recruiting efforts of BYU and Utah. Go to the blogs written by BYU beat writer Rhiannon Potkey and Utah beat writer Lya Wodraska.
Also, our high school sports writers have written extensively about the record number of girls soccer players from Utah who signed with Division I programs.
In December, the Utah State Aggies announced they had signed four junior-college recruits, including defensive lineman Sevaro Johnson out of Laney College in Oakland, Calif.
"He's a big body that plays inside and is very athletic for his size and we think we can impact the run game as well as push the pocket to help with the pass rush," USU coach Brent Guy said at the time.
Either Johnson has a way of turning himself into two people, or the Aggies just got robbed.
Johnson signed with Colorado State on Wednesday.
It's true -- right there on the list on CSU's Web site. Johnson is one of 25 recruits that new Rams coach Steve Fairchild signed.
When asked why Johnson was not on Utah State's list Wednesday, (before reporters knew he had signed with CSU) assistant coach Danilo Robinson said Johnson didn't qualify academically.
So ... are USU's academic standards higher than those at CSU?
Gotta wonder.
******
Actually, the Aggies lost three defensive linemen at the last minute, as Sacramento-area star Greg Grimes de-committed and signed with Boise State and Keenan Brown of San Bernardino de-committed and signed with San Jose State.
Our Utah State beat writer, Steve Luhm, says a couple of the tight ends the Aggies recruited may end up playing defensive end.
Here's more from Luhm on Utah State's signing day, stuff that didn't make the printed version of the paper:
According to Danilo Robinson, two things helped Utah State's coaches during their recruiting: the new facilities and the Aggies' two-game winning streak at the end of last season.
The new athletic complex "has been a tremendous asset," Robinson said. "We're able to compete with everybody in the WAC and Mountain West, we feel. ... This is the first year we've been able to do that. We were able to show [the facilities] to the kids, rather than just show them a picture or pile of dirt. This class was affected by that."
Utah State also finished 2-10 last season after winning at New Mexico State and Idaho to close the year.
"Definitely good for the program, the kids and the coaches," Robinson said. "We were able to go into homes and point out that we have a two-game road winning streak and we led in the fourth quarter of eight games last year. We were not able to finish games because we were lacking them -- this class. These recruits were able to see how
close we are."
******
Recruiting buffs should note that we've got more on the recruiting efforts of BYU and Utah. Go to the blogs written by BYU beat writer Rhiannon Potkey and Utah beat writer Lya Wodraska.
Also, our high school sports writers have written extensively about the record number of girls soccer players from Utah who signed with Division I programs.
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Aggies were robbed by own stupidity! Get off your butts coach or you will be sending out resumes to high schools!
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