Football: Florida joins Utes, Cougs in offering top prep QB Nunes
Utah and BYU have more company in the battle for one of the best high school quarterbacks in the country, Josh Nunes of Upland, Calif.
Superprep.com reported today that Nunes just received a scholarship offer from Florida.
In other words, don't expect the Utes or the Cougars to land the four-star recruit who made an unofficial visit to BYU's campus last month.
Nunes received the Florida offer from offensive coordinator Dan Mullen, who was quarterbacks coach at Utah when Florida head coach Urban Meyer was the head Ute.
Nunes said he is impressed by Mullen's resume of working with quarterbacks such at Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow, Chris Leak and, of course, former Ute Alex Smith.
"[Mullen] compared me to Smith and said he thinks I would be a great fit in that offense," Nunes told Brandon Huffman.
Nunes has repeatedly said he will narrow his list of schools to five on or before May 27. Right now he has offers from the likes of Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Louisville, Nebraska, SMU, Stanford, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas Tech, along with the Utes and Cougars.
A source who knows Nunes quite well told me a few weeks ago that he doesn't expect BYU or Utah to make the top five because the rising senior does not have ties to either school.
Superprep.com reported today that Nunes just received a scholarship offer from Florida.
In other words, don't expect the Utes or the Cougars to land the four-star recruit who made an unofficial visit to BYU's campus last month.
Nunes received the Florida offer from offensive coordinator Dan Mullen, who was quarterbacks coach at Utah when Florida head coach Urban Meyer was the head Ute.
Nunes said he is impressed by Mullen's resume of working with quarterbacks such at Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow, Chris Leak and, of course, former Ute Alex Smith.
"[Mullen] compared me to Smith and said he thinks I would be a great fit in that offense," Nunes told Brandon Huffman.
Nunes has repeatedly said he will narrow his list of schools to five on or before May 27. Right now he has offers from the likes of Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Louisville, Nebraska, SMU, Stanford, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas Tech, along with the Utes and Cougars.
A source who knows Nunes quite well told me a few weeks ago that he doesn't expect BYU or Utah to make the top five because the rising senior does not have ties to either school.
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Nunes said he is very interested in BYU, but has repeatedly said he has no interest in playing for the Utes
It sounds like there are quite a bit of talented QBs on our radar this year. If BYU loses Nunes I won't be too worried about it.
That being said, I would be very happy if he does indeed sign with the Cougs. Mainly because that will mean he wants to be here more than anywhere else (including the Floridas of the world), and that BYU will have landed another big-time HS recruit.
But if all this kid wants is a national championship, then maybe Florida is the best place for him.
If Coach Bronco Mendenhall targets him as a recruit who shows the capable skills of stepping up and playing at a high level when the need arises, then Coach Bronco Mendenhall will get him.
There is no question about this fact.
And if in fact he goes somewhere else, then a "source" will undoubted send out information to the media to prove that Coach Bronco Mendenhall actaully never did offer him a scholarship because he clearly wasn't capable of stepping up and playing at a consistantly high level and living his life in a similar and consistant manner.
Larry, you are correct.
BYU is in Nunes' Top 8.
Utah is not.
Recruiting as usual.
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