Football: Bountiful's Denucci gets first offer
Bountiful High offensive tackle Darren Denucci went into this week thinking that he would get his long-awaited chance to impress college coaches at the All Poly Camp at his school on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
However, midway through a workout in front of Weber State coaches on Monday, the 6-foot-5, 250-pound rising senior got his first scholarship offer.
Wildcats coach Ron McBride extended the invitation, as Denucci held his own against some of the more highly touted prospects in the state.
Denucci has also drawn interest from BYU, Utah State, Colorado and others, according to a family member.
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In a report on Saturday's Nike Training Camp at BYU, I surmised that the reason Logan High quarterback Jeff Manning was not there was because he had been told by BYU coaches on Friday that they were probably not going to offer him a scholarship.
Turns out, a very credible source I got that from misinterpreted a conversation with someone close to Manning. While it is true that the Cougars did not offer Manning a scholarship after Junior Day, he left with the feeling that he is still of great interest to them.
The lack of an offer is not the reason Manning did not attend Saturday's camp.
It is no secret that BYU has offered Taysom Hill, the four-star QB from Pocatello, Idaho, and Josh Nunes, the four-star QB from Upland, Calif. They also like what they see from three-star QB Jamie Jensen of Gilroy, Calif.
My guess is that if they don't get Hill or Nunes (whom they may have stopped recruiting, according to some sources), they will make a run at Manning or Jensen, if they are still available.
However, midway through a workout in front of Weber State coaches on Monday, the 6-foot-5, 250-pound rising senior got his first scholarship offer.
Wildcats coach Ron McBride extended the invitation, as Denucci held his own against some of the more highly touted prospects in the state.
Denucci has also drawn interest from BYU, Utah State, Colorado and others, according to a family member.
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In a report on Saturday's Nike Training Camp at BYU, I surmised that the reason Logan High quarterback Jeff Manning was not there was because he had been told by BYU coaches on Friday that they were probably not going to offer him a scholarship.
Turns out, a very credible source I got that from misinterpreted a conversation with someone close to Manning. While it is true that the Cougars did not offer Manning a scholarship after Junior Day, he left with the feeling that he is still of great interest to them.
The lack of an offer is not the reason Manning did not attend Saturday's camp.
It is no secret that BYU has offered Taysom Hill, the four-star QB from Pocatello, Idaho, and Josh Nunes, the four-star QB from Upland, Calif. They also like what they see from three-star QB Jamie Jensen of Gilroy, Calif.
My guess is that if they don't get Hill or Nunes (whom they may have stopped recruiting, according to some sources), they will make a run at Manning or Jensen, if they are still available.
1 Comments:
I'm excited for you to become the BYU beat writer! Good stuff Jay! And don't sweat the few BYU zealots, most of us are cool about the change....
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