Football: BYU gets two more commitments
I checked out the afternoon session of BYU's non-padded football camp today, and will have more on that later tonight or tomorrow.
First though, a couple of BYU commitments to report.
The Cougars received commitments on Wednesday from Mitch Mathews, a receiver from Beaverton, Ore., and Trevor Bateman, a defensive back from Palm Desert, Calif.
Mathews was at the camp (though not participating) and he confirmed the commitment firsthand. He said he gave his word to BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall this morning, and said Mendenhall "was really happy" to get the news.
Mathews is a three-star recruit, according to scout.com.
As for Bateman, a California newspaper (The Desert Sun) reported a week ago Sunday that he was "99 percent sure" he would receive an offer from BYU and that he would probably commit.
The guys from totalbluesports.com were also at the camp today and confirmed it through their sources that Bateman had committed. Reportedly, Bateman is an LDS recruit who was turned on to the BYU coaching staff by former Cougar running back Curtis Brown.
He also had offers from UNLV and Arizona, according to the Desert Sun. The Cougars now have eight commitments for next February's signing day, as Mathews and Bateman join Snow Canyon's Adam Timo, Timpview's Tui Crichton and Craig Bills, Jray Galea'i of Kahuku, Haw., Terry Alletto of Ponderosa, Colo., and Northridge's Peni Maka'afi, who committed on Saturday.
Speaking of Maka'afi, he was also at the afternoon session on Wednesday, and confirmed what has been reported here and elsewhere: he committed to BYU after Northridge lost to Bingham in the championship game of the 7 on 7 passing tournament.
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Totalbluesports.com is also reporting that BYU received a second commitment from the class of 2010 (guys who will be juniors this fall). Gifford Timothy, an offensive tackle from Middletown High in Middletown, Del., is said to have committed to BYU earlier this week.
Timpview's Bronson Kaufusi is the other rising junior to have committed to the Cougars.
The kind people in the front office at Timothy's high school in Delaware won't give out his coach's phone number, and the coach has yet to return a message I left on his voice mail (which he probably won't get until school starts in August), so I haven't been able to personally verify the commitment.
Timothy is 6-foot-6 and 280 pounds, according to his profile on scout.com.
First though, a couple of BYU commitments to report.
The Cougars received commitments on Wednesday from Mitch Mathews, a receiver from Beaverton, Ore., and Trevor Bateman, a defensive back from Palm Desert, Calif.
Mathews was at the camp (though not participating) and he confirmed the commitment firsthand. He said he gave his word to BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall this morning, and said Mendenhall "was really happy" to get the news.
Mathews is a three-star recruit, according to scout.com.
As for Bateman, a California newspaper (The Desert Sun) reported a week ago Sunday that he was "99 percent sure" he would receive an offer from BYU and that he would probably commit.
The guys from totalbluesports.com were also at the camp today and confirmed it through their sources that Bateman had committed. Reportedly, Bateman is an LDS recruit who was turned on to the BYU coaching staff by former Cougar running back Curtis Brown.
He also had offers from UNLV and Arizona, according to the Desert Sun. The Cougars now have eight commitments for next February's signing day, as Mathews and Bateman join Snow Canyon's Adam Timo, Timpview's Tui Crichton and Craig Bills, Jray Galea'i of Kahuku, Haw., Terry Alletto of Ponderosa, Colo., and Northridge's Peni Maka'afi, who committed on Saturday.
Speaking of Maka'afi, he was also at the afternoon session on Wednesday, and confirmed what has been reported here and elsewhere: he committed to BYU after Northridge lost to Bingham in the championship game of the 7 on 7 passing tournament.
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Totalbluesports.com is also reporting that BYU received a second commitment from the class of 2010 (guys who will be juniors this fall). Gifford Timothy, an offensive tackle from Middletown High in Middletown, Del., is said to have committed to BYU earlier this week.
Timpview's Bronson Kaufusi is the other rising junior to have committed to the Cougars.
The kind people in the front office at Timothy's high school in Delaware won't give out his coach's phone number, and the coach has yet to return a message I left on his voice mail (which he probably won't get until school starts in August), so I haven't been able to personally verify the commitment.
Timothy is 6-foot-6 and 280 pounds, according to his profile on scout.com.
1 Comments:
Jay, you are really doing an outstanding job of covering recruiting news. It is no easy task when one considers the many colleges in your area and the number of high school sports for men and women. Thanks.
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