Football: Northridge RB Maka'afi commits to BYU
Bingham beat Northridge in the championship game of the BYU 7 on 7 camp today (Saturday) at BYU, but perhaps the bigger news to come out of the camp was that the Cougars offered scholarships to a pair of Northridge players.
One committed, the other didn't.
Committing to the Cougars was Northridge running back Peni Maka'afi, a 5-foot-11, 215-pound rising senior who rushed for 890 yards and 13 touchdowns last season. He also had more than 400 receiving yards, according to Northridge coach Erik Thompson, who confirmed the commitment.
"He's always wanted to be a Cougar," Thompson said. "He has always said he would rather go there than Oregon or Arizona State or any other Pac-10 school."
Reached Saturday evening, Maka'afi said he was "thrilled" when the offer came, and he quickly accepted.
"I have been talking to them for awhile," he said. "I was pretty shocked they offered. I guess I had a pretty good day."
Maka'afi also had an offer from Utah State, but was drawing interest from Boise State and Oregon, he said. Maka'afi rates one star from Scout.com.
Northridge is the 5A school in Layton that produced former BYU tight end Daniel Coats.
Northridge safety Chris Washington also received an offer from BYU on Saturday, but did not commit.
"The coaching staff said they were very impressed with his efforts," Washington's father, wrote in an e-mail.
Thompson said Washington, a 6-foot-2, 195-pounder who rates three stars from Scout.com, wants to go to camps at Utah and Cal before he decides. But the coach acknowledged he received a call from BYU quarterbacks coach Brandon Doman on Saturday evening confirming that the Cougars offered both prospects.
Coincidentally, Maka'afi and Washington were injured and not able to play in the championship game against Bingham today.
One committed, the other didn't.
Committing to the Cougars was Northridge running back Peni Maka'afi, a 5-foot-11, 215-pound rising senior who rushed for 890 yards and 13 touchdowns last season. He also had more than 400 receiving yards, according to Northridge coach Erik Thompson, who confirmed the commitment.
"He's always wanted to be a Cougar," Thompson said. "He has always said he would rather go there than Oregon or Arizona State or any other Pac-10 school."
Reached Saturday evening, Maka'afi said he was "thrilled" when the offer came, and he quickly accepted.
"I have been talking to them for awhile," he said. "I was pretty shocked they offered. I guess I had a pretty good day."
Maka'afi also had an offer from Utah State, but was drawing interest from Boise State and Oregon, he said. Maka'afi rates one star from Scout.com.
Northridge is the 5A school in Layton that produced former BYU tight end Daniel Coats.
Northridge safety Chris Washington also received an offer from BYU on Saturday, but did not commit.
"The coaching staff said they were very impressed with his efforts," Washington's father, wrote in an e-mail.
Thompson said Washington, a 6-foot-2, 195-pounder who rates three stars from Scout.com, wants to go to camps at Utah and Cal before he decides. But the coach acknowledged he received a call from BYU quarterbacks coach Brandon Doman on Saturday evening confirming that the Cougars offered both prospects.
Coincidentally, Maka'afi and Washington were injured and not able to play in the championship game against Bingham today.
6 Comments:
"Maka'afi rates one star from Scout.com"
That statement in the article is sooooo misleading. One star simply means they have not been rated yet. You would think a good reporter would know that already.
Looks like we win for best running back this class!!!
Go Utes
Whether you believe the ratings or not, the best RB that will commit to any Utah school for this year will be Adam Timo for BYU.
Go Cougs!
Maka'afi is an exceptional talent running the ball. Coug fans are going to love this kids running style. And no, 1 star does not do Maka'afi any justice at all. If you dont think so, then you may want to keep a close eye on his senior year.
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Dean is correct. A one star rating at this point is merely a "holding pattern" until the evaluation is done.
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