Football: BYU has some recruiting battles on its hands
California receiver Brett Thompson's commitment to BYU on Tuesday means that the Cougars now have 13 pledges from the prep football class of 2009, and a 14th promise if you count Riley Nelson, the former Utah State quarterback who is transferring to BYU when he returns from his LDS Church mission in March.
Here are the others, in case you are wondering: Kahuku (Haw.) safety Jray Galea'i, Timpview safety Craig Bills, Snow Canyon running back Adam Timo, Timpview lineman Tui Crichton, Beaverton (Ore.) receiver Mitch Mathews, Ponderosa (Colo.) lineman Terry Alletto, Bingham tight end Remington Peck, Mountain View running back Anthony Heimuli, Northridge running back Peni Maka'afi, Hunter lineman Ryan Mulitalo, Palm Desert (Calif.) defensive back Trevor Bateman and Bryan (Texas) lineman Fono Vakalahi.
As far as I can tell, BYU has fewer than 10 offers out there right now, and only a few more scholarships available.
The known offers are to Spanish Fork tight end Richard Wilson, Timpview lineman Xavier Su'a-Filo, Punahou (Haw.) linebacker Manti Te'o, Reno (Nev.) linebacker Kyle Van Noy, Highland defensive tackle Latu Heimuli, Bingham linebacker L.T. Filiaga, Northridge safety Chris Washington, Edmond (Okla.) offensive tackle Brad Wilcox and Steven Fanua, a linebacker from Milpitas High near San Jose, Calif.
All those players except Wilcox have offers from several other schools, so the Cougars have a bunch of recruiting battles on their hands.
Fanua, for instance, recently told Scout.com that he is leaning toward Cal. The 6-foot-1, 210-pounder is ranked as the No. 18 MLB in the country by the Web site and allso has offers from Arizona State, Washington, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, San Diego State, Boise State, Fresno State, Arizona, UNLV and Portland State.
Fanua said he only has one visit lined up so far -- to BYU in January. Although he is LDS, he has said he doesn't plan on going on a church mission right away.
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Will Shamburger, a 6-0, 180-pound receiver/defensive back from St. John Bosco High in California, has orally committed to Boise State. Shamburger had offers from Utah and Washington State, along with the Broncos.
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Pine View receiver Robert Evans had a fantastic summer playing in 7 on 7 passing camps and was slowly drawing interest from several Division I programs. Unfortunately, Evans tore his right ACL in practice last week and will undergo season-ending surgery this week, according to his father.
-- Jay Drew
Here are the others, in case you are wondering: Kahuku (Haw.) safety Jray Galea'i, Timpview safety Craig Bills, Snow Canyon running back Adam Timo, Timpview lineman Tui Crichton, Beaverton (Ore.) receiver Mitch Mathews, Ponderosa (Colo.) lineman Terry Alletto, Bingham tight end Remington Peck, Mountain View running back Anthony Heimuli, Northridge running back Peni Maka'afi, Hunter lineman Ryan Mulitalo, Palm Desert (Calif.) defensive back Trevor Bateman and Bryan (Texas) lineman Fono Vakalahi.
As far as I can tell, BYU has fewer than 10 offers out there right now, and only a few more scholarships available.
The known offers are to Spanish Fork tight end Richard Wilson, Timpview lineman Xavier Su'a-Filo, Punahou (Haw.) linebacker Manti Te'o, Reno (Nev.) linebacker Kyle Van Noy, Highland defensive tackle Latu Heimuli, Bingham linebacker L.T. Filiaga, Northridge safety Chris Washington, Edmond (Okla.) offensive tackle Brad Wilcox and Steven Fanua, a linebacker from Milpitas High near San Jose, Calif.
All those players except Wilcox have offers from several other schools, so the Cougars have a bunch of recruiting battles on their hands.
Fanua, for instance, recently told Scout.com that he is leaning toward Cal. The 6-foot-1, 210-pounder is ranked as the No. 18 MLB in the country by the Web site and allso has offers from Arizona State, Washington, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, San Diego State, Boise State, Fresno State, Arizona, UNLV and Portland State.
Fanua said he only has one visit lined up so far -- to BYU in January. Although he is LDS, he has said he doesn't plan on going on a church mission right away.
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Will Shamburger, a 6-0, 180-pound receiver/defensive back from St. John Bosco High in California, has orally committed to Boise State. Shamburger had offers from Utah and Washington State, along with the Broncos.
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Pine View receiver Robert Evans had a fantastic summer playing in 7 on 7 passing camps and was slowly drawing interest from several Division I programs. Unfortunately, Evans tore his right ACL in practice last week and will undergo season-ending surgery this week, according to his father.
-- Jay Drew
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