BYU in hunt for juco linebacker Aaron Gress
It's no secret that BYU will probably have to turn to the junior college ranks for some defensive back help, especially at cornerback.
But it appears the Cougars are also after some linebacker help from the juco ranks as well.
Aaron Gress, a 6-foot-2, 225-pound linebacker from College of the Sequoias in California is visiting BYU this week (Tuesday through Thursday) and says he has a scholarship offer from the Cougars.
Gress also visited Marshall and has an offered from the Thundering Herd. He will visit Illinois this weekend.
The sophomore had 70 tackles and one interception for the Giants in 2008. He had 65 tackles and a sack as a freshman, according to JCfootball.com.
"BYU offered me a while ago, so I'm looking forward to checking them out a little bit," he told Scott Eklund.
He will have three years to play two because he has not used a redshirt year yet.
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Brandon Gurney of totalbluesports.com is reporting that the Cougars are also interested in Lee Aguirre, a cornerback at Fullerton Junior College in California. Aguirre recorded 17 interceptions the past two seasons at Fullerton.
The 5-10, 185-pound corner runs a 4.51 40. He reportedly has offers from Hawaii, Akron and Idaho State, but told Gurney that BYU is "my favorite school right now."
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BYU's battle to get Jake Heaps, the junior quarterback from Skyline High in Washington, probably just got a little tougher recently when the University of Washington hired former Cougar Steve Sarkisian to be its new head football coach.
Right after Sarkisian was introduced as Washington's coach, he drove 35 minutes to the east to meet with Heaps' high school coach, Mat Taylor.
Senior wide receiver Gino Simone will be one of Sarkisian's primary recruiting targets, along with Heaps and sophomore Kasen Williams. Washington has offered all three, although Simone has orally committed to Washington State.
Heaps, who is LDS, could be the No. 1 quarterback prospect in the country next year. The players recently led Skyline to the 3A state championship in Washington.
-- Jay Drew
But it appears the Cougars are also after some linebacker help from the juco ranks as well.
Aaron Gress, a 6-foot-2, 225-pound linebacker from College of the Sequoias in California is visiting BYU this week (Tuesday through Thursday) and says he has a scholarship offer from the Cougars.
Gress also visited Marshall and has an offered from the Thundering Herd. He will visit Illinois this weekend.
The sophomore had 70 tackles and one interception for the Giants in 2008. He had 65 tackles and a sack as a freshman, according to JCfootball.com.
"BYU offered me a while ago, so I'm looking forward to checking them out a little bit," he told Scott Eklund.
He will have three years to play two because he has not used a redshirt year yet.
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Brandon Gurney of totalbluesports.com is reporting that the Cougars are also interested in Lee Aguirre, a cornerback at Fullerton Junior College in California. Aguirre recorded 17 interceptions the past two seasons at Fullerton.
The 5-10, 185-pound corner runs a 4.51 40. He reportedly has offers from Hawaii, Akron and Idaho State, but told Gurney that BYU is "my favorite school right now."
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BYU's battle to get Jake Heaps, the junior quarterback from Skyline High in Washington, probably just got a little tougher recently when the University of Washington hired former Cougar Steve Sarkisian to be its new head football coach.
Right after Sarkisian was introduced as Washington's coach, he drove 35 minutes to the east to meet with Heaps' high school coach, Mat Taylor.
Senior wide receiver Gino Simone will be one of Sarkisian's primary recruiting targets, along with Heaps and sophomore Kasen Williams. Washington has offered all three, although Simone has orally committed to Washington State.
Heaps, who is LDS, could be the No. 1 quarterback prospect in the country next year. The players recently led Skyline to the 3A state championship in Washington.
-- Jay Drew
5 Comments:
4A State Championship actually.
Boy that Bronco is really going out and getting some talent, beating out Idaho State and Akron for a player, that is impressive.
bigutefan, why don't you check this out:
http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=14&yr=2009
Yeah almost as bad as getting ditched for Utah State.
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