Football: Are Cougs close to catching big California WR?
When I noticed last weekend that BYU had received another football commitment from a player from the class of 2009, I automatically figured it was from a big receiver from Northern California.
Well, I was wrong.
Turns out it was Tui Crichton, a lineman from Timpview High.
But don't be surprised if something like that happens sooner than later.
The Cougars have offered a scholarship to Brett Thompson, a junior from Oak Ridge High near Sacramento, Calif., the same school that produced current BYU receiver Austin Collie and his brother, Zac Collie.
I talked to Thompson, a 6-foot-3, 200-pound athlete who has been timed at 4.58 seconds in the 40 yard dash, at the 7 on 7 passing camp in Las Vegas last month.
"I like the offer from BYU a lot," he said. "It was the offer I wanted to get growing up, so I was excited about that."
Thompson said UNLV is the only other school that has offered, but plenty of others have expressed interest, including Rutgers, Boston College and Georgia Tech on the East Coast and several Pac-10 schools on the West Coast.
"I am serious about BYU," he said. "It is not a set decision or anything, though. I am just trying to go through the recruiting process and all that. But I like BYU a lot."
That sounded like a guy who was ready to commit, but Thompson, who played for the California No. 3 team in Las Vegas, said he is not eager to get the process completed.
"I want to see what everyone has to say before I decide," he said.
Thompson said his older brother, Hiram, was recruited by BYU to play basketball, but opted instead to sign with Hawaii. Hiram Thompson averaged 2.8 points a game as a freshman for the Warriors, then left on a church mission.
He recently returned and resigned with Hawaii.
"Basketball is his thing, but after my first year of [high school] football, I decided that was going to be my sport," Brett Thompson said.
As a junior, Thompson caught 35 passes for 570 yards and six touchdowns.
Well, I was wrong.
Turns out it was Tui Crichton, a lineman from Timpview High.
But don't be surprised if something like that happens sooner than later.
The Cougars have offered a scholarship to Brett Thompson, a junior from Oak Ridge High near Sacramento, Calif., the same school that produced current BYU receiver Austin Collie and his brother, Zac Collie.
I talked to Thompson, a 6-foot-3, 200-pound athlete who has been timed at 4.58 seconds in the 40 yard dash, at the 7 on 7 passing camp in Las Vegas last month.
"I like the offer from BYU a lot," he said. "It was the offer I wanted to get growing up, so I was excited about that."
Thompson said UNLV is the only other school that has offered, but plenty of others have expressed interest, including Rutgers, Boston College and Georgia Tech on the East Coast and several Pac-10 schools on the West Coast.
"I am serious about BYU," he said. "It is not a set decision or anything, though. I am just trying to go through the recruiting process and all that. But I like BYU a lot."
That sounded like a guy who was ready to commit, but Thompson, who played for the California No. 3 team in Las Vegas, said he is not eager to get the process completed.
"I want to see what everyone has to say before I decide," he said.
Thompson said his older brother, Hiram, was recruited by BYU to play basketball, but opted instead to sign with Hawaii. Hiram Thompson averaged 2.8 points a game as a freshman for the Warriors, then left on a church mission.
He recently returned and resigned with Hawaii.
"Basketball is his thing, but after my first year of [high school] football, I decided that was going to be my sport," Brett Thompson said.
As a junior, Thompson caught 35 passes for 570 yards and six touchdowns.
