Rumors are flying around the internet. The first is that the Beavs have poached another tackle from UCLA. Brandin Cooks is becoming quite the recruiter. Maybe the university can hire him when his playing days are over.
The second rumor is that if the Grant foursome like Corvallis they will commit. The reason being that OSU is the school closest to their home to offer all four. They visit on January 14th so a lot can and will change, but right now recruiting is looking better than ever.
I’ve heard that our chances with Byron Moore are also good.
O_O
You’re making my day.
I am liking this Brandin Cooks guy already..the Grant players probably want a close school where their families can make all the home games. Lets hope recruiting keeps going well and maybe that Pac-12 North championship can happen sooner than most of us think.
Sounds too good to be true. Ah the life of a beaver fan is so stressful.
There’s a reason the C-list guys like Harrah and Collins aren’t committing on the spot. Logic says the staff told them to look around.
The first is that the Beavs have poached another tackle from UCLA
are we referring to Torian White?
Yes.
Just tell me when I can do the old prospector’s dance.
Where’s the room?
Aren’t there only like 5 scholarships left?
4 Grant Kids
Byron Moore
Rahmel Dockery
Torian White
Davon Moreland
If OSU is lucky to get these guys, where’s the room?
Do people like Kellen Clute greyshirt?
This should help answer your questions about the recruiting numbers for OSU!
http://gazettetimes.com/sports/beavers-sports/article_37c1a678-0178-11e0-bfee-001cc4c002e0.html
These are the verbal recruits so far:
http://gazettetimes.com/sports/beavers-sports/article_0849f4c6-0179-11e0-8b57-001cc4c002e0.html
Good to see the gray shirts still in the mix, particularly Donnell Welch and Fred Thompson…I thought those guys were bright spots in last year’s class. Terron Ward has good pedigree, and was probably a steal as a no-scholarship commit.
According to this, CAL has also offered all 4 of the Grant kids:
http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2010/12/7/1860256/golden-recruiting-wire-grant-foursome-w-their-cal-offers
That must have happened recently.
It’s bad news since they said they’d like to remain close to home. But, OSU still has a major depth chart advantage for all of them.
Yea, I’ve heard that Jan. 14 and Jan. 21st could quite possibly be the biggest recruiting weekends in OSU history.
No one in the Pac-10 is closing better than CAL right now…
They’ve been stealing away high profile commits/leans from Washington and Oregon as of late, thankfully. I’d rather CAL get high profile recruits than for Oregon to get more than they need. Here’s hoping Colt Lyerla chooses USC or CAL as well (Oregon doesn’t need him either).
How badass would it be if OSU pulled in McClure, Moore and Sample in this class? What a nice young secondary that would be.
I feel good about getting the Grant kids I hope the visit goes well for them. If the Beavers get Moore,McClure and the Grant kids I will be really excited for the future of the program and I would question if it’s real lol
As noted elsewhere, Beaver Nation may have been lucky that the Beavs missed qualifying this year for a mediocre post-season bowl game. Maybe Riley & Co. really are taking advantage of the available time to close the deal on some big-time recruits. To me, that’s much more exciting (and more beneficial for the program) than watching this year’s deeply flawed team play one last time in the Sun Bowl, the Holiday Bowl, or even the Alamo Bowl.
Cal landed Todd Barr today. This their 2nd DT of the class, so maybe they don’t pursue Moala as heavily now? Cal people told me they only have 5-6 schollies left, and Avery Walls will likely commit to them tomorrow. Hopefully more guys commit so they run out of room for the Grant guys.
Beavs scheduled Sacramento State to open the 2011 season. Coincidence??
Exactly my thought. Hmmmm
Sac. St. is a home game in Corvallis…
How does this have anything to do with the Grant kids from Sacramentio?
Their family would still have to drive up here to attend the game anyhow if that’s where this is going…
Where does that leave the room for JuCo DT’s? Does anybody know who they are?
Jesse Williams is the only one I know we’ve offered, and he’s firm with Alabama.
There have been musing about another JC DT, Walton Taumoepeau, but he has grade issues and as of today does not hold an offer.
Speaking of greyshirts…just based on offers, I’d guess these guys are candidates…
name (number of offers including ours)
Kellen Clute (1), Na’Alii Robins(1), Jashwa James(2), Peter Ashton(3), Larry Scott(4), Brandon Bennett (5 – but we’re easily his best offer.)
Could be a couple more academic greyshirts or guys that straight up don’t get in.
I think it was the Portland Tribune the other day that said OS has 8-9 scholarships left to give, which was, I believe, just before Larry Scott and Tyler Trosin committed. So 6-7 left to give?
All of that information sounds right on.
So say there are 6 scholarships left, that means OSU could recruit up to 9-10 more kids (over-recruit due to non-qualifiers)?
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The info that Grant kids were all offered by Cal is incorrect. Cal has only offered Moala and Sample. With the recent verbals from Todd Barr and Jason Gibson they will not be offering Lopa and Paulo. And they would not have likely offered either anyway.
I think Cal has one spot left, assuming no attrition or grey shirts. So they realistically can take five to eight more if grey shirts are created and attrition is forced.
And as I typed the above post, Avery Walls out of Georgia commits to Cal. That’s a DE, a LB and a DB in last couple days. It looks like Sample is likely off their board too.
They would still find room for Moala. We all believe these guys have to go as a group because they said they’d like to, but the reality is they might not since their careers are on the line. We saw this earlier with Dylan Wynn and Blake Renaud.
Wynn and Renaud aren’t the best friends Moala and Lopa are. Anderson and Ward were really tight, and they were going to go to school together regardless. But Renaud and Wynn wanted different things in life.
Cal will make room for Moala alone. With the Walls commit, I don’t think they make room for Sample… unless he comes with Moala. But even that friendship is due to just skill level in football. The tight-knit trio is Moala, Lopa and Paulo. Moala doesn’t know football without those two, and he hasn’t known life without them for the last four years. He and Lopa are like brothers, and they really play well together.
Of course, I’m just comforting myself. Moala has a spot anywhere he chooses to go. But the way Cal has closed on the three defenders and one O-lineman and RB in the last week, I get the sense Tedford wants to close out his class and just take someone like Moala (or Flavin, Lyerla, McClure, Heyward, Marquise Lee) if they eventually choose.
Right now, I’m hearing that Cal may steal SC commit Steve Dillon. I would say that Jalil and Barr make DT less of a concern for them at this point.
OSU still seems short on o-lineman.Do Conner hamlett’s height and arm length make him a tackle project? He just seems so s-l-o-w for a TE and Riley likes projects.
Whatever happened to Tyler “taser” Thomas’ brother. Was his offer rescinded after he, too, got in trouble with the law?
Connor had his offer pulled a little while back.
We landed JC DE Blake Harrah. The one thing that stands out to me in his tape is his strength. If he learned some pass-rushing moves, he might turn into something special. He is enrolling in time for spring, so he will have some time to get ready.
I just hope we don’t take too much more JC guys, so we still have room for the big targets. Anyone know how many guys are greyshirting to make more space for this year’s class?
The one thing that stands out to me in his tape is his…
I’ll get back to you on that one.
He’s obviously a legacy recruit. John Robinson called Riley and told him to offer the son of one of his favorite players.
I don’t see a sub-5-second 40 on that tape. I also don’t see much in the way of strength, technique, leverage or agility.
He’ll be starting by his second year, and his flailing arm tackles will garner him league honorable mention honors.
Great, Blake Harrah committed. Ugh.
Of course Blake Harrah committed…
You think he’s going to turn down his only D-1/BCS offer just because OSU has the potential to use his offer on a blue-chipper?
All this means is that OSU will have to turn away someone better because they already wasted an offer on this guy.
still can be pulled till they finally signed.
I knew/feared he’d commit, but I was hoping he’d get the hint and look elsewhere. Another Riley gaff. When we miss bowl games we can look back on days like this.
I might be a little hopeful, but I’m gonna wait on judging the guy until I see how he does in spring practice in games. I believe we were Dorian Smith’s only offer as well?
*and in games.
It looks like we offered a bunch of scrubs in case the high-profile guys don’t commit… The high-profile guys aren’t committing so we’re stuck with a bunch of scrubs. A big class with a whole lot of 2-star recruits sounds like the ’06 and ’07 classes all over again. Sun Bowl here we come.
Just for shits and giggles, I broke down those two classes in terms of who had already committed as of Dec 14th and who committed after Dec 14th.
2006
Before Dec 14th
Alex Linnenkohl 3 stars
Casey Kjos 2 stars
Clinton Polk 2 stars
Danzel Issac 3 stars
Dorian Smith 3 stars
Howard Croom 3 stars
James Dockery 3 stars
Joe Halahuni 3 stars
John Reese 3 stars
Keaton Kristick 3 stars
Kyle Loomis 2 stars
Mau Nomani 3 stars
Mitchel Hunt 2 stars
Ryan Pohl 3 stars
After Dec. 14th
Brady Camp 2 stars
Chris Johnson 0 stars
Coye Francies 3 stars
Devin Unga 2 stars
Dwight Roberson 3 stars
Gabe Miller 4 stars
Geoff Garner 2 stars
Gerard Lee 3 stars
Joey La Rocque 4 stars
Kaulin Krebs 2 stars
Keith Robertson 2 stars
Keo Camat 2 stars
Kevin Unga 2 stars
Lyle Moevao 0 stars
Mana Lolotai 2 stars
Shane Morales 0 stars
Suaesi Tuimaunei 2 stars
Timi Oshinowo 2 stars
Tom Hansen 3 stars
Some good early commits in Halahuni, Kristick, Dockery and Linnenkohl. But we closed pretty well too getting a starting QB in Moevao as well as the only two four star players we had in that class: Joey La Rocque and Gabe Miller.
2007
before Dec. 14th
Ahmed Mokhtar 3 stars
Carl Sommer 3 stars
Colby Prince 2 stars
Darrell Catchings 3 stars
Jake Gelakoska 3 stars
Jon Ioane 3 stars
Kevin Frahm 3 stars
Michael Cole 2 stars
Will Darkins 3 stars
After Dec. 14th
Anthony Watkins 3 stars
Brandon Hardin 2 stars
Cameron Collins 3 stars
Castro Masaniai 2 stars
Danzel Issac 2 stars
David Ross 4 stars
James Rodgers 2 stars
Jesse Fifita 2 stars
Josh LaGrone 2 stars
Keith Pankey 3 stars
Kevin Pankey 2 stars
Kyle Bell 2 stars
Lance Mitchell 3 stars
Latu Moala 3 stars
Leaualofa Liilii 2 stars
Marcus Perry 2 stars
Reggie Dunn 4 stars
Rory Ross 2 stars
Ryan McCants 3 stars
Sioeli Nau 3 stars
Taylor Henry 2 stars
Tonu Tuimalealiifano 2 stars
Una Smiley 2 stars
We definitely closed well in 2007, picking up the best players in the class James Rodgers, Cameron Collins and Lance Mitchell after today’s date.
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There are at least a half a dozen more players coming in. I’m reserving judgement until we get them all in. But I think when all is said and done, this class will be better than either of those 2006-2007 classes.
Agreed, history tends to repeat itsself, and we have more bigger names on the board this late than in past years.
What ever happen to Reggie Dunn??
He could never academically qualify so Riley gave up on him and he is now at Utah.
This is frustrating:
A couple of DE’s no one else seemed to want taking scholarships that could go to O-lineman. I don’t see how bringing Fernando in as an OLB is better than giving Doctor, Collins, Welch, and/or Akuna time there.
There was some potential in recruiting here this year, hope Riley isn’t losing confidence and going for the easy commitments. “We beat out Middle Tennessee and Glenville State to get this guy…”
I’m just finishing up an article on this topic. It has me infuriated.