I knew Spring Evaluation period could get hectic, but I didn’t imagine it would get this crazy. As to my count, 34 student-athletes from the 2013 class have been offered by Division I football programs and an amazing eight players from the 2014 class have already been verbally offered.
High school recruiting round-up
For the first time in a long time the Hamilton Husky football team has started their spring practices coming off a loss to end their season.
For those that don’t know, Spring evaluation period started last Monday. What exactly is it? Last Monday was the first time college coaches could travel on the road to high schools and junior colleges to gather film, talk to coaches about players, gather transcripts, etc. The one thing they are not allowed to do is visit with the prospect.
The temperature in Tempe on Saturday flirted with triple digits for the first time since Todd Graham was brought aboard to be the head coach of the Arizona State football team. And it just so happened to be the same day of the spring game.
Arizona State football is looking to turn-back-the-clock, but they need some help.
A year ago Arizona State cornerback Omar Bolden didn’t know what where his football career was headed. Today there is still uncertainty, but his future looks brighter than it did last spring when the All-Pac-10 selection was diagnosed with a tore ACL in his left knee ending his senior season before it ever started.
There was really no “off” in Larry Fitzgerald’s off-season. Following a season where he caught 80 passes for 1,411 and eight touchdowns while enduring a rotating door at quarterback, Fitz has taken traveling to another level the past three months. His schedule has included stops in Australia, Europe, South America and Africa twice.
Back in December after Rich Rodriguez was assessing his roster for the first time, he called his quarterback situation “scary.” With only one quarterback on the roster that has any game experience in senior Matt Scott, Rodriguez did not shy away from the fact that progress at the position was going to be a steep uphill climb.
When Rich Rodriguez was hired by the University of Arizona back in November, he had really no idea what his 2012 team would look like.
Recruiting Update: 4/12 *Probably the biggest news story effecting college football over the past week has been the scandal at Arkansas with the firing of Bobby Petrino. It does effect…
