Visitors in January

slcagg · Post by **slcagg** » January 15th, 2016, 6:00 am

Thought I'd start a list for visitors for the next 3 weeks. Feel free to add if you know of any visitors.

Jan 15-17
Craig Rucker- WR 5'7" 165 lbs from Orlando Fl. Currently committed to Utah St. 2 star on scout with listed offers from USU, Akron, Ball St, Eastern Kentucky, Florida International, Georgia Southern, Idaho, Toledo, Southern Illinois, Tennessee St. Love how committed this kid has been to USU.
https://twitter.com/Ys_Skooly
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1907787/craig-rucker
http://www.scout.com/player/197974-craig-rucker?s=208
Drew Lewis - LB 6'2" 220 lbs from Coffeyville JC in Kansas. Has 3 years to play 3. No stars on Scout with listed offers from Colorado and Memphis. He will visit those schools after USU.
https://twitter.com/drewlewis16_

http://www.scout.com/player/173312-drew-lewis?s=208
John Okwoli - WR 6'2" 190 lbs from North Canyon HS in Phoenix. 3 star on scout with listed offers from Boise St, Utah St, Colorado, Montana St, Nevada, New Mexico St, NAU, UNLV, Wyoming, Washington St and Yale. His final two are BSU and USU. He visits BSU on 1/22.
https://twitter.com/realjohnokwoli
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2874885/john-okwoli
http://www.scout.com/player/194812-john-okwoli?s=208
Roy Lopez - OL 6'2" 290 lbs from Mesquite HS in Arizona. 2 star on scout with listed offers from Idaho, NAU, New Mexico St, Utah St, South Dakota St and Weber St. Visiting New Mexico St and NAU later this month. He is a really good wrestler, I believe a returning state champ.
https://twitter.com/RLopez_51
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2087492/roy-lopez-iii
http://www.scout.com/player/189242-roy-lopez?s=208
Mekhi Stevenson - WR 6'0" 180 lb from Helix HS in San Diego. Played at same high school as Jalen Davis. Was once committed to SJSU. 2 star on scout with reported offers from Colorado St, San Jose St, UNLV, USU and UC Davis.
https://twitter.com/EmChuuBee
http://www.scout.com/player/198286-mekhi-stevenson

Michael Moore - CB 6'2" 180 lb from Palomar JC. 3 years to play 3 (Would be a Soph). Doesn't look like a lot of recruiting interest currently, we are jumping in on him early. His tape looks really good imo. Other offers that I can find is UL-Monroe. https://twitter.com/MichaelMoore760

Justus Te'i - LB 6'2" 225 lbs from Mission Hills HS in California. 2 star on Scout with listed offers from Idaho, Navy, Nevada, San Diego St, San Jose St, Utah St, UC Davis, Weber St.
https://twitter.com/Justusfifty1
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/r ... Tei-172449
Tre Miller - RB 6'1" 215 lbs from Dixie HS in St George. 3 star on Scout with listed offers from BYU, USU, Wyoming, Air Force, Navy, Army and Vanderbilt. It looks like his top 3 are BYU, USU and Wyoming and still have visits set up for BYU and Wyoming.
http://www.scout.com/player/195444-tre- ... 2015&s=208

Jan 22-24
Rayshad Lewis - 5'10" 160 lbs from Florida. 2 star on Scout with listed offers from Appalachian St, Ball St, Coastal Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Fresno St, Idaho, North Dakota St, Old Dominion, Toledo, Utah St, Western Illinois. Son of Ray Lewis.
https://twitter.com/ThatOtherLewis
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2962994/rayshad-lewis
http://www.scout.com/player/199274-rays ... 2015&s=208
Hirkley Latu - LB 6'3" 200 lbs from Hawaii. 3 star on Scout with listed offers from BYU, Oregon St, Utah St, Utah, Cal, Hawaii and Washington St. Top 3 are BYU, Oregon St and Utah St. Visiting Oregon St on 1/15. A one time BYU commit. Will go on a mission.
https://twitter.com/hirklatu?ref_src=tw ... r%5Eauthor

http://www.scout.com/player/188689-hirkley-latu?s=208
Tainoa Foster - LB 6'2" 200 lbs from Hawaii. Visited Washington State last weekend. Has offers from Fresno, Hawaii, USU and Washington St. Also appears to be visiting Fresno this weekend based on his twitter.
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2849104/tainoa-foster
http://www.scout.com/player/200134-tain ... 2015&s=208
https://twitter.com/TainoaF?ref_src=tws ... wgr^author

Jan 29-31
Kurtis Taufa
Morian Walker - RB from Valley Christian HS in San Jose. 3 star on scout with an offer from Wyoming and USU. I think we have a really good shot at getting this guy. Love his size in that he is 6 feet and 200 lbs as a freshman.
https://twitter.com/MorianWalkerJr?ref_src=twsrc^tfw
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2019009/morian-walker-jr
http://www.scout.com/player/185038-morian-walker?s=208

Others I've heard are trying to set up a vist but not heard a date
David Tate - LB 6'2" 215 lbs from Edison HS in Fresno. 3 star on Scout with listed offers from Colorado, Colorado St, Fresno St, UNLV and Utah St. Is visiting UNLV on 1/15. Committed to UNLV.
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1563188/david-tate-jr
http://www.scout.com/player/198731-david-tate?s=208
Eldridge Thompson -

slcagg · Post by **slcagg** » January 16th, 2016, 5:54 am

Updated

AngusAg · Post by **AngusAg** » January 16th, 2016, 7:38 am

slcagg wrote:Updated

Thanks for taking the time to do this slc.

hipsterdoofus21 · Post by **hipsterdoofus21** » January 16th, 2016, 10:19 am

Thanks slcagg

blueaggie · Post by **blueaggie** » January 16th, 2016, 10:30 pm

Zero from Utah?

brownjeans · Post by **brownjeans** » January 17th, 2016, 12:08 am

blueaggie wrote:Zero from Utah?

I hear Utah has invited all our scholarship players for visits to their campus.

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hipsterdoofus21 · Post by **hipsterdoofus21** » January 17th, 2016, 7:36 am

brownjeans wrote:
blueaggie wrote:Zero from Utah?
I hear Utah has invited all our scholarship players for visits to their campus.

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AggieAddict · Post by **AggieAddict** » January 18th, 2016, 11:16 am

Any Commits?

Post by **aggies22** » January 18th, 2016, 12:12 pm

Nope. None yet, but the visits wen't very well. There was also one other visitor that isn't listed in the group above.

slcagg · Post by **slcagg** » January 19th, 2016, 6:44 am

Here is the Scout summary about last weekend. http://www.scout.com/college/utah-state ... wr-and-lbs

I added Tre Miller to the list.

Mediocre at Best · Post by **Mediocre at Best** » January 20th, 2016, 10:39 am

Just got two texts this morning from some recruitor friends from major programs who are working Florida this week. They jokingly said to tell MW to back off. Apparently he is recruiting hard in FLA and is being taken quite seriously. One said they are "surprised at how much USU is out there in FLA...trying to clean up." We evidently are competitive there and frustrating other programs. This is a great sign showing that MW with coaching changes and aggressive recruiting is really active in elevating our program. The kids they are recruiting were described as exceptional athletes...talented but struggling grade wise.

Smokin Joe · Post by **Smokin Joe** » January 20th, 2016, 1:31 pm

Matt works his arse off in recruiting. He is tireless.

YoungBloodAggie · Post by **YoungBloodAggie** » January 20th, 2016, 1:43 pm

Mediocre at Best wrote:Just got two texts this morning from some recruitor friends from major programs who are working Florida this week. They jokingly said to tell MW to back off. Apparently he is recruiting hard in FLA and is being taken quite seriously. One said they are "surprised at how much USU is out there in FLA...trying to clean up." We evidently are competitive there and frustrating other programs. This is a great sign showing that MW with coaching changes and aggressive recruiting is really active in elevating our program. The kids they are recruiting were described as exceptional athletes...talented but struggling grade wise.

Red flag for anyone else?

Roy McAvoy · Post by **Roy McAvoy** » January 20th, 2016, 1:57 pm

YoungBloodAggie wrote:
Mediocre at Best wrote:Just got two texts this morning from some recruitor friends from major programs who are working Florida this week. They jokingly said to tell MW to back off. Apparently he is recruiting hard in FLA and is being taken quite seriously. One said they are "surprised at how much USU is out there in FLA...trying to clean up." We evidently are competitive there and frustrating other programs. This is a great sign showing that MW with coaching changes and aggressive recruiting is really active in elevating our program. The kids they are recruiting were described as exceptional athletes...talented but struggling grade wise.
Red flag for anyone else?

Nope. This has been the case for plenty of kids USU has recruited in the past (Gary as well.) A lot of kids just grow up by the time they get to college but there is also a process and plan in place for kids exactly like this and there's a lot of hand holding going on every step of the way (daily class checks, tutor sessions every evening, etc.). It's more work for the coaches and everyone involved and sure there may be a few casualties with this but the positives far outweigh the negatives.

Texasaggie1 · Post by **Texasaggie1** » January 20th, 2016, 2:36 pm

YoungBloodAggie wrote:
Mediocre at Best wrote:Just got two texts this morning from some recruitor friends from major programs who are working Florida this week. They jokingly said to tell MW to back off. Apparently he is recruiting hard in FLA and is being taken quite seriously. One said they are "surprised at how much USU is out there in FLA...trying to clean up." We evidently are competitive there and frustrating other programs. This is a great sign showing that MW with coaching changes and aggressive recruiting is really active in elevating our program. The kids they are recruiting were described as exceptional athletes...talented but struggling grade wise.
Red flag for anyone else?

I also look at the graduating percentage for the football team and see this as a non issue.

BleedAggieBlue0 · Post by **BleedAggieBlue0** » January 20th, 2016, 3:16 pm

YoungBloodAggie wrote:
Mediocre at Best wrote:Just got two texts this morning from some recruitor friends from major programs who are working Florida this week. They jokingly said to tell MW to back off. Apparently he is recruiting hard in FLA and is being taken quite seriously. One said they are "surprised at how much USU is out there in FLA...trying to clean up." We evidently are competitive there and frustrating other programs. This is a great sign showing that MW with coaching changes and aggressive recruiting is really active in elevating our program. The kids they are recruiting were described as exceptional athletes...talented but struggling grade wise.
Red flag for anyone else?

That's the case for nearly all of or most athletic players. I know of many players that are here because it's their only good choice due to grades or run ins with the law. For instance- Wes Bailey was recruited by programs a lot better than ours, but he couldn't go there because he was kicked out of three Jucos. I'm fine with that because he is a great player.
This is just the reality for Utah State football

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FeartheFro · Post by **FeartheFro** » January 20th, 2016, 4:30 pm

It is why Gary left Wisconsin. We are USU. beggars can't be choosers.

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HeadHunter · Post by **HeadHunter** » January 20th, 2016, 10:19 pm

BleedAggieBlue0 wrote:
YoungBloodAggie wrote:
Mediocre at Best wrote:Just got two texts this morning from some recruitor friends from major programs who are working Florida this week. They jokingly said to tell MW to back off. Apparently he is recruiting hard in FLA and is being taken quite seriously. One said they are "surprised at how much USU is out there in FLA...trying to clean up." We evidently are competitive there and frustrating other programs. This is a great sign showing that MW with coaching changes and aggressive recruiting is really active in elevating our program. The kids they are recruiting were described as exceptional athletes...talented but struggling grade wise.
Red flag for anyone else?

That's the case for nearly all of or most athletic players. I know of many players that are here because it's their only good choice due to grades or run ins with the law. For instance- Wes Bailey was recruited by programs a lot better than ours, but he couldn't go there because he was kicked out of three Jucos. I'm fine with that because he is a great player.
This is just the reality for Utah State football

Really? Being kicked out of three jucos in three years assuming he red shirted one of those years is quite the feat and is very troubling. I'm all for second chances but hoping we are the first school he's been to that he doesn't get kicked out of has me worried. I'll cheer for him until he burns us so I hope he has grown up and is ready to become a man. Wes I'm cheering for ya

BleedAggieBlue0 · Post by **BleedAggieBlue0** » January 21st, 2016, 3:23 am

HeadHunter wrote:
BleedAggieBlue0 wrote:
YoungBloodAggie wrote:
Mediocre at Best wrote:Just got two texts this morning from some recruitor friends from major programs who are working Florida this week. They jokingly said to tell MW to back off. Apparently he is recruiting hard in FLA and is being taken quite seriously. One said they are "surprised at how much USU is out there in FLA...trying to clean up." We evidently are competitive there and frustrating other programs. This is a great sign showing that MW with coaching changes and aggressive recruiting is really active in elevating our program. The kids they are recruiting were described as exceptional athletes...talented but struggling grade wise.
Red flag for anyone else?
That's the case for nearly all of or most athletic players. I know of many players that are here because it's their only good choice due to grades or run ins with the law. For instance- Wes Bailey was recruited by programs a lot better than ours, but he couldn't go there because he was kicked out of three Jucos. I'm fine with that because he is a great player.
This is just the reality for Utah State football

Really? Being kicked out of three jucos in three years assuming he red shirted one of those years is quite the feat and is very troubling. I'm all for second chances but hoping we are the first school he's been to that he doesn't get kicked out of has me worried. I'll cheer for him until he burns us so I hope he has grown up and is ready to become a man. Wes I'm cheering for ya

I thought everyone knew this about him?
He's definitely not the only one that had trouble in their past.

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slcagg · Post by **slcagg** » January 21st, 2016, 7:17 am

Added Kurtis Taufa, Eldridge Thompson and Tainoa Foster.

David Tate committed to UNLV. I'd assume he is not going to visit USU.

ineptimusprime · Post by **ineptimusprime** » January 21st, 2016, 9:23 am

Not gonna lie--it's a bit concerning that we haven't been able to lock down many commits after OVs this recruiting season. How many more weeks for visits before signing day?

That's weird about Tate. My understanding was that he's been a soft Aggie commit for quite some time (I'd assume academic issues, but no idea honestly).

I'd be extremely surprised if Okwoli chooses us over BSU. He was poised to announce his commitment right after Heupel left (who I believe was the one who recruited him). I'm guessing he was going to pick BSU but then decided to give the Aggies one last shot without Heupel. Just guesses, but I'm expecting him to commit to BSU after his OV there this week.

Post by **aggies22** » January 21st, 2016, 9:53 am

While it's always nice to lock up a commitment right after a visit and while it is true that the chances of getting a commitment do go down if a commitment is not immediately made. The HUGE difference is the number of high quality players that we are after and actually in the conversation of them choosing to come to Utah State. Players that are in demand take a little more time to choose their school.

troutputz · Post by **troutputz** » January 21st, 2016, 10:41 am

I am almost certain we don't have a chance at Tre Miller from Dixie High. Most high school kids down here in St. Greed are BYU oriented. There is still a stigma especially here in St. Greed that if you go to another school besides BYU, you must not be a very good Mormon. You know the Roger Reid thing with Burgess! Just the way it is down here. In Utah basically anything South of Provo, it is BYU. I hate it, but it is what it is!

The one good player that we had who was our long snapper was Nate Needham. We miss him, he was very good at long snapping! However, even he had USU roots, he is related to the Needhams from Logan. It just is almost a miracle when we get a local St. Greed High schooler to commit to USU. A lot has to do with Coaches and where they went to school. More coaches in the high school ranks down here went to BYU than those that went to USU

ineptimusprime · Post by **ineptimusprime** » January 21st, 2016, 1:57 pm

troutputz wrote:I am almost certain we don't have a chance at Tre Miller from Dixie High. Most high school kids down here in St. Greed are BYU oriented. There is still a stigma especially here in St. Greed that if you go to another school besides BYU, you must not be a very good Mormon. You know the Roger Reid thing with Burgess! Just the way it is down here. In Utah basically anything South of Provo, it is BYU. I hate it, but it is what it is!

The one good player that we had who was our long snapper was Nate Needham. We miss him, he was very good at long snapping! However, even he had USU roots, he is related to the Needhams from Logan. It just is almost a miracle when we get a local St. Greed High schooler to commit to USU. A lot has to do with Coaches and where they went to school. More coaches in the high school ranks down here went to BYU than those that went to USU

Even after BYU pulled his offer and then decided not to? To me, that's a huge slap in the face. Even with my love for the Aggies, if USU did that to my kid I'd tell him to go somewhere else.

Crazy to me he's still giving BYU the time of day, but whatevs.

Dwigt · Post by **Dwigt** » January 22nd, 2016, 5:25 pm

Judging from his twitter Okwoli likes Boise more than USU. He is announcing his commitment on Tuesday.

BleedAggieBlue0 · Post by **BleedAggieBlue0** » January 22nd, 2016, 7:45 pm

Dwigt wrote:Judging from his twitter Okwoli likes Boise more than USU. He is announcing his commitment on Tuesday.

I think we all saw that one coming

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ineptimusprime · Post by **ineptimusprime** » January 22nd, 2016, 7:58 pm

Ray Lewis and son are in town. Hoping we can lock up a commitment this weekend--kid looks good in his tape!

jeepnfonz · Post by **jeepnfonz** » January 23rd, 2016, 1:58 am

ineptimusprime wrote:Ray Lewis and son are in town. Hoping we can lock up a commitment this weekend--kid looks good in his tape!

Do we feel we can really land this kid. He would be big name for our program. I don't care about star rating or any of that. NFL all star dad with a huge following.

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ineptimusprime · Post by **ineptimusprime** » January 23rd, 2016, 8:53 am

We're Lewis' best offer right now and he seems to like us on Twitter. Would be surprised if we didn't sign him.

slcagg · Post by **slcagg** » January 23rd, 2016, 9:16 am

Currently we Rayshads only visit. I think we are up there for him. He also has Fresno and Toledo recruiting him.

BleedAggieBlue0 · Post by **BleedAggieBlue0** » January 23rd, 2016, 9:55 am

Rayshad says its down to us and UMass. I really like our chances of landing him

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slcagg · Post by **slcagg** » January 23rd, 2016, 9:26 pm

Foster committed to Fresno and has been there this weekend.

YoungBloodAggie · Post by **YoungBloodAggie** » January 24th, 2016, 10:05 am

We should definitely have an advantage in the Rayshad Lewis race. UMass is terrible and we have produced some very solid DB talent in the past years. Shaver ought to have this one sealed up!

Aggiefan33 · Post by **Aggiefan33** » January 24th, 2016, 10:46 am

He stated he's a WR not a DB. Not sure if that is him or coaches on the change.

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ineptimusprime · Post by **ineptimusprime** » January 24th, 2016, 1:35 pm

And....crickets. Coaches may be hustling, but not a lot of results the last two weeks of visits.

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