sports.espn.go.com - 12/18/2008
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Posted by Greg Biggins There haven't been too many big recruiting surprises this year, but a huge one happened Wednesday night. Carson (Calif.) tight end and Under Armour All-American Morrell Presley , the nation's top player at his position, switched his commitment from USC to UCLA just three ...
dailynews.com - 12/18/2008
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Former USC wide receiver Vidal Hazelton's top transfer
choices are Missouri and Rutgers, according his father. "We're...
hoping to make a decision next week," Dexter Hazelton said Wednesday. Notre Dame and Syracuse recently expressed interest in ...
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Former Trojan Hazelton narrows transfer choices to two - ...
signonsandiego.com - 12/12/2008
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Here are your three finalists to become the
new San Diego State football coach: Ball State coach...
Brady Hoke, former Texas A&M coach Dennis Franchione and UCLA defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker. All have interviewed, and each was in San Diego this ...
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searchingforbillyedelin.com - 12/21/2008
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In our second installment of “The Word,” we
talk to Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times. Bob...
has covered University of Washington basketball for the Tacoma News Tribune and the Seattle Times since 1997. He takes us on a walk through the world of Pac Ten Basketball, and talks about his favorite...
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The Pac-10 Word with Seattle Times’ Bob Condotta
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Conquest Chronicles —
... Presley, in comments to the Daily News' Brian Dohn, does seem to have switched his commitment. He says he's always liked UCLA.
A more definitive take would seem to be that Presley can count to 3 and realized at USC next year, that's where he'd be behind starter Anthony McCoy and last year's top tight end in the nation, true freshman Blake Ayles.
Hard to blame him.
Wow! That ucla education is already paying off!
Biggins has a little more...
I heard from a handful of recruits who ...
Not Done Yet ...
Bruins Nation —
... am obviously thrilled with Morrell's decision," said UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel. "He is a quality young man with tremendous upside as an athlete.
"Morrell personifies the new age tight end," Neuheisel said of the 6-4, 215-pound Presley. "He is physical, so he can mix it up, yet agile enough to create mismatches with opponent defenses.
"He will love UCLA," Neuheisel concluded.
Welcome to Westwood Morrell!! ESPN’s Greg Biggins ratcheted up the excitement even more earlier this afternoon:
The commitment ...
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