Wednesday Morning Recruiting News

by Bob_Bell on Jan 7, 2009 11:20 AM MST in Buffaloes Football Recruiting

A c cording to ESPN.com, the Buffs have offered California DT Justin Brown (ESPN_Rivals). Brown is 6'2" 260 pounds and is listed as running a 4.8 second forty. Many people, including Greg Biggins, thinks Brown is a pretty big sleeper. Rivals has him ranked as the 65th DT in the nation and a three star, which is a pretty strong rating for a guy that hasn't gotten a ton of looks so far in the process. But things are warming up for Brown. He is trying to visit New Mexico this weekend and then scheduled to be in Boulder January 16th.

The big deterrent as to why Brown is not more highly rated is his weight and strength. He will be a red shirt candidate his first year of school unless he has enough ability to play at the end position. Tough news for Buff fans because of the immediate help needed on the inside but as of right now, their are only a few prospects that might be able to step in from day one and start. Still, Brown is a good prospect and would be a welcomed depth addition to a Buffs team starved for interior help.

Oregon, Hawaii, Arizona State, Washington and Washington State have all recently expressed interest in Brown. Look for him to make a few visits to these places as well.

Many Buff fans are wondering what will happen to S Stan McKay now that UCLA has offered him. I asked Greg Biggins yesterday and here was his response:

I think CU is definitely still in it but his coaches believe he'll stay closer to home and play for UW or UCLA. I get the feeling they're pushing UW because they know the new DB coach over there very well.

UCLA does have some depth at safety but I don't think enough to make Stan go elsewhere. As for playing closer to home, Stan if you are out there, the West Coast is bigger than you think. Seattle, WA to Long Beach, CA is 1,162 miles. Boulder, CO to Long Beach, CA is 1,048 miles. I'm just saying!

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man seems like all the rumors of going to the Pac 10 isn't too far out of the realm of possibility

with us recruiting cali just as much as the pac 10 teams. Seems like every guy we recruit we are against pac 10 teams and still not a ton of guys coming out of Tex.

But hey even if Justin Brown needs to RS, we can use every productive player we can get in this program

by roxbombers on Jan 7, 2009 11:56 AM MST reply actions

Yeah no kidding

i think we have a better chance recruiting against the Pac10 (with the exception of USC) that the teams of the big 12 south. Everything i know about Texas leads me to believe that you will be tared and feathered there if you leave the state, let alone for Colorado.

Its good to hear that we may have a dark horse star on the D line, that area of our team scares me the most next year. Look at the great defenses now, they are all built on great line play. its hard to compensate for weak line play regardless of how good your LB and DB’s are.

"It's like an owl without a graduation cap; Heartbreaking!!" -Tracy Jordan

by 303buff on Jan 7, 2009 1:55 PM MST up reply actions