Latest BYU recruits and news! (Casey)

I'm a little late to post this but in case people didn't see, over the weekend BYU received 2 solid verbal commitments from 2 very talented players.

BYU commit Cedric Dale

On Saturday after the scrimmage BYU received there first commitment of the weekend by landing Cedric Dale. Dale is a 5'9" 175lb running back out of Hebron High School in Texas and is going to join a very talented backfield at BYU. In high school he also played corner so he could play either but he committed and was given a scholarship to play running back at BYU. Dale is a non LDS athelete but is a devout christian and has said that BYU fits with the standards that he wants to live and would be a perfect fit for him. He is entering his Senior year in High School this year and is currently a 3 star recruit according to Scout.com. Dale also held offers from North Texas as well as Texas Tech. Here is a link to his highlights.

 Cedric Dale Jr. Highlights

BYU commit Nick Kurtz

Now if that wasn't great news in and of itself, Sunday afternoon BYU received a commitment from Nick Kurtz a 6'6" WR from Grossmont Junior College in California. If you all remember Kurtz is the guy that received the tweet from Denver Broncos WR Wes Welker trying to persuade him to go play at Texas Tech. Well So far it looks like Wes's tweet hasn't worked. Kurtz is a very talented and Tall Wide receiver. If you add the height of Mitch Matthews and Nick Kurtz together next year for BYU you will have 13' of Wide receiver to throw to and that is gonna be a great luxury for Taysom Hill even after Cody Hoffman graduates. Kurts held offers from a lot of schools including: Akron, Cal, Kansas State, Illinois, Kentucky, Oregon, San Jose St, Texas Tech, and Utah State. He has plans of enrolling at BYU for the Spring semester and should be ready for spring ball in 2014. Kurtz is also a non LDS athlete but  is excited to come to BYU and take over for Hoffman when he leaves. I think with both of these athletes seeing that non LDS players can not only play but thrive here at BYU is helping them see that they to can survive the atmosphere and culture that is BYU. I also put a lot of this success on the new offensive coaching staff in Guy Holliday who is also not LDS and is African American as well and Garrett Tujague and his influence with JUCO kids (Was a head coach at a JUCO before coming to BYU) Here are some highlights of Nick Kurtz to enjoy.

This 2014 recruiting class is shaping up to be a very very good class especially on the defensive side of the ball. With names like Fred Warner (OLB), Sione Takitaki (DE), Kavika Fonua (S), Tyler Cook (OLB), and  Zac Dawe (DE) all 3 star or above guys according to Scout.com. Also Cougar fans be on the lookout for a kid from Texas named Courtland Sutton. Sutton is Saftey prospect that will be making his official visit to Provo during the Texas game on September 7th. He has BYU very high on his list of schools and could possibly commit to BYU then if all goes well. Another name fans should watch for is 5 star Offensive lineman Damien Mama out of Bellflower California (St. John Bosco HS). Damien is 6'5" and 370lbs and is rated the #1 offensive lineman in the entire country and has BYU on his top 8 list. He made a visit to BYU over the Pioneer Day weekend and seemed to love it here. He is an LDS kid and would be a huge, no better yet a HUGE get for BYU if he came here. His top 8 list includes: Alabama, BYU, Florida, Notre Dame, Ohio State, UCLA, USC, and Wisconsin. With those names on that list it is amazing that BYU is on there, but I think it is unlikly that Mama would chose to come to BYU but stranger things have happened. I have heard that Mama and Coach Anea have a strong relationship that started while Anea was at Arizona. It might be a while till Mama commits, it could possible be at signing day that we find out. 

BYU recruit Courtland Sutton

BYU recruit Damien Mama

 Here is a little friendly reminder that there is not much longer we Cougar fans have to wait till football.

Also here a Video that caught my eye today.