Boise State National Signing Day center: Recruiting updates, rankings, links, and more
by Kevan Lee on Feb 3, 2010 7:55 AM PST
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PrintHappy LOI Day, Bronco fans. Welcome to Boise State's Signing Day headquarters. This will be your one-stop shop for all the BSU recruiting news throughout the day, complete with regular updates, links, reaction, and more. If a recruiting story happens, you can hear about it here. Also, feel free to add your own links, reaction, and feedback in the comments.
The post will be updated throughout the day, so keep checking back and refreshing the page. After the jump, get an overview of the Broncos' recruiting class and what to watch for throughout the day. Go Broncos!
(Last updated: 4:00pm) Ioane commits to Broncos. Broncos announce class of 10 recruits. Wilcox makes move official, and Broncos name Kwiatkowski to replace him. Mystery recruit Darren Lee will join the Broncos after a two-year church mission.
Boise State 2010 Recruiting Class
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Grant HedrickPosition: Quarterback Measurables: 6'1", 180 pounds Rankings: Status: Signed LOI Links: Hedrick overview Notes: |
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Matt MillerPosition: Athlete (Wide Receiver, Tight End, Linebacker) Measurables: 6'4", 210 pounds, 4.5 40 School: Capital HS (Montana) Rankings: Status: Signed LOI Links: Miller overview Notes: |
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Tyrone CrawfordPosition: Defensive Line Measurables: 6'4", 258 pounds School: Bakersfield JC (California) Rankings: Status: Signed LOI Links: Crawford overview Notes: |
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Kyle SosnowskiPosition: Tight End Measurables: 6'3", 215 pounds, 4.78 40 School: Capital HS (Idaho) Rankings: Status: Signed LOI Links: Sosnowski overview Notes: Sosnowski will grayshirt. |
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Bryan DouglasPosition: Defensive Back Measurables: 5'11", 170 pounds, 4.4 40 School: Nathaniel Narbonne HS (California) Rankings: Status: Signed LOI Links: Douglas overview Notes: |
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Tyler HornPosition: Defensive Line Measurables: 6'4", 225 pounds School: Mountain View HS (Idaho) Rankings: Status: Signed LOI Links: Horn overview Notes: Horn will grayshirt. |
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Troy WarePosition: Wide Receiver Measurables: 6'2", 175 pounds, 4.55 40 School: Vista HS (California) Rankings: Status: Signed LOI Links: Ware overview Notes: |
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Holden HuffPosition: Tight End Measurables: 6'4", 205 pounds School: Rocklin HS (California) Rankings: Status: Signed LOI Links: Notes: Huff will grayshirt. |
 Schools: Boise State, Cal, SDSU, Colorado |
Sean AvilaPosition: Defensive Line Measurables: 6'1", 240 pounds School: Esperanza HS (California) Rankings: Status: Uncommitted Links: Notes: Scout.com claims Avila has given a verbal commitment. Local media has yet to confirm. |
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Jeremy IoanePosition: Defensive Back Measurables: 5'11", 190 pounds School: Punahou HS (Hawaii) Rankings: Status: Signed LOI Links: Ioane makes surprise choice on LOI Day Notes: |
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Darren LeePosition: Linebacker/Fullback Measurables: 6'2", 203 pounds School: Lassen HS (California) Rankings: Status: Signed LOI Links: Notes: |
What to Watch For
- Will Jeremy Ioane choose Boise State over Notre Dame and Washington?
- What will happen with DL Sean Avila?
- Are there any recruits that will come out of nowhere?
Justin Wilcox reaction
I'll have some occasional thoughts on Wilcox throughout the day, but in the meantime, head over to the Wilcox post from last night for some good discussion in the comments.
Recruiting live blogs
- National recruiting: Andy Staples
- Idaho HS commitments: Statesman's Varsity Extra blog
- Idaho Statesman coverage of Boise State
Updates:
The Rivals.com page for Jeremy Ioane shows that the three-star safety has given a solid verbal to the Broncos.
There is a live feed of Hawaii's high school players at a signing day event. Rumor has it that Ioane was supposed to make his formal announcement at 10:00 MT.
Twitter buzz about Ioane adds to speculation that Ioane is a Bronco. (HT: MKingery)
The Seattle Times and Idaho Press-Tribune have picked up the Ioane story.
Honolulu Advertiser says Ioane's a Bronco. This should about put it to rest, right? RIGHT?
Jeremy Ioane highlights:
From Andy Staples' liveblog of LOI Day:
For all of you who keep saying that Boise State needs to beat the big boys, here's a win for the Broncos. Wednesday, they beat Notre Dame for a player.
Jeremy Ioane, a safety from Punahou High in Honolulu, signed with Boise State on Wednesday. It appeared Ioane, a former high school teammate of Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o, was South Bend-bound after visiting the Fighting Irish this past weekend.
Boise State won't get anywhere near the top of the recruiting team rankings, but here's betting the newest Broncos win a whole bunch of games during their careers.
A couple of good links to stories on incoming QB Grant Hedrick.
- A personal letter detailing Hedrick's recruiting journey
- Would Hedrick have stayed if he were the one with the Notre Dame offer rather than Ioane?
Boise State coaching speculation
The Ioane commitment has a lot of layers to it not the least of which are Boise State beating Notre Dame for a recruit, BSU getting Jeron Johnson 2.0, and a recruiting class that just keeps growing despite a lack of scholarships. There's also this: Ioane's commitment comes the day after word leaks about Justin Wilcox leaving for Tennessee.
Does this mean that the rumors of Wilcox leaving are not true? Boise State has yet to make an official announcement, but media reports and scuttlebutt has all but assured his departure. Ioane is the first sign of hope that maybe we all have it wrong.
Of course, then Jeff Caves comes along and ruins everything.
More than just Wilcox to Tennessee? What kind of new torture is an open-ended question like that? I have a number of assumptions about what Caves is insinuating, including Wilcox taking some assistants with him, perhaps a new hire for the coaching staff, etc. Still, this is not the type of news you want to hear on Signing Day.
Scholarship update:
The NCAA allows 85 scholarships per team. Boise State graduated five seniors (Kyle Wilson, Richie Brockel, Michael Choate, Garcia Day, and Andy Silsby) and lost scholarship lineman Tom Swanson. That would open up six scholarships for the 2010 class, provided that each of the five departing seniors was on scholarship and not just a walk-on. (The Statesman says 80 of 85 scholarship players will return in 2010 but fails to mention if Swanson is included.)
The commitment of Ioane brings Boise State's class to nine. Three players will grayshirt (and thus delay their scholarship a season) - Sosnowski, Horn, and Huff. The other six would presumably fill the open six scholarships.
If the Broncos only have five to give, then another player from the 2010 class would have to grayshirt. Maybe Troy Ware? And if DL Sean Avila decides on Boise State today, the Broncos are going to have to get creative and find another grayshirt in the bunch.
Of course, with the way that news has spilled out of Bronco Nation lately, I guess it is not out of the question to find out that other players have left the team.
Official announcement from Boise State
The 2010 Boise State recruiting class has been posted to Boise State's website, and there are a couple of surprises. First, Jeremy Ioane is not on it, most likely because his decision was so recent. Second, there is no Sean Avila, which could mean that he is not coming to Boise. Third, there is a new face that has not been on any commit lists so far: LB Darren Lee from Lassen HS (California).
Jeff Caves tweets about changes to TE coach, O-line coach, and defensive staff
Idaho Sports Talk host Jeff Caves sent the following Tweet a few minutes ago:
BSU to get new O Line coach, Te coach , Def Co-ord and D line coach? Details on KTIK at 306pm
Well, "Love Songs with Delilah" starts at 3:00 on Lite 108, but I guess I can make an exception.
What changes do you think are in the works? Promotions? Demotions? Outside hires?
About Darren Lee
Talk about flying under the radar. I cannot find mention of him on Scout.com or Rivals.com. The most information available is from his BroncoSports profile:
Named first-team All-State for Division III as a senior at Lassen High School in Susanville, Calif...Voted Northern Athletic League Defensive Most Valuable Player as a senior...Also named first team All-Conference as a junior...Recorded 141 tackles and gained over 1,300 rushing yards during his high school career...As a junior qualified for the California state track and field meet...Earned four varsity letters in both track and field and wrestling...High school coach was Tom St. Jacques.
Coached by Tom St. Jacques? Well, why didn't you say so?
Is Lee destined to grayshirt?
Update: Darren Lee will be going on a church mission, so his scholarship won't be an issue for a year or two.
Broncos recruiting presser
Catch the Broncos' recruiting press conference LIVE on the BroncoSports.com website, beginning at 2:30 pm MT.
Wilcox speaks about new job at Tennessee
From the Idaho Statesman:
"It's an unbelievable opportunity," Wilcox said of his Tennessee assignment. "I'm really humbled to be considered and for Coach Dooley to offer me the job. Boise State is an incredible place and I really wasn't looking to leave there. All this happened pretty fast.
"But after talking with Coach Dooley and a couple of the other coaches, and getting a feel for the way he wants to model the program and a lot of the philosophies he has, I just felt like it was a great opportunity at an unbelievable place in terms of the tradition. I think it's just one of those things that was too good to pass up and I'm excited to be here."
Boise State makes all the coaching changes official. Wilcox is gone to Tennessee. Pete Kwiatkowski will take over as defensive coordinator. Scott Huff (O-line coach) and Chris Strausser (TE coach) are switching positions. Nothing yet on who the new D-line coach will be.
"Change is healthy, change is a part of life. We’ve got to embrace that and move forward. We’ll be better."
Better? Yikes.
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Help me out, Kevan.
Why is there such a discrepancy between the Rivals, Scout, and ESPN player rankings?
Obviously you're not a golfer...
I can field that one...kinda
Firstly, the services have different meanings to their “star” ratings. Scout.com has a tendency to assign 3 stars to JC transfers and that can sometimes improve school’s overall rankings or hurt them. Scout.com also generally gives a one-star rating to players that have not been fully evaluated, and also tends to bump star-ratings artificially for players that are sought out by BCS schools. Yes, I’ve seen players have star ratings jump when a Pac-10 school is said to be in the mix and drop on “re-evaluation” after they choose a lowly non-BCS school.
Rivals.com is more dependent on a numerical rating system than a star system…same with ESPN. ESPN gives unevaluated players a “40” and 70 and above is generally equivalent to a Scout.com 3 to 4 star recruit. Rivals.com does the stars but whittles it down more with a point system 4.9 to 6.1—6.1 is considered a top-flight BCS recruit…4.9 is considered a “sleeper”
Except in the case of Adam James,
In which you can go from unrated high-school-also-ran to
4 star-bluechip-prospect with only one phone call from daddy to Todd McShay.
Boise State - The best in all the land (The "land" being Idaho, and large parts of California, Oregon, and Nevada.)
That happens quite a bit when unknown kids go to BCS schools.
James story is a bit different though.
by Drew Roberts on Feb 3, 2010 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
More likely when unknown kids get visits from BCS schools out of the blue.
I think the ranking/star process is a bit jaded.
A RB is 6’0" 215lbs. – 4.4/40 – 285lb. bench – 36" vertical – and ALL-everything in his home state.
With no fanfare he is either unranked or a low one or two star prospect. Nick Saban knocks on his door and the next day he is a bluechip 4 or 5 star recruit?
Why even rank them? Just say he got a Saban, a Meyer, and a Kiffin.
Boise State - The best in all the land (The "land" being Idaho, and large parts of California, Oregon, and Nevada.)
You're right
I added an extra. I’ll fix Ware.
"Islanders fan, huh? Team of the future, I'd say." - Roger Johnson
Whoa...
Is this true? Confirm, anyone.
Ioane commits to Boise State
by Drew Roberts on Feb 3, 2010 8:31 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
If that is true, it is significant esp with Wilcox news.
I had first read about this kid on the Tennessee blog I’m pretty sure.
tvmunson
It still says "solid verbal" indicating he hasn't faxed the LOI...
But, that is the first commit status update they’ve had on him and the date says 2/3/2010.
Bodes well.
This Twitter thing is pretty awesome
Lots more people talking about Ioane now.
"Islanders fan, huh? Team of the future, I'd say." - Roger Johnson
Yeah...I don't have a twitter account
but you can’t beat the search feature through Google.
That’s why it is even more surprising on Wilcox. If he talked to the team yesterday, as reported, why is there no chatter from players/family on Twitter?
"...east and west is the problem, north and south the solution."
I think..
they may have been told to keep tight lipped, at least until after signing day. I asked a friend on the team about Wilcox yesterday and all I got was “uhhh no comment” (right then I knew he was gone). Im guessing they had a team meeting and were asked/told not to talk about this until after signing day and possibly wait for official announcements from the school.
Ioane picking the Broncos over ND and Washington?
That’s big!
"Hell, I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon... with nail polish."
did all the Hawaii guys already make their commits?
or has it not started yet?
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
Hard to tell
I thought they started about half an hour ago, and now it looks like they’re just milling around. Guess it doesn’t take too long to say a school name. Then again, it’s only like 8:00 over there.
"Islanders fan, huh? Team of the future, I'd say." - Roger Johnson
it's earlier than that
and now it says it’s a replay, so we’ll find out soon!
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
Ioane
Since it looks like he is a Bronco, I guess I better learn to pronounce his name. Where is the Intern when you need him?
I-own-ee? I-oh-ah-nee?
Where does the extra scholarship come from? Does another scholly open up with Tom Swanson leaving the team?
"...east and west is the problem, north and south the solution."
I've been saying "I-oh-ah-nee" to myself whenever I try not to misspell his name when typing it in.
I’m going to stick with that until otherwise notified.
I covered scholarships a bit in the latest update
Not sure if Swanson’s open scholarship makes five or six. Hard to tell from the Statesman reports. If it is six, then the Broncos are good so long as Avila does not commit.
"Islanders fan, huh? Team of the future, I'd say." - Roger Johnson
If all seniors were on scholarship then Swanson would be six
Wilson, Brockel, Garcia Day, Michael Choate, and Andy Silsby (I think Silsby was a senior)
"...east and west is the problem, north and south the solution."
by MKingery on Feb 3, 2010 12:13 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Yikes
Is that pic of Kyle Soz proper technique when catching a ball? Hopefully he’s a good blocker.
Boi Blue
Good choice loane!
Good day for the Broncos. What about Avila??
Old enough to know better, too young to care.
That is a great hit!
Notice that QB continues to cling to the turf long afterward. Nice pop.
Boise State - The best in all the land (The "land" being Idaho, and large parts of California, Oregon, and Nevada.)
Just watched the Ioane video
And Holy Cow I’m excited to watch this kid on the blue! Looks like he’ll be a fan favorite!
"Hell, I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon... with nail polish."
Holy Smokes!
That kid can’t touch somebody without sending him back 10 feet. He’s a hoss. I think we’re looking at Winston’s understudy.
coaching changes..
Is Wilcox taking some assistants w him to Tennessee!? I believe when most coordinators leave for other jobs they usually take an assistant or two with them.. Anybody want to speculate?
I was a little surprised when the story broke that there weren’t other assistants leaving with Wilcox. I guess we’ll see..
by Drofdarb23 on Feb 3, 2010 11:54 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Wilcox is gone.
Boise State - The best in all the land (The "land" being Idaho, and large parts of California, Oregon, and Nevada.)
oop wrong one here you go
http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/18957/boise-state-dc-wilcox-is-heading-to-tennessee
Boise State - The best in all the land (The "land" being Idaho, and large parts of California, Oregon, and Nevada.)
that really doesn't say anything about Wilcox
lol
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Feb 3, 2010 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
Smart Player
This kid plays amazing assingment football. I watched the whole video and I never saw him take him self out of a play with over pursuit or trying to do more then just his job. I have to agree with Rand McNalley that he could be Venables eventual replacement for the Nickle/LB position.And if they redshirt him and put some meat on him he could be the starter in 2 years.
"I think I know what you guys are trying to say.....We need to build a space helicopter." Nathan Explosion
whoops!
I’m sorry to have looked at the Ioane defensive highlights, as I just wet my pants! Damn, this guy can blow people up! What a stud!
one more observation
This kid seems to be a carbon copy of Venable, only much faster.
by typhoonblue on Feb 3, 2010 12:30 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Sorry, he is #44
Looks like he’s used to playing in cold weather. Love seeing a field surrounded by the snow.
Quotes about Lee
Nice article from the Redding Record Searchlight, mainly about Lee’s role in a game against Central Valley:
“His motor never stops,” Hunsaker said of Lee. “He’s phenomenal to watch. Not a super back, but hard-nosed and a great linebacker.”
and
Lassen, the Northern Athletic League chamipion, likely will be the No. 1 seed and hold home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. “Lassen’s a football town and there’s a tradition, we’ve been held to a standard,” Lee said. “It’s a rough house over there. It’s pretty hostile.”
From one football town to another. Welcome to Boise, Darren.
Another Surprise..?
Did anybody else know about Darren Lee before today?
Also, I was just looking at an article on Bronco Sports about our class of 9 but one name isnt on the list… Ioane. BAD WORDS…..
http://www.broncosports.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9900&ATCLID=204880081
Boise State can't officially comment on anyone until the have the fax in hand.
Could be as simple as that.
I have attended every home Boise State football game since 1992.
by JasonHaberman on Feb 3, 2010 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
I hope..
you’re right. It could be that simple, I’ve just had high hopes that Ioane would pick us over ND and UW.
Did anybody else know about Darren Lee before today?
No but I hope he’s related to Bruce Lee.
Boise State - The best in all the land (The "land" being Idaho, and large parts of California, Oregon, and Nevada.)
Right under our (internet) noses!
How about this post on December 10, 2009 from the Lassen Sports Network:
Lee is expected to continue his football and academic career at Boise State University.
I'll take the blame
I was too focused on the bowl game. My bad!
Catch me on the BroncoNation Podcast!
Darren Lee and Lassen High School at Bronco Summer Camp
Lots of pictures of the team, some even on the Blue, of Lassen High School at the Bronco Summer Camp.
Image 33 shows Lee taking a hand-off on the Blue. I’m sure the camp is part of the reason he ended up a Bronco.
This was my response to Caves' Tweet about Coaching Shakeups
“Lemme guess… Wilcox gone, Coach K takes DC. Hire new DL coach. Huff goes somewhere, Strauss from TE to OL, hire new TE. Close?”
You’ll note that is exactly 140 characters. Allow me to elaborate.
We know Wilcox is gone. Kwiatkowski (who was DC at Montana St.) takes over for him. Which opens the DL coach spot. Probably outside hire there.
The rest is speculation, but I think it breaks like this. Huff is going somewhere else. Strausser takes over the OL (which was the position he had under Hawk). That opens his TE coach position for an outside hire.
Just my guess.
I have attended every home Boise State football game since 1992.
by JasonHaberman on Feb 3, 2010 12:34 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Good analysis; I think your intuition/reasoning/insight is as accurate as we'll have
Also I hope your’e right; it looks to be the least disruptive under the circumstances
tvmunson
Agreed and rec'd
The defensive moves are obvious. The offensive ones could be as simple as you’ve outlined. Jeff Caves makes mountains out of molehills?
"Islanders fan, huh? Team of the future, I'd say." - Roger Johnson
I would like to point out that my prediction was almost 100% correct...
except for the Huff/Strass switch…
I have attended every home Boise State football game since 1992.
by JasonHaberman on Feb 3, 2010 3:01 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah
And does anyone know the reason for that?
by Cougarflounder on Feb 3, 2010 10:02 PM PST up reply actions
Breaking!
We now know why Ioane isn’t up on Broncosports yet…
He’s actually going to be playing for the Denver Broncos as per this signing day photo:
by Drew Roberts on Feb 3, 2010 1:07 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
Ioane?
Sweet! Start of a pipeline to Punahou School? What’s next, Woodlands?
We want to build a university our football team can be proud of. -- Dr. George Lynn Cross
by marktgarten on Feb 3, 2010 1:24 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
In Hawaii for a long time
but a Punahou connect would be the cherry on top . . . OF WAC DOMINATION!
We want to build a university our football team can be proud of. -- Dr. George Lynn Cross
by marktgarten on Feb 3, 2010 2:18 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Going over roster safety/nickel was the only place I could
come up with a need. Maybe that’s what persuaded Ioane(fingers crossed) to come. Johnson, Venable, Robinson all go next year.
tvmunson
And maybe
It’s just the thought that since he’s a not-bad slot reciever as well he wanted to play at a school that would give him touches on 4th down trickeration during BCS games.
by Cougarflounder on Feb 3, 2010 10:04 PM PST up reply actions
BroncoVision trouble?
Anyone else have trouble signing in to BroncoSports.com to listen to the LOI press conference this afternoon? Had to wait for the partial replay on KTIK.
BV trouble
I did as well. BV driives me frickin’ crazy! I wait all day for the press conference, and then neither the video or audio work. I listened to it on KIDO until they signed off, then went back to BV. I finally got a picture, with about 5 minutes left. Great job, BV; you suck!
The player just stuck, saying for "Connecting"
No matter how many times I refreshed, re-logged in, or restarted the whole program, I got nothing. My connection was good, as I could get access on numerous other streaming sites. Maybe too many users logging in at once? Who knows.
Ioane on his way to the blue
This is the best news to wake up to! Wish I didn’t have to wake up to Wilcox leaving also, but very stoked that Ioane picked Boise
"All we can do is win the games on our schedule" - Coach Pete
Anyone know
what the status is on Avila?
by buttersthebulldozer on Feb 3, 2010 4:12 PM PST via mobile reply actions
hmmmmm
good question
Dr. William Block: You gotta lose the arm, Joe.
Joe: Lose the arm? What do you mean, lose the arm? My arm?
This guy Ioane..
Looks great, and his video is very well produced as well. My friends and I keep talking about this upcoming season as Boise State’s “Bestest Ever” chance to reach a Natl. Championship game, and I see a bit of that on Obnug as well, but if these guys live up to their potential, it’s going to turn into a “Quadrennial” (is that even a word?) of Dominance rather than a mere decade. Wilcox’s departure certainly hurts, but hopefully not too much…I have faith that the current D can still produce up to the level he set for them, and that Coach Pete will have made adjustments by the time the new players start coming in if Coach K isn’t the answer.
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