February 26th, 2012 at 10:38 AM ^
I heard ND is also in the mix
February 26th, 2012 at 1:18 AM ^
I think the staff will continue to recruit Laremy Tunsil and Ethan Pocic. Elite prospects like that shouldn't be turned away under any circumstances. But other than that, I think we're set on the OL.
February 26th, 2012 at 8:42 AM ^
It's not like they don't have a history of reportedly turning away elite prospects. Schutt? Pittman? O'Brien?
February 26th, 2012 at 11:46 AM ^
I don't think our staff considered O'Brien or Schutt to be elite, and there may have been other circumstances at play for Pittman.
February 26th, 2012 at 2:20 AM ^
I think the staff will pursue other elite OL just to keep the numbers up in case they (probably won't happen) have a recruit that decides to visits to other schools like Pharoah Brown did. I don't see any of these current commits doing that, but who thought Caleb Stacey would decommit a week out from NSD.
February 26th, 2012 at 2:24 AM ^
Plus didn't we still have spots available from the last class? We could have taken 28, but only got 25, so shouldn't there be a couple of spots left to fill hopefully with this class
February 26th, 2012 at 6:43 AM ^
February 26th, 2012 at 10:34 AM ^
Seems odd to me as well considering they both play center
February 26th, 2012 at 11:35 AM ^
I wondered if perhaps Kozan didn't want to be pegged for C only (maybe wanting more of the C/G option) and that more options who could play C meant that Kozan wouldn't be forced there if he was a better fit at G.
That's all I could come up with, but I don't have $$ access to Webb's articles.
February 26th, 2012 at 3:20 PM ^
Kozan doesn't want to play center. That is why it may be a help in landing him.
February 26th, 2012 at 5:25 PM ^
And if true, probably makes him less desirable to us as a prospect. In the plus side he's a highly-rated lineman who would arrive next season and begin his development. On the negative side, there are probably some other possibilities on the board for this year who grade out higher.
Wonder if the "bird in the hand" philosohpy will come into play here at all, if he ever becomes inclined to Go Blue.
February 26th, 2012 at 10:32 AM ^
It almost seems to me like he won't even play this year
February 26th, 2012 at 12:40 PM ^
Kozan really pumps my nads!
February 26th, 2012 at 1:45 PM ^
If he wanted to come here he would've been here by now.
February 26th, 2012 at 3:38 PM ^
Then he must not want to play college football anywhere.