Rebel recruits keep their word on letters of intent
UNLV football coaches can breathe easy. All the players who said they would send in letters of intent did so today. Expect Scout.com and Rivals.com to rank the Rebels’ class as the Mountain West Conference’s fourth-best, behind the big three powers of Brigham Young, Texas Christian and Utah.
Here is the list that will be announced this afternoon:
SIGNED TODAY: WR Brandon Babineaux (6-4, 190), Folsom (Calif.) HS; WR Mark Barefield (6-2, 180), North Mesquite (Texas) HS; LB Jordan Barrett (6-2, 225), Notre Dame HS, Sherman Oaks, Calif.; DE B.J. Bell (6-3, 250), Santa Ana (Calif.) College; CB Courtney Bridget (6-3, 180), Dunbar HS, Baltimore; S Charles Childers (6-0, 180), Bishop Gorman HS; CB Mike Grant (5-10, 180), Sierra HS, Rocklin, Calif.; QB Caleb Herring (6-4, 180), Citrus Hill HS, Perris, Calif.; DB Sidney Hodge (5-8, 160), Palo Verde HS; DT Nate Holloway (6-3, 290), Spring Valley HS; OT Thomas Kilgore (6-5, 305), San Joaquin Memorial HS, Fresno, Calif.; OG Andrew Mack (6-2, 290), Plano (Texas) West Senior HS; RB Bradley Randle (5-10, 190), Vista Murrieta (Calif.) HS; WR Irshad Stolden (5-10, 165), Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.) HS; WR Marcus Sullivan (5-9, 160), Cheyenne HS; S John Therrell (6-1, 170), Bishop Gorman HS; LB Reggie Umuolo (5-10, 190), Centennial HS, Peoria, Ariz.; OL Robert Waterman (6-4, 275), West Ranch HS, Stevenson Ranch, Calif.; C Doug Zismann (6-2, 265), Shadow Mountain HS, Phoenix.
SIGNED EARLY: DB Kenny Brown (6-0, 180), College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita, Calif.; S Alex Degiacomo (6-1, 190), El Camino College, Torrance, Calif.; DB Warren Ziegler (6-1, 180), College of San Mateo (Calif.).
GRAYSHIRTS FROM 2008
DE Jesse Backerman (6-3, 230), Marana HS, Tucson, Ariz.; OL Daniel Kaanana (6-5, 270), Kamehameha HS, Pearl City, Hawaii; OL Jason Koontz (6-2, 295), Santiago HS, Corona, Calif.; OL Shane Watterson (6-5, 280), Saugus (Calif.) HS.