UTEP recruiting O-line . . . Where are our OL recruits?
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 11:16 amPRICE ADDING BEEF TO THE LINE
by Darren Hunt, El Paso Times, June 29, 2004.
Add another massive offensive lineman to Mike Price's first recruiting class.
Austin Chestnut, a 6 foot 5, 295 pound tackle from Lakeland, Floriida confirmed Monday that he has verbally committed to play for UTEP next season. The all-state selection out of Class 3A Kathleen High School, who previously planned to walk on at Florida says he intends to sign a letter of intent with the Miners soon.
Chesnut will become the fourth offensive lineman signed in the off season by Price's staff that's 6-4 or taller and weighs 285 pounds or more. The average size of the Miners' four incoming offensive lineman is 6-5 and 296 pounds.
Among them are a pair of junior college additions--6-4, 295 pound Compton Community College transfer Anthony Casey and 6-6, 310 pound Golden West College transfer Michael Eddy--who have two years of elgibility remaining and are expected to play immediately. Also incoming is 6-6 285 pound Burleson, Texas High's Tyler Ribitzki, rated as one of the top 10 lineman in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area last season.
UTEP got themselves a good one, Kathleen High Athletic Director Gary Lineberger said of Chestnut, who he coached the past four years. I don't have any doubt he can play for them this coming season.
Chestnut was receiving attention from South Carolina, Miss State, LSU, Oklahoma, and Miamai among others, before being left without a scholarship offer.
His grades are good, he has the test scores, and he's a full qualifier, Lineberger said. We don't kow what happened. He had a great season but, at the end of the year, all the schools went in different directions."
by Darren Hunt, El Paso Times, June 29, 2004.
Add another massive offensive lineman to Mike Price's first recruiting class.
Austin Chestnut, a 6 foot 5, 295 pound tackle from Lakeland, Floriida confirmed Monday that he has verbally committed to play for UTEP next season. The all-state selection out of Class 3A Kathleen High School, who previously planned to walk on at Florida says he intends to sign a letter of intent with the Miners soon.
Chesnut will become the fourth offensive lineman signed in the off season by Price's staff that's 6-4 or taller and weighs 285 pounds or more. The average size of the Miners' four incoming offensive lineman is 6-5 and 296 pounds.
Among them are a pair of junior college additions--6-4, 295 pound Compton Community College transfer Anthony Casey and 6-6, 310 pound Golden West College transfer Michael Eddy--who have two years of elgibility remaining and are expected to play immediately. Also incoming is 6-6 285 pound Burleson, Texas High's Tyler Ribitzki, rated as one of the top 10 lineman in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area last season.
UTEP got themselves a good one, Kathleen High Athletic Director Gary Lineberger said of Chestnut, who he coached the past four years. I don't have any doubt he can play for them this coming season.
Chestnut was receiving attention from South Carolina, Miss State, LSU, Oklahoma, and Miamai among others, before being left without a scholarship offer.
His grades are good, he has the test scores, and he's a full qualifier, Lineberger said. We don't kow what happened. He had a great season but, at the end of the year, all the schools went in different directions."