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USC or Ore for Rey? Commitment Saturday
By Jamie Newberg National Recruiting Analyst
Date: Jan 14, 2005
The U.S. Army All-American Bowl is this Saturday on NBC at 1 p.m. Eastern. During the telecast there could be as many as 20 verbal commitments. While in San Antonio, Texas for coverage of the game I had a chance to talk with all the players and here are their finialists.
One of the great things about the U.S. Army All-American Bowl over the previous four games was the players involved in the game made their college commitments during the game. Well, during Saturday’s U.S. Army All-American Bowl there will be as many as 20 players that will make their decisions known.
Here is a breakdown of who is scheduled to make their commitments this weekend during the game.
Melvin Alaeze (DT) Randallstown (Md.)
Down to – Maryland, Virginia Tech, Ohio State, Southern Cal
“It’s those four. Some people think I am staying close to home but I don’t know.”
Toney Baker (RB) Jamestown (N.C.) Ragsdale
Down to – NC State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Tennessee and Virginia
“I will give you all five but I have one in mind. My decision may surprise everyone.”
Ryan Bain (DT) Bolingbrook (Ill.)
Down to – Purdue, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin
“I will figure it out this week.”
Dan Doering (OL) Barrington (Ill.)
Down to – Iowa, Tennessee or Oklahoma
“I'm choosing between those three schools at the game.”
David Gettis (WR) Los Angeles (Calif.) Dorsey
Down to – Baylor, Southern Cal, Cal., Washington
“I made my decision last week and man I can’t wait to get it out.”
Jason Gwaltney (RB) North Babylon (N.Y.)
Down to – West Virginia, Ohio State and Southern Cal
“There is a possibility I will commit during the game on Saturday. I am not 100% sure just yet because I have been changing my mind every day.”
D.J. Hord (WR) Kansas City (Mo.) Rockhurst
Down to – Wisconsin, Kansas State and Notre Dame
“I think my decision will surprise some people.”
Raymond Henderson (DE) Oak Creek (Wisc.)
Down to – Iowa, Tennessee, UCLA and Nebraska
“I made my decision last week and I will tell you on Saturday.”
Rey Maualuga (LB) Eureka (Calif.)
Down to – Southern Cal and Oregon
“I am close to a decision. I have it in my mind but I have not figured it out just.”
Rico McCoy (LB) Washington (D.C.) St. Johns College
Down to – Tennessee and Ohio State
“Those are the final two and I will decide sometime this week and announce on Saturday.”
Roy Miller (DT) Killeen (Texas) Shoemaker
Down to – Oklahoma, UCLA, Utah and Texas
“We’ll just see what happens on Saturday.”
Tony Moeaki (TE) Wheaton (Ill.) Warrenville South
Down to – BYU, Iowa, and Tennessee
“My family is coming in on Thursday and I plan on sitting down and talking with them then about the decision. I want to pick the best decision for me.”
Adam Myers-White (S) Hamilton (Ohio)
Down to – Purdue, Tennessee, Nebraska
“I have already made my decision. It has been a few weeks and I feel real good about it.”
Jerrell Powe (DT) Waynesboro (Miss.)
Down to – Ole Miss, Auburn and LSU
“I made my decision and that’s it for me.”
Ryan Reynolds (LB) Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman
Down to – Wisconsin and Oklahoma
“There will be two hats in a bag and I could look in there and it could go either way. It’s a gut feel.”
Dace Richardson (Ill.) Warrenville South
Down to – Iowa and Tennessee
“I still have not made my decision. I will later this week because I want to make sure, talk with some of the guys. It may just come down to a gut feeling.”
Patrick Turner (WR) Madison (Tenn.) Goodpasture
Down to – Tennessee and Southern Cal
“I may or may not make a decision on Saturday. If I am not ready I don’t want to rush into it.”
Ekom Udofia (DT) Scottsdale (Az.) Chaparral
Down to Stanford, USC and Miami
“I will have one hat in the bag on Saturday and then put it on.”
Maurice Wells (RB) Jacksonville (Fla.) Sandalwood
Down to – Georgia Tech and Ohio State
“I already

How is the Gettis kid considering USC and Baylor?

He is a premier 200/400 meter sprinter and with the exposure Baylor got over the summer with Jeremy Wariner and Darold Williamson winning Olympic gold medals helped put us in the mix. Anything can happen in recruiting, but there's a good chance Gettis will commit to BU today during the telecast.

Wow - I assumed there had to be a reason. Sounds like a good signing, if you get him.

wow, I guess track and field does have some value...

Gettis to Baylor
Roy Miller switched to UT