Mid August Football Recruiting Update
As Cal's Camp heads into the home stretch, it's a good moment to check in and see where the Bears stand with their remaining targets.
Ayomanor Reflects on Official Visits, Recruiting Priorities
6-3/210 Deerfield Academy (Deerfield, MA) receiver Elic Ayomanor? talks about his five official visits and recruiting timeline
Tuesday Afternoon Update
A few thoughts:As official visits are now over (for quite a while), uncommitted recruits are back home, and discussions around the timing of making decisions, available scholarships and how long they will remain available, which visit was their favorite, etc are now front and center. I'm a bit surprised things haven't moved faster with some of Cal's recent visitors but that's how things have played out.My intuition is telling me that Sam Yoon is looking to slow play Cal as he awaits a potential Stanford offer. I can't imagine that's going to play well with the staff and at the very least, they will move on and assume he's not coming, and potentially they will move on completely. This one is complicated as Sam's view, his parents and his grandparents may not all be aligned here.Luka Vincic , Jackson Brown, and Jake Maikkula all feel like near-term decision-makers. Ramsey plays things closer to the vest and may take his time. Lots of mutual attraction with him and Cal yet it feels to BI that he's a bit careful about what's going to drive his decision and the most important factors to him and his family. Would not be surprised to see Jaydn Ott make his decision this week. The feeling here is that he will pick the Bears. He comes from a large family and he plays an important role in supporting his Mom and younger siblings so that will weigh on him as he makes a choiceThe Jeremiah Earby situation is less clear. Football and physical-wise, he's tailor-made for the Cal defense. Would be a very good get. His friend/mentor just choose Oregon State which led to some CBs going to the Beavers but that feels premature. A more considered and thoughtful decision (and one that involves his Mom) is likely to lead him to Cal. Interest in him is picking up from other spots and there may be a bit of the allure to enjoy the recruiting process coming out of COVID that delays him.Cal and Stanford are in a dog fight for both Jaiven Plummer and Elic Ayomanor , the two big WRs from Virginia and Canada respectively. I doubt either of them strongly considers any other schools. Look for Elic to decide in the next 7-10 days with Plummer announcing on his birthday, July 21st. I feel good about both but Stanford will be tough competition.
Bears Ready For Week 4 of Official Visit Month
After hosting a parade of their top targets and receiving commitments from six additional recruits in June, the Bears will host a group of six additional targets this week
Predicting the Final 2022 Recruiting Class
It's Father's Day and one of its privileges is the ability to put my neck on the line with predictions about the Bears.Let's get going:QB: Justyn Martin : I think he sticks and the big, athletic prototypical signal-caller heads up the offensive class for CalRB:Kaleb Johnson : Big man with acceleration and soft hands eschews interest from Iowa, Ohio State, Michigan and Iowa State to come West and play for the BearsJaydn Ott : Strong, tough as nails and with home run speed, Ott will join Johnson for the best RB class to come to Cal since Best and VereenWR:Elic Ayomanor : A bit of a raw prospect but there's no denying his height or home run speed. TE:Jack Nickel : Ideal blend of size, physical blocking and plus quickness as a pass receiverOL:Sioape Vatikani : Will be the centerpiece for an outstanding OL classTrent Ramsey : The big 4 star tackle represents athletic upside and length at TackleSam Yoon : One of the rising OL recruits on the West Coast. Smarts, great feet and toughness at TackleJackson Brown : The home town product can play inside and out on the lineDL:Damonic Williams : Strong as a bull, quick as a tiger, the ideal interior DTNate Burrell : An ideal WDE who uses both power and speedJaxson Moi : All around stud, will hold the edge with the best of themOLB:Nunie Tuitele : "Nunie" will be the cry from Bear faithful as he crushes QBs in MemorialCurlee Thomas : Long, strong with oodles of pass-rushing skillDavid Bailey : Sirmon and Heyward pull a rabbit out of their hat for the versatile 4 star from Mater DeiDB:Jeremiah Earby : Will be the steal of the class at 6'2 with sub 11 second 100M speedCameron Sidney : Quick, tough CB who can play nickel or outsideJason Oliver: Yet another, long, athletic Corner for the Cal defense