Nineteen

BYU is nearing completion of its 2008 recruiting class, a cool 7 months before any of these kids will put a pen to paper to make it official. BYU received another commitment this week and I would expect if any more are to come soon, it will be this week. After this week, I would be surprised to get more than one or two more before fall camp.

BYU has added Jake Murphy (6'5 215) to the fold. Jake is the son of Dale Murphy (retired professional baseball player) and would like to also play baseball during his time at BYU. Murphy is an intriguing prospect with his size. He played WR and Safety this past season but likes offense better. He had 30 receptions for 520 yards (over 17 yards a catch) and 8 touchdowns last season. He is an automatic mismatch against any corner. However, he acknowledges his weakness is his speed where he was timed at 4.7.

My 3 Cents: I am interested in seeing where Murphy ends up on the field. He seems willing to try other positions. If he can keep his weight down he can become a great wide receiver (if he can boost his speed a bit, thought Harline had the same measurables and I doubt anyone would mind another Harline.) If he gains weight, which a 6'5 frame can easily do, he could be a DE or great TE (or even possibly a LB.)

I am going out of town this weekend and will not be back until the 11th. As such, I am looking for one or two "guest" contributors to fill in those days for me. If you are interested, please send an article (of any BYU football subject of your choice) to morethantwocents@gmail.com. I will select the two best and have them published those days. If I don't get any, you will be stuck in BYU football limbo for a couple days. The choice is yours.