Two talented freshmen each 6'5", a guard and a forward.

Broncos presser today.

6:00 - Hackett
8:00 - mentions Arp, Johnson, Aggie Pride
33:00 - his decision process at Davis to pursue FB

https://youtu.be/svQG5S3pt38

Hackett started Carson Palmer, got hear year 2 & 3, and his players were the foundation for Pete Carroll (?).

Will Coach Combs land some D Linemen?

Didn't he start a freshman QB?

Hackett miked up, 2.5 minutes.

https://youtu.be/gAxkkLGcJsM

Aaron Rogers on "Hack" last year, and west coast offense roots. 2 mins.

https://twitter.com/jasonjwilde/status/1486877349803134978?s=20&t=2WImxedRkpRU0zjaWeUmIg

ESPN: "Hackett's hiring will bring immediate speculation about the Broncos trying to lure Aaron Rodgers to Denver, perhaps along with Packers star receiver Davante Adams, who is set to hit free agency in March."

They have $50M in cap room and 11 draft picks.

Rodgers & Hackett are allegedly tight, and AR supposedly had ongoing problems with GB management.

Enrollment will double in 7 years.

Denver seals the deal before Hackett's return trip to Jacksonville.

Speckman lauding Ulonzo. It appears to be a football camp in the Central Valley.

https://twitter.com/MarkSpeckman/status/1485334086512099329?s=20

NAU offered DE Kai Wallin.

CAForever has superb skills. Mine aren't secret.

Do a basic google search of UC Davis football, then scroll left on the subtopics which include All, Images, News, etc. The far right selection on my phone is 'search tools', click that. Then another subtopic pops up for time with a drop down arrow, I select 24 hours - to scan the latest news. It's a wildcard, something I do while having coffee. That's one method. Most results are irrelevant - men's basketball, etc.

A second method is scanning popular twitter handles (names), like local RB DJ Crowther. (Search - Twitter DJ Crowther.) It helps that his name is unique. He pops right up, and the players tweet about their visits, post photos, etc. ... if you search a more common name like Dan Hawkins, you need to add another term or two - like football or UCD - to weed out irrelevant hits. (Most of the DJ Crowther info came from his twitter account, and I just checked it against what we had here.)

Another trick is to search "Dan Hawkins" or "UC Davis football" - which means an exact match.

RB DJ Crowther *** of Christian Brothers is being pursued by lots of programs, including home visits from HC's Best (EWU), Baldwin (SLO), Priore (University of Pennsylvania, aka Penn), and Tee vens (Dartmouth).

New offers include Idaho, Penn, Dartmouth, Fordham, Cal Poly, EWU, and Tennessee State.

It looks like he's seen two of our home games. Cody Hawkins and Coach Speckman made a recent home visit.

Great size, and we beat out a lot of quality competition - Air Force, Army, Colorado State, Navy, Nevada, Princeton, and San Jose State. And a *** commit.

We must prefer OL who are lighter, 275-280. (Joe Albrecht is 325.)

6'4", 295#s. Rolling.

DL Juco offer Jalen Toussant @ToussantJalen from Texas has received 3 more DI offers - Wagner (New York), Tennessee Tech, & Youngstown State. Five offers now total.

Logologo Vaa (@logologo_vaa) has also been offered by Cal Poly.

Some big numbers here.

Press Enterprise: "Gbatu continues to be a handful for opposing defensive backs in the Division 6 playoffs. He set career highs with 11 catches and 187 receiving yards as the Golden Bears defeated top-seeded Camarillo 37-31 in overtime to advance to the finals for the second straight playoffs. Gbatu scored a touchdown and also blocked a field goal in that game. Gbatu’s career night also took him past the 1,000-yard mark on the season. He has 21 receptions for 441 yards in three playoff games."

We're interested in Blaze Iglesias of Orange, 6'4", 260 TE / DE, originally committed to Air Force.

We also had a recent home visit w WR Nico Brown***.

https://www.ocregister.com/2022/01/21/huntleys-hot-list-updates-on-orange-countys-top-available-football-recruits

The big shoes we have to fill are Harrell. Does Castles have a year left? Maybe Gilliam returns. If we get Babbs back, that's huge. We're still off the production numbers we had with JM / KDoss. Thorpe & Larrison have serious beast potential.

Harrell - 44 rec, 551 yds
Castles - 12, 387 yds
Hutton - 38, 318 yds
Gilliam - 43, 278 yds
Vaughn - 16, 266 yds
Larrison - 18, 241 yds
Crawford - 22, 182 yds
Thorpe - 17, 161 yds