Drew Schasa DT from Southwestern CC with an Aggie offer. Same school as Mermea.

Wow. These are very big guys. 310-320 range. Mermea seems very astute and acts like an Aggie. Schasa is probably bigger, but no interview or size on record that I can see. So, I dont know how we are now getting these guys now. I hope the Tucker episode wont effect this. We will see.

Well, I hope we get them both.

We haven't got them yet. :cool:

Hopefully, they know we're loaded at LB & DB, loaded on offense, will be deep at RB ... and just need two more DL.

Looks like Mermea went to high school with Jaylin White, one of our DB’s. So maybe Jaylin talked up UCD and then Mermea convinced his teammate. Maybe using the arguments mentioned by movielover!!

New offer on DB Eavan Gibbons from St. Augustine High School.

5'10", 185#s, 6 interceptions this year.

San Diego Union: "According to the Battle Prep West website, Gibbons is a combination of speed and power.

His report reads: “Big-play, hard-hitting safety. Flies around the field. Excellent against the run.”

Gibbons, who runs a speedy 4.47 seconds in the 40-yard dash, had 113 tackles, 81 solos, 10 tackles for losses and an interception for the Saints last season."

Also maybe Aggie signee and teammate to Gibbons at St. Augustine, TE Michael Ambagtsheer, can have some sway on his decision.

Article I read said he was gunning for the Ivies or military academies, and could watch football film 24 hours a day. Sounds like a match.

From the All-Ventura County Football team:

Link: https://scorebooklive.com/california/scorebook-lives-all-ventura-county-football-teams-for-2019-season/?fbclid=IwAR3RzOT16K4ZAyux5kRNABwDNxY6u1LrDMVy8H4RA0OwGEGhuJkQHUAYuKo



DL: Luka Sarac – Oak Park – SR.

The UC Davis-commit racked up quite a stat line as a senior for the 11-1 Eagles: 104 tackles, 35 TFLs, and 20 sacks. He was the Canyon League’s Defensive Lineman of the Year.


Luka Sarac is a 6’2” 215 DE.

***Sorry did not see him on the commit list before posting, but now see he is on the list as a PWO.

No worries on not seeing it listed, Stang! Always appreciate others looking for information. Honestly, Sarac is one of the guys I'm surprised didn't pick up more offers. I guess you have to look at quality of opponent, defensive schemes, etc when looking at stats... but 20 sacks in a season is something else.

247Sports now shows Peyton Dixon committed to the Aggies.

https://247sports.com/Season/2020-Football/TransferPortal/

That's good enough for me. I added him to the list. Kind of strange that neither Peyton nor his father posted anything about the signing itself on twitter. I suppose we will find out in a couple of weeks for sure.

Hero Sports

FCS Football: 2020 FCS RECRUITING: Big Sky Team And Individual Rankings - Jan. (High school commits)

By Brian McLaughlin

1. UC Davis
2. Montana St.
3. EWU
4. Sac St.
5. NAU
6. Idaho
7. Cal Poly
8. Montana
9. Portland St.

https://herosports.com/fcs/football-2020-recruiting-big-sky-team-player-rankings-ajaj

6'4", 280#s, not much info on him. Sleeper? 4.0 GPA.

I couldn't find much on him either.

From his twitter account it looks like he had an offer from Southern Oregon also.

OL or DL?

Likely a PWO

I can't be positive but since he is pictured with Coach Tim Keane I would expect that he is an OL recruit.

Plough & Shelton went out to AZ, looks like to touch base w our stud TE commit.

I don’t want to get paranoid, but can we hang on to Ambagsheer? He had a lot of interest and he is a beast. Now only a verbal commit so I think he could change his mind.

Ambagtsheer signed during the December signing period, so we're in the clear for now. I agree with the sentiment though. I'm not sure how we landed this kid. He's a legit Pac-12 caliber player.

Suirong Cao was 3 sport guy, football, track & wrestling, 4.0 GPA. See link to Hudl. Video highlights show him being aggressive and knocking guys down on their back as offensive lineman, although many were pretty small. Played both offensive and defensive lineman in high school, but looks like he would be mainly an offensive lineman. Seems like a good kid.

https://www.hudl.com/profile/9449901/Suirong-Cao

http://www.egcitizen.com/sports/two-cardinals-honored-with-first-ever-redbird-scholarship/article_739e2978-025e-11ea-8b56-779adf89c0fb.html

BOOM! RB Peyton Dixon*** - big time transfer from Fresno State - already on our roster.

https://ucdavisaggies.com/sports/football/roster/peyton-dixon/7120

Agreed, big time addition for the roster. I expect Gilliam to still be the workhorse, but I wouldn't be surprised if Dixon took some snaps.

We really missed having another running back last year. Hopefully Dixon is recovered from his injury.

Don't forget Tehran Thomas. Beast.

From what I read his injury took place before this last season even started. If that's the case, with proper rehab, he should be good to go.