| SNOW
ANNOUNCES SIGNING DAY 2006
Snow
College Receives Commitments From Seventeen Players
EPHRAIM,
Utah—February 1, 2006-—For the Snow College Football
team, winning is at the forefront of their expectation list. It is
something that the Badgers have done for many years including most
recently, three consecutive bowl game victories. Their 17-14 victory
at Rice-Eccles Stadium on December 3, 2005 over junior college perennial
power, Butler County (KS) was what many Badgers feel to be their best
victory since the 1985 national championship game.
Head
coach, Steve Coburn, knows that players are the key component to victory
and feels that this recruiting class may be one of Snow’s best
ever. “The players we have recruited expect to win as much as
we do. That’s why we wanted them and that is why they wanted
to be here. Our goal is to win the national championship and these
great young men who have committed to Snow College share the same
vision.”
Snow College received commitments from seventeen players on national
signing day. Eleven players are from the state of Utah, further displaying
the great talent available within the state. They still await the
results from the NCAA regarding great players who could possibly be
NCAA non-qualifiers due to academic reasons.
National
Signing Day Signees - Feb. 2006 (17) |
Jace
Allen –
WR – Hillcrest – 5’10 175
Snow staffers feel will fill immediate need as slot receiver and as
a return man. Has great quickness and elusiveness
Shawn
Asiata – LB – Hunter – 6’1
245
Physical presence that will play in the middle of the Badger linebacking
corps. Big-time hitter who plays with a mean streak
Troy
Cummings – WR – Shadow Ridge (NV) –
6’1 185
NCAA non-qualifier – received offers from Nebraska, Wyoming
and UCLA. Has elite speed and play-making ability
Matt
Doxey – OL – Bountiful – 6’3
260
Extremely intelligent. Has excellent hand placement and plays with
great leverage – very solid with the fundamentals of line play
Demarrio
Ewell – DB – Shadow Ridge (NV) –
5’9 170
6 picks during senior year. Fluid player with great closing speed
and quickness
Reggie
Green – LB – Shadow Ridge (NV) –
6’0 230
2-year starter for great Nevada high school. Has ability to get from
sideline to sideline in a hurry
Gavin
Jones – DB – Orem – 6’2 180
Tall and physical. Shows excellent play-making ability and has ability
to lock up the opponent’s best receiver
Chris
Laloni – RB – Hunter – 5’11
205
Tough – played entire season with partial tear in ACL. Runs
with power and aggressiveness
Ricky
Leuluai – RB – Copper Hills – 6’1
220
Elusive, patient runner who knows how to finish runs. Has ability
to make plays in passing game as receiver out of backfield
Jake
Owsley – OL – Brighton – 6’2
270
Key component to great Brighton running game. Great technician and
very mobile with good feet
Valu
Pua – OL – Meridian (ID) – 6’3
270
Moved from Hawaii before junior season. Powerful, athletic player
who provides a great deal of pop at the point of attack
Tyler
Rawlings – WR – Montrose (CO) –
6’1 190
Early commit to Colorado State – short a couple of credits for
NCAA. Has a ton of speed and toughness – played RB during his
senior season
Soni
Sotele – RB – Hunter – 6’2
195
Will provide Snow College with breakaway speed in return game and
running game. 1st team All-State player with 21 TD’s during
senior season
Darrin
Thompson – TE – Delta – 6’4
205
All-purpose player for Delta High School. Had many tremendous plays
as WR/TE as well as a QB, P and a S
Nephi
Tipa – DB – Childress (TX) – 6’1
195
2A All-State player from Texas. A physical and fast player who was
his team’s MVP
Cameron
Webb – WR – Mountain Crest – 5’11
190
1000 yards and 9 TD’s during senior campaign for 4A state champs.
An unbelievable competitor with great ball skills
Brady
Wooten –
DB – Mountain Crest – 5’11 185
The state 4A MVP led Mountain Crest to the state championship. A great
athlete who will align at corner for the Badgers in 2006
AJ VanValkenburg –
LB – Bingham - 6’2 215
Highly productive tackler who plays with a great deal of passion.
Tough, aggressive player
Snow College, founded in 1888, serves
approximately 3,000 students at its Ephraim campus. The college provides
general education and applied technology programs leading to Associate
of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Applied Science and Associate
of Pre-Engineering degrees, and certificates of completion in a number
of occupational areas. Once
owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Snow College
became a state college in 1932.
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