CFB recruiting: Washington stays hot with in-state star, Oregon takes another hit and UCLA preps for big weekend

The Hotline is delighted to provide college football fans with a regular dive into the recruiting process through the eyes and ears of Brandon Huffman the Seattle-based national recruiting editor for Sports He submitted the following summary on May Fisch on the water There is more movement on Montlake Two weeks after Washington made a seismic move by flipping five-star offensive tackle Kodi Greene a Seattle native from Oregon the Huskies landed another big fish from the Evergreen State Their latest catch is the No recruit in-state prospect in the class edge rusher Derek Colman-Brusa The Huskies were invariably going to be a factor for Colman-Brusa They signed his older brother Lowen in the class But Oregon and Ohio State were making serious pushes for the younger sibling After Derek took unofficial visits to Eugene and Columbus it appeared UW had particular work to do Turns out there was never a doubt After visiting campus two weekends ago he returned Friday night for the Huskies spring championship and informed the coaching staff he was committing On Sunday night Derek went community with the news For the second year in a row UW landed the top-rated contestant in the state The Bruins big chance UCLA s recruiting resumes has been spotty in current years thanks largely to an aversion to the process under former coach Chip Kelly Year under DeShaun Foster revealed selected promise especially given he was hired in February late in the offseason cycle While the Bruins have four commitments in the class all four were secured before Jan That could change soon and this weekend will be telling for the Bruins as they host a dozen official visitors Included in that group are the No recruit in Colorado defensive lineman Tufanua Ionatana Umu-Cais three of the top seven players in Utah the No recruit in Hawaii Talanoa Ili and two teammates from Massachusetts A pair of linebackers are also key to the weekend Matthew Muasau the younger brother of former Bruin linebacker and current New York Giant Darius Muasau and Texas linebacker Joseph Credit who will announce his commitment next week and counts Arizona State Kansas and the Bruins as the finalists This is precisely the momentum Foster spent so a large number of months discussing especially since the buzz over transfer quarterback Nico Iamaleava More wins for USC Another week brought additional commitments for the Trojans In fact USC added two pledges in the aftermath of landing Keenyi Pepe the five-star offensive tackle originally from Southern California but now at IMG Academy in Florida The day after Pepe committed four-star Ohio cornerback Elbert Hill followed suit and picked USC The No cornerback in the country spurned his home-state Buckeyes perhaps a sign of the move to the Big Ten paying off for USC The following day another four-star prospect one from their back yard picked the Trojans receiver Luc Weaver from Sherman Oaks Weaver became the th in-state sportsman to commit to coach Lincoln Riley in the class And if you count Pepe who grew up in California but played for IMG in Florida it s authentically Another tough week for Oregon The Ducks are experiencing an unusually rough stretch on the recruiting trail During a spring in which multiple prospects have de-committed from Oregon and flipped their allegiance to other schools including two to USC one to Washington and one to Brigham Young the Ducks just missed on two major out-of-state targets and another top performer from California Colman-Brusa s commitment to Washington was a blow The Ducks made him a major priority for almost a year Related Articles Pac- finances Legacy schools bled cash in final year of conference Trump s planned commission on college sports Will it save the NCAA or just add to the chaos Pac- Mountain West agree to mediation over poaching penalty exit fees College football Top rankings Clemson is No then Penn State Texas CFB recap Bill Belichick the CBS fiasco and bread crumbs to realignment Earlier in the day receiver Kayden Dixon-Wyatt chose Ohio State where he ll join his Mater Dei High School teammate Chris Henry Jr The Ducks were trying to flip Henry who doubled down and reaffirmed his pledge to the Buckeyes Then on Monday the No quarterback in the country Jared Curtis of Nashville selected Georgia over Oregon It was a tough hours for the Ducks Vandals enter the chat For all the talk about Sacramento State thus far in another Big Sky initiative is continuing to make recruiting waves of its own Idaho has been recruiting well since coach Jason Eck took over in and FBS programs have noticed When Eck left for the New Mexico job over the winter a slew of Idaho players entered the transfer portal and have ended up at FBS schools But the heat hasn t cooled off in Moscow thanks to new head coach Thomas Ford Ford was a key part of the Vandals resurgence under Eck serving as the running backs coach And he did great work in his one season coaching the position at Oregon State But Ford hasn t missed a beat since returning to Moscow This week alone the Vandals landed three top- players from the state of Washington including two from prominent project Lakes High School in Lakewood Ford is a Washington high school product himself first as a athlete and then as the former head coach at Stadium High School in Tacoma think of the movie Things I Hate About You His ties to the region are strong and the Vandals beat two FBS schools for the Lakes H S duo of linebacker Tau Mareko and receiver Tristan Baker Idaho should continue to be a force in the Big Sky Send suggestions comments and tips confidentiality guaranteed to wilnerhotline bayareanewsgroup com or call - - Follow Huffman on the social media platform X via BrandonHuffman and endorsement AveryStrongDIPG Follow Wilner on the social media platform X WilnerHotline