Sophomore Already Has College Offers

A sophomore quarterback from Scottsdale Chaparral, Connor Brewer, has been talking with both Nebraska and ASU about football scholarships to play for their teams. Both college football teams are ready to offer Brewer a large lump sum to come play, even though they aren’t supposed to offer written agreements before September of the candidates junior year of high school. With the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Arizona State Sun Devils coaches keeping a close eye on him, Brewer is more determined than ever to work hard and improve to the college level

Jake Locker back with the Huskies

This past December, Jake Locker had made the decision to put his NFL career on hold to finish out his four years with the Washington Huskies. These past couple of weeks, Locker would have begun practice with his NFL team but is instead battling out the sweat and pain with this alma mater one last time. Jake Locker is completely content with his decision, knowing that he can have his cake and eat it too. The college experience is very important to him and the NFL can wait twelve more months without him. The Huskies Head Coach is in complete agreement with his star player and is happy to have him return to the team. Locker is assumed to still be the No. 1 pick for the 2011 NFL Draft so there’s no worries.

Pa'aluhi going to play for Hawaii?

The Oregon State Beavers football team was sadly surprised to learn linebacker David Pa’aluhi wasn’t going to be joining them for the next season. Pa’aluhi and the rest of his teammates had been so hopeful for the upcoming Beaver football season so it came as a big shock when he decided not to return. Pa’aluhi was up for the All-Pac-10 player of 2010 award, but he chose to leave due to family issues and aspirations of joining the military. It was an accepted, and disappointing, decision for Oregon but now Pa’aluhi wants to play at Hawaii. This decision may put a wedge between his former team and himself. David would be eligible for the 2011 season so we will have to wait and see what pans out.

UW spring practice update

Will Shamburger, a freshman safety for the Washington Huskies, may be seen quite frequently on the field this next season. Huskies Head Coach Steve Sarkisian has been continually impressed and pleasantly surprised by this go-getter kid. Shamburger has been continuously brought all he has to each practice to make up for sitting out last season with an ACL injury he suffered playing basketball for his high school team. He started the UW spring practices strong and, with only seven left, and he has managed to catch everyone‘s attention.

Arizona Wildcats new series

The Arizona Wildcats have set up a 3 game series against Texas-San Antonio as of 2013. The location will rotate between the Roadrunners turf and the Alomodome for the duration of the series. This will work well for the Wildcats, since they tend to greatly recruit out of Texas. Its crazy how early they have to set these things up. It is only mid-2010!

Zach Schlink is hopeful this spring

Zach Schlink, an Arizona State offensive lineman, may have more tough times ahead of him. Over the past two and a half years, Zach has had four surgeries on his knees and knows the trouble isn’t going away anytime soon. With his large amount of talent on the football field hanging by a thread and a family-tree full of knee problems, Schlink is trying to keep a positive attitude. Luckily, after a few weeks into his Arizona State spring practices, Zach is still going and doesn’t look half bad either. He still has a long way to go, though, but the Arizona State coaches are hopeful.

Lineback lineup unsure for the spring

Tony Wilson will be an Oregon State Beaver to watch for this season on the linebacker line-up. Although he is only a sophomore, Wilson is gaining much recognition. The line backing situation is proving to be a bit of a setback for the spring, since starter Keith Pankey is hobbling around in a boot after surgery for a torn Achilles tendon and David Pa'aluhi left the team for personal issues. The Beavers football team doesn't have to worry, because they have a bunch of talented, smart players returning.

The man behind the Pac 10

Larry Scott has been serving as the Pacific-10 Conference Commissioner since July of 2009. Before capturing the Commissioner title, Larry Scott was a professional tennis player, a Chairman and CEO of the Women's Tennis Association and a President of a division of the Association of Tennis Professionals.

As a college student at Harvard University, Larry Scott studied European History and was a captain of his tennis team. Scott later graduated and became a professional tennis player, winning one doubles title and the 69th world ranking. Larry Scott retired a few years later to take over a Presidential role for a decade and, eventually, the Pac-10 Commissioner title.

Larry Scott is the sixth commissioner for the Pac-10, taking over for Tom Hansen who had run the conference for the past 26 years.