BYU FOOTBALL: Cougars survive early recruiting rush (The Salt Lake Tribune)

BYU FOOTBALL: Cougars survive early recruiting rush (The Salt Lake Tribune)
As commitments from high school and junior college prospects began flooding in, Brigham Young’s program got caught in a scholarship crunch that could have depleted depth at football’s most important position. Fortunately for the Cougars, the early commitments won’t come back to haunt them. While using only one scholarship at the position, BYU will bring in three new quarterbacks to join …

PREP FOOTBALL: Judge star commits to Washington (The Salt Lake Tribune)

PREP FOOTBALL: Judge star commits to Washington (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Cort Dennison became the first Judge Memorial football player in more than 20 years to earn a Division I scholarship from an out-of-state university on Saturday morning. Dennison made an oral commitment to play at the University of Washington after he was offered a full scholarship by Huskies coach Tyrone Willingham. Dennison, who starred on both sides of the ball for the Bulldogs, will play …

Football recruiting in Utah: BYU reaps the most from this year’s local crop (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Football recruiting in Utah: BYU reaps the most from this year’s local crop (The Salt Lake Tribune)
The numerous Honor Code violations committed by Brigham Young University football players in 2004 did more than embarrass the school and cost then-athletic director Val Hale and former coach Gary Crowton their jobs. They also changed the way the Cougars recruit football players. When Bronco Mendenhall took over the storied program, he adjusted what he calls the Cougars’ “core recruiting …