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UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOOTBALL 2011 LETTER-OF-INTENT SIGNEES High School (18) Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School) ASIATA, Paulay ........................... OL 6- 5 295 Honolulu, Hawai’i (St. Louis) CLARK, Jermane ........................ ATH 6- 2 205 Winston-Salem, N.C. (Oak Ridge Military Academy) CREER, Malcolm ....................... RB 5-11 200 Los Angeles, Calif. (Palisades) DAIGH, Brady ............................ LB 6- 2 235 Littleton, Colo. (Mullen) DORMAN, Stevie Joe .................. QB 6- 4 210 Somerset, Texas (Somerset) GREER, Woodson ...................... LB 6- 2 225 Carson, Calif. (Junipero Serra) HALL, Rashad ............................ RB 6- 0 200 Lynchburg, Va. (Oak Ridge Military Academy) HARLOS, Will ............................. DB 6- 4 200 Somerset, Texas (Somerset) HARRINGTON, Sherrard ............ DB 6- 1 175 Washington, D.C. (Howard D. Woodson) HENDERSON, Greg .................... DB 5-11 185 Corona, Calif. (Norco) KELLEY, Alex ............................. C 6- 3 295 Oceanside, Calif. (Vista) MUSTOE, Marc .......................... OL 6- 7 280 Broomfield, Colo. (Arvada West) NEMBOT, Stephan ..................... DE 6- 8 270 Van Nuys, Calif. (Montclair Prep) OLIVER, Will .............................. PK 5-11 185 Los Angeles, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake) PARKER, Juda ............................ DE 6- 2 245 Aiea, Hawai’i (St. Louis) SPRUCE, Nelson ........................ WR 6- 2 190 Westlake Village, Calif. (Westlake) TU’UMALO, K.T. ......................... LB 6- 2 200 Honolulu, Hawai’i (Punahou) WASHINGTON, Kyle ................... DB 6- 1 200 Pasadena, Calif. (Florence (Ariz.) HS) Grayshirt (counts toward 2010 class; already enrolled): LEWIS, Alex ............................... OL 6- 6 270 Tempe, Ariz. (Mountain Pointe) Junior College (1) Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (High School/Previous School) BURNETTE, Brent .......... QB 6- 3 210 Jr. Maryville, Tenn. (Maryville/Middle Tennessee/Western Arizona) Breakdown Total ...................... 19 (18 high school, 1 junior college transfer) By State ................. California 7, Hawai’i 3, Colorado 2, Texas 2, Arizona 1, North Carolina 1, Tennessee 1, Virginia 1, Washington D.C. 1 By Position ............ Offense 8 (3 linemen, 2 quarterbacks, 2 running backs, 1 receiver, 0 tight ends,) Defense 9 (4 backs, 3 linebackers, 2 linemen—ends/tackles) Specialists 1 (1 placekicker) Athletes 1 (position to be determined) Colorado Buffaloes UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BUFFALOES / SPORTS INFORMATION SERVICE www.CUBuffs.com Fieldhouse Annex #50, 357 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0357 © 2011 CU Athletics Telephone 303/492-5626 (FAX: 303/492-3811; E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]) David Plati (Associate AD/Sports Information), Curtis Snyder (Associate SID), Andrew Green (Assistant SID), COLORADO Troy Andre (Assistant SID/Internet Managing Editor), Linda Poncin (Assistant SID), Cydney Ricker (Graduate Assistant) Colorado Football: 2011 Letter-of-Intent Day Notes & Bios / Information Copyright © 2011, University of Colorado (February 2, 2011) QUICKLY It’s the 2011 edition of national letter-of-intent day, as high school seniors around the nation were allowed to sign on the dotted line starting at 7:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday, February 2 … The signed letters are express mailed in, but can be confirmed by FAX … There were some challenges today around the country with the weather wreaking havoc almost everywhere … The full team total cannot exceed 85 scholarships at any point, or a maximum 25 qualifiers any single years (schools may “oversign,” but only 25 can be admitted) … The NCAA maximum is 56 recruiting visits allowed, with six transferable to the next recruiting cycle; the Buffs “banked” the maximum of six from last year and have utilized 36 of the 62 to date; CU will again pickup the maximum six of those unused visits to bank toward next year, and will have 62 for the 2012 class … The list of signees and their biographies are later in this packet. NAMES & NUMBERS Here’s a look at the preliminary spring numbers when taking a look at the 2011 University of Colorado football roster: Lettermen Returning: 55 (23 offense, 29 defense, 3 specialists) Lettermen Lost: 18 (9 offense, 7 defense, 2 specialists) Starters Returning (17)—Offense 9: OG Ethan Adkins (20/11), OT David Bakhtiari (11/11), WR Toney Clemons (8/8), TE Ryan Deehan (18/7), QB Tyler Hansen (16/7), C Mike Iltis (15/11), OG Ryan Miller (35/12), WR Paul Richardson (4/4), TB Rodney Stewart (17/9). Defense 8: DT Curtis Cunningham (24/12), DE Josh Hartigan (9/9), ILB Jon Major (7/7), DT Will Pericak (24/12), SS Anthony Perkins (18/5), FS Ray Polk (15/12), DB Travis Sandersfeld (5/5), SS Terrel Smith (6/6). [Career/2010 starts in parenthesis; calculated by those with six-plus starts in 2010 or by who played the majority of snaps at a position.] Others Returning With Significant Starting Experience (7; min. 3 career starts)— OLB Tyler Ahles (4/2), TE Matt Bahr (14/3), OT Bryce Givens (8/1), WR Jason Espinoza (5/2), WR Will Jefferson (10/6), SS Patrick Mahnke (6/3), ILB Liloa Nobriga (5/5). Others Returning With Significant Position Game Experience (15; two or fewer career starts)— OG Blake Behrens, DT Nate Bonsu, WR Kyle Cefalo, WR Dustin Ebner, TE Scott Fernandez, CB Jonathan Hawkins, DE Nick Kasa, TB Brian Lockridge, DT Conrad Obi, TE DaVaughn Thornton, OG Maxwell Tuioti-Mariner, DE Chidera Uzo-Diribe, CB Paul Vigo, ILB Derrick Webb, DE Forrest West. Starters Lost (6)—Offense 2: WR Scotty McKnight (33/8), OT Nate Solder (40/12). Defense 4: OLB B.J. Beatty (20/10), CB Jalil Brown (28/12), ILB Michael Sipili (19/12), CB Jimmy Smith (27/12), Others Lost With Significant Starting/Playing Experience (4)— QB Cody Hawkins, DE Marquez Herrod, TB Corey Nabors (ST), WR Travon Patterson, C Keenan Stevens, TE Luke Walters Specialists Returning (3)— PK Justin Castor, P Zach Grossnickle, SN Ryan Iverson. Specialists Lost (2)— PK Aric Goodman, SN Joe Silipo. Base Spring Roster (87 players/68 scholarship)— 27 seniors, 14 juniors, 26 sophomores, 20 freshmen (19 redshirt/1 true). HONOR CANDIDATES TO WATCH Looking ahead to this fall, there are several Colorado players who should be in the mix for some individual honors. Topping the list are seniors-to-be DT Curtis Cunningham, TE Ryan Deehan, OG Ryan Miller, DT Will Pericak and TB Rodney Stewart, some or all of whom could emerge as solid All- America candidates who could be on lists for several awards (Deehan, Miller and Stewart were all on official watch lists in 2010). Add WR Toney Clemons, QB Tyler Hansen, DE Josh Hartigan, ILB Jon Major, FS Ray Polk, WR Paul Richardson to form CU’s preseason pool of honor candidates, any of whom could contend for All-Pac 12 honors (or even All-America) with breakout seasons. 2011 COLORADO Schedule series 2010 Results (Won 5, Lost 7; 2-6 Big 12) S 3 at Hawaii 1- 1- 0 S 4 Colorado State (Denver) W 24- 3 60.989 S 10 HOME TBA ……… S 11 at California L 7-52 55,440 S 17 Colorado State (Denver) 60-20- 2 S 18 HAWAI’I W 31-13 47,840 S 24 at Ohio State 1- 3- 0 O 2 GEORGIA W 29-27 52,855 O 1 *WASHINGTON STATE (Homecoming) 4- 2- 0 O 9 *at Missouri L 0-26 62,695 O 8 *at Stanford 3- 3- 0 O 16 *BAYLOR L 25-31 48,953 O 15 *at Washington 5- 5- 1 O 23 *TEXAS TECH L 24-27 47,665 O 22 *OREGON (Family Weekend) 8- 7- 0 O 30 *at Oklahoma L 10-43 84,173 O 29 *at Arizona State 0- 2- 0 N 6 *at Kansas L 45-52 40,851 N 5 *SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 0- 5- 0 N 13 *IOWA STATE W 34-14 42,722 N 12 *ARIZONA 12- 1- 0 N 20 *KANSAS STATE W 44-36 41,147 N 19 *at UCLA 2- 4- 0 N 26 *at Nebraska L 17-45 85,646 N 26 *at Utah 30-24- 3 *—Big 12 Conference game. D 3 Pac-12 Championship (campus site TBA) *—Pac-12 Conference game; OPEN WEEK: none. Colorado Football / National Letter-of-Intent Day Information & Notes (February 2, 2011) Page 2 RECRUITING REVIEW Over the past 39 years, the bulk of CU’s recruits have come primarily from three states: Colorado (230), California (206) and Texas (107). The below is a look at CU’s high school only recruiting numbers since 1973, the first class where students knew they would be able to participate as freshmen. It includes signed recruits who might not have reported to campus for whatever reason, unless that player signed again and counted toward a subsequent class; this prevents double counting. (NDP*—how many members of the class were future NFL draft picks; 1 in every 7.0 CU recruits since 1973 has been drafted into the pros): Year Coach On Signing Day Total Colo. Calif. Texas Other States JC NDP* 2011 Jon Embree 18 2 7 2 3—Hawai’i; 1—Arizona, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington D.C. 1 — 2010 Dan Hawkins 22 2 9 2 2—N.J.; 1—Alabama,Arizona,Florida,Hawai'i,Louisiana,Maryland,Ohio,N.Carolina (1-Canada) 2 — 2009 Dan Hawkins 19 5 5 3 1—Connecticut, Illinois, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee 1 — 2008 Dan Hawkins 20 5 6 2 2—Ohio; 1—Arizona, Idaho, Kentucky, New Jersey, Utah 1 — 2007 Dan Hawkins 23 (1) 4 7 0 2—Florida, Hawai’i, Pennsylvania, Tennessee; 1—Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana 4 — 2006 Dan Hawkins 20 4 6 2 2—Hawaii; 1—Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, New Jersey, Washington (1—Samoa) 2 — 2005 Gary Barnett 21 (1) 9 6 1 2—Florida; 1—Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska 4 1 2004 Gary Barnett 17 (1) 2 4 2 3—Michigan; 2—Hawaii; 1—Alabama, Iowa, Louisiana, Oklahoma 1 4 2003 Gary Barnett 23 (1) 5 4 8 2—Tennessee; 1—Alabama, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma 2 2 2002 Gary Barnett 28 (2) 7 6 10 3—Louisiana; 1—Illinois, Wisconsin 2 2 2001 Gary Barnett 13 7 1 3 1—Hawai’i (1—Canada) 4 2 2000 Gary Barnett 19 8 3 2 1—Arizona, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana (2—Canada) 5 2 1999 Gary Barnett 16 6 3 1 1—Arkansas, Hawai’i, Idaho, Illinois, Washington, Wisconsin 2 0 1998 Rick Neuheisel 20 1 9 5 1—Alaska, Florida, Hawai’i, Oregon, Washington 1 5 1997 Rick Neuheisel 22 5 9 3 2—Arizona, Washington; 1—Missouri 1 5 1996 Rick Neuheisel 21 3 9 3 1—Arizona, Hawai’i, Maryland, Ohio, South Dakota, Washington 0 3 1995 Rick Neuheisel 22 5 10 5 1—Arizona, Tennessee 0 2 1994 Bill McCartney 18 3 6 2 3—Michigan; 1—Florida, Illinois, Oklahoma, Tennessee 0 1 1993 Bill McCartney 20 7 2 2 2—Louisiana; 1—D.C., Ga., Hawai’i, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada (1—Samoa) 0 5 1992 Bill McCartney 25 5 4 4 3—Louisiana; 1—Arizona, Hawai’i, Illinois, Mich., Minn., Mo., Ohio, Wyo.