Kemonte Bateman getting cold feet?

by eoj703 on Aug 23, 2007 12:03 PM PDT Comment 4 comments

Bruin Blitz is reporting the following on committed wide receiver Kemonte Bateman:

Bruin Blitz had heard rumblings that wide receiver commit Kemonte Bateman (6-0, 176, 4.53) from Crenshaw HS was waivering on his commitment and was looking hard at another Pac Ten school. We were able to confirm those rumors on Wednesday night in an interview with the four-star prospect. Another Pac Ten school is coming hard after Bateman and the super-soft UCLA commitment has scheduled a visit with said school.

I don't have access to the rest of the story but does anyone know more about this? Does anyone know who the other school recruiting Bateman is? Is it because he can't qualify with his grades/test scores or is it because Karl Dorrell has been stockpiling next year's class with wide receivers. Hopefully this isn't a situation where the Kevan Walker signing caused Kemonte Bateman to think that there would be a logjam at that position and that he wouldn't see the field for a couple of years. I really like Moutra and Rosario coming in next year but I really hope we don't lose out on a stud like Bateman because from what I've heard, he's the game breaking type of wideout we need in our program. KD and Eric Scott have a lot of explaining to do. This better not be another DeSean Jackson and Covaughn Deboskie situation where KD didn't recruit them hard enough.

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Sounds like academics

According to Dohn:

To say Crenshaw reciever Kamonte Bateman's commitment to UCLA is "iffy'' is a bit misleading, because there are other factors at work. If it was a simple yes-no choice, sources tell me Bateman would go to UCLA in a heartbeat.
However, Bateman needs to straight out his academics so he can be admitted to UCLA. Therefore, he is doing the smart thing and keeping other options open, just in case that does not happen. Arizona State was always his second choice, and will likely continue to be that way until it is determined whether or not he gets into UCLA.

Hopefully, Bateman will take care of business academics-wise and we'll see him next year.

by Menelaus on Aug 23, 2007 12:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

From everything I have heard

don't expect Kamonte to be a Bruin and possibly a couple other recruits.

Then again we did just hire USC's academic adviser.

by trainwreck84 on Aug 23, 2007 1:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

ASU

Can you imagine an experienced, proven, winner of a coach at a school with low entrance requirements coming to scarf recruits from UCLA? It is duck soup as they say for Dennis Erickson....
Bill

BillSouthBay

by Mensgym on Aug 23, 2007 6:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Not necessarily

Remember John Robinson? He was also an experience, proven, winner of a coach but he stunk it up in his second stint even though he snagged some recruits. Also remember Bill Walsh, who did ok in his first season but not so well later. Sometimes when you have been out of the game for a while, you can't catch up...

by tasser10 on Aug 24, 2007 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs