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CRN Reels In Four Recruits

With 14 recruits on campus for official visits (eight of which were already committed to UCLA), CRN had a chance to bolster an already strong recruiting class and that's exactly what he did tonight. The weekend isn't over yet, but CB Marlon Pollard, TE/DE Bill Sanders, OL Nik Abele and LB Taniela Maka have already jumped on the Bruin bandwagon by committing to UCLA tonight.

Marlon Pollard is considered one of the nation's top cornerback recruits who originally committed to UCLA, but switched his commitment to Notre Dame before switching back to UCLA tonight. Pollard goes to Cajon High School in San Bernardino and is the Bruins' third CB, joining Brandon Sermons and Sheldon Price.

Billy Sanders, out of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, was originally committed to Miami (FL), but has expressed interest in the UCLA School of Film, Theater and Television of late and made the switch when his grades were okayed. Sanders could play either tight end or defensive end, but most expect him to play defensive end in Westwood.

Nike Abele addresses one of the Bruins' most pressing needs as the offensive lineman has signed up to learn from Coach Palcic. Abele, out of Irvine High School, has offers from nearly every school on the west coast and his strong performances this season as a senior made him one of the west's most sought after offensive tackles. Edit- According to Dohn, Abele will actually switch positions and play defensive end at UCLA.

Taniela Maka, a Long Beach Jordan product is a linebacker who was committed to Arizona until tonight. Maka had offers from a number of Pac 10 schools, including Washington and Arizona St. Maka was scheduled to visit Hawaii, Washington and Arizona St. after his trip to Westwood and it's unclear whether or not he will still make those trips.

Now only two recruits on campus haven't committed to the Bruins. The two are USC wide receiver commits Randall Carroll and De'Von Flournoy. The weekend isn't over yet so hopefully we can reel in one or both of them, but either way, CRN is on a roll. How did CRN turn undecideds and other schools' commits into Bruins? Dohn got an answer.

I talked to Marlon Pollard and Billy Sanders, and both talked about the four commitments UCLA received tonight. They said it took place during a get-together at coach Rick Neuheisel's house, and both said the energy and work Neuheisel is doing was inspiring to them.

How can you not be excited about the future of the program?

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Great news

Hopefully we get verbals from Phillips, Tepa and a surprise. And of course, get their LOI’s come Signing Day.

by BlueReign on Jan 10, 2009 9:13 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

quick question

regarding Sanders it says he can play either TE or DE, but “but most expect him to play end in Westwood”. which end are we talking about? haha

by uclabruin34 on Jan 10, 2009 10:52 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Haha

defensive end. Thanks for catching that. Fixed.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 10, 2009 10:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Awesome!

Even if these 4 are all we get this weekend, most of us will be well satisfied. Love it!

by impaulv on Jan 10, 2009 11:39 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Coming for Good Reasons

Thank you film school for attracting a recruit.

Coming to learn from Palcic, a great reason.

And, getting washed in the passion bucket — always a good reason.

sjh

by Class of 66 on Jan 11, 2009 8:21 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I can now come out and say

Sanders had silently verballed to CRN few weeks ago.

This is a great start to the weekend!

by Nestor on Jan 11, 2009 9:15 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Another observation

When was the last time a UCLA head coach took away recruits from Notre Dame, Miami, and Southern Cal in January?

by Nestor on Jan 11, 2009 9:38 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Incredible

I never dreamed I would hear those words. I was nothing short of giddy when I read this stuff. Its just such great news. I just hope we see some of these guys becoming valuable additions and in a few years we are talking about this recruiting class like we do about Howland’s 2005 class BruinGold82 mentioned yesterday. I love seeing guys like Toma be recruited as a half star player and then winning the hands challenge. This stuff shows brilliance in talent evaluation, as well as tenacity in pitching the greatest university on the planet. Kudos and keep up the good work Coach Neu!

by sponkey21 on Jan 11, 2009 10:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Its never happened

CRN has been nothing short of inspirational since he came back to Westwood. He continues to amaze me.

Go Bruins!

by pudska35 on Jan 11, 2009 9:56 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

The Dream is Alive

Undoubtedly the screams and shouts of the REBIRTH. Bit by bit, piece by piece, the dream is coming true. We’ve always had so much to offer top football talent and it took a native son to realize it. TAKE IT TO ’EM RICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO BRUIN BLUE

by logan_5 on Jan 11, 2009 10:43 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

And so it begins...

This is so exciting! Keep up the good work, RICK! I know this is the beginning of something special…

GO BRUINS!!!

by uclafan11 on Jan 11, 2009 1:00 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Any news on Manti Teo?

Anybody?

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment. John Wooden

by MexiBruin on Jan 11, 2009 2:33 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Last I heard

Walker leaving hurt our chances with him and right now SC and BYU are pretty clear favorites. We still have a chance, but don’t hold your breath.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 11, 2009 2:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Rumor has it that Carroll has dropped Cal from his list

If true, it’s certainly an interesting development.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 11, 2009 4:16 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I didn't get why he liked Cal

They kept telling him they would use him like they used DeSean Jackson. Well if I recall correctly, DeSean was not exactly enthused with the way they used him up there…

But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.

by tasser10 on Jan 12, 2009 10:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

uclafans11

Can’t cut and paste premium articles from subscription based services. We have to respect their content and the hard work they put in. :-)

by Nestor on Jan 11, 2009 4:28 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

OH!

SO sorry! I had no idea. Thanks and I will stay away from that in the future! :)

by uclafan11 on Jan 11, 2009 5:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hope we get manti teo.

by kyl57es on Jan 12, 2009 9:26 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

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