Jordan Barrett - Highly Rated UNLV LB - Walking On at UCLA
by Achilles on Aug 20, 2010 12:52 PM PDT
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PrintAccording to Scout.com's Brandon Huffman's twitter feed, UNLV linebacker Jordan Barrett is going to walk on at UCLA.
Interesting to hear that former Sherman Oaks (Calif.) Notre Dame LB Jordan Barrett left UNLV to walk-on at UCLA...
According to Huffman's tweets, Barrett was rated the #12 outside linebacker in the nation when he signed with UNLV out of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame. He played in all 12 games for the Rebels last season as a tight end.
As an aside, Huffman's twitter feed and his postings on the Scout sites, including Bruin Report Online, are essential reading for UCLA football fans.
QUICK UPDATE: Gold's Daily News UCLA blog has the story, too.
After looking at that and glancing at a thread on the BRO premium board, I get the feeling that UCLA didn't even announce Barrett's arrival to the media. They just noticed him at practice and on the roster. Interesting. Gold says Barrett was UNLV's first string H-back. The kid had some early offers from Pac 10 schools, never got one from UCLA (or SC) and went to Vegas. Not sure why he left -- he was starting. Maybe he just wanted to be closer to home, maybe he wants to go back to defense, maybe he'll earn a scholarship down the line.
Seems like a no-brainer for UCLA. They got a highly-rated player who started as a freshman at a D1 program to walk on. If he plays well, great, he can even earn that scholarship. If he doesn't, it doesn't cost you anything and hopefully the kid earns a diploma. Win-win all around it seems to me.
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I would also like the answer to that question
by britishbruin on Aug 20, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Very good question
But one I don’t have an answer to. Although if you ask nicely, Patroclus, BN’s resident NCAA rule guru, might be able to answer.
He played last year
So he has to sit out a season. Only exceptions are for graduating seniors switching schools for a post grad degree, hardship waivers and for situations like $c
by redwhiteandbruin on Aug 20, 2010 3:20 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Seems too good to be true
Wonder why he left UNLV? Anyway, at this point, this sounds great.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
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Keep in mind UNLV’s coach Bobby Hauck is a good friend of CRN and his former assistant (IIRC). CRN suggested former UCLA LB recruit Taniela Maka enroll at UNLV after he didn’t get into UCLA. Now it looks like UNLV might have returned the favor by making the way for Jordan to UCLA.
This seems fantastic.
Brandon Wills and Jordan Barrett seem like the opening of the spigot of improved recruiting. The more good athletes we get, the more chances we have of one or more turning into stars. Even if they don’t tear it up, they add to depth and competition. It just gets better for CRN, which is a testament to his charm, skill, dedication and hard work.
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