Package Deal in the Works?
Published on 05-16-2012 01:58 PM
Brett Pierce
It is no secret that four of the top players in the state of California wish to remain a package deal in terms of selecting a school. These players are:
Priest Willis,
Tahaan Goodman,
Joe Mathis, and
Kenneth Clark. Usually package deals like this never come to be, but I have never heard a group that was more vocal about wishing to stay together in college.
The interesting caveat to all of this is that three of these players (Willis, Goodman, and Clark) seem to be extremely high on UCLA. While UCLA was hardly in the discussion to land the "package" a few months ago, the Bruins now look to be a favorite since the Bruins coaching staff started going at them full-throttle. If I had to handicap it, I would say UCLA is the leader for all three.
However, Mathis is going to be the difficult one to sway. He recently gave his top 3 of Nebraska, Michigan, and Cal, but UCLA made up some serious ground with him when he attended the UCLA Spring Game. He also has strong connections to UCLA Defensive Backs Coach, Demetrice Martin, since Mathis committed to Martin when he was at Washington, but then decommitted right after Martin took the job at UCLA.
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