Rams Recruiting Update

Colorado State Head Football Coach Sonny Lubick seems very pleased with the incoming class of recruits that is heavy on offensive and defensive lineman.

Despite the loss of his best recruiter, son Matt Lubick, who left to take a coaching position at Mississippi, the Rams have verbal commitments from 13 players, with three scholarships still to give.

Eight members of the incoming class are from Colorado, including Defensive Lineman Brian Abata from Denver's Thomas Jefferson, Wade Landers from Durango, and Shawn McGovern from Arvada. Also headed to Fort Collins are Offensive lineman James Morehead from ThunderRidge and Cole Pemberton from Mountain Vista, along with defensive back Klint Kubiak (son of Denver Broncos Offensive Coordinator Gary Kubiak), Linebacker Jacob Pottorff from Greeley West and Quarterback Grant Stucker from Ponderosa.

The emphasis on lineman stretched to the out of state recruits as well. Shelly Smith from Westview High in Avondale, Arizona can play both sides of the ball. He's joined by O-Lineman Adrian Martinez from San Clemente, California. A pair of linebackers from Oklahoma - Broken Arrow product Sedric Patterson and Jon Radford from Northeastern JC in Tulsa - are also ticketed for CSU.

Placekicker Durrel Chamorro from Chino, California is also headed for CSU. Along with Martinez, they represent only two Ram recruits from the Golden State, an unusally small number during Lubick's tenure. CSU remains in the hunt for San Diego Juco cornerback Keno Walter-White as well.

Sonny Lubick has not yet named a new assistant coach to fill the vacany left when Matt left for Ole Miss. The new coach may or may not serve, as the younger Lubick did, as recruiting coordinator.