CFB recruiting: BYU lands Ryder Lyons, Colorado awakens, Oregon grabs a QB

The Hotline is delighted to provide West Coast fans with a regular dive into the recruiting process through the eyes and ears of Brandon Huffman the Seattle-based national recruiting editor for Sports He submitted the following description on June BYU s big move The season exhibited that Brigham Young was in the end ready to compete in the Big The Cougars were front-runners for much of the year before dropping two of their final three games and missing a berth in the conference championship tournament But a achievement over against Colorado in the Alamo Bowl provided chosen confidence entering the offseason Kalani Sitake and his organization have ascertained it The Cougars reeled in the No recruit in the West when five-star quarterback Ryder Lyons broadcasted his commitment on the Pat McAfee Show on ESPN Lyons chose the Cougars over Oregon and USC He ll delay enrollment for a year to serve a church mission but BYU offered indisputable evidence that it will be a real threat in recruiting Hello Buffs It has been no secret that Colorado coach Deion Sanders wants to make waves with the NCAA s transfer portal As a development the Buffaloes have been one of the quietest teams on the recruiting trail this spring As of now ranked No nationally and dead last in the Big they are absolutely showing signs of life The Buffs landed a pair of commitments this week One of them was three-star cornerback Maurice Williams from Louisiana More notably they grabbed the highest-rated pledge in their class four-star safety Preston Ashley from Mississippi CU also hosted a bevy of official visitors in the last two weeks so the class could continue to improve Bruins sizzle UCLA fans may not have gotten used to recruiting success after the hollow Chip Kelly years But the Bruins stayed hot literally with two of the top players from Hawaii committing over the weekend Hawaii state power Kahuku High School provided a double-dose of good news for UCLA defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe himself a product of Hawaii football Linebacker Malaki Soliai-Tui and safety Madden Soliai teammates and cousins revealed their commitments to the Bruins at a ceremony on the North Shore of Oahu Two days later one of the top receivers in Texas speedster Xavier Warren stated he would be heading to Westwood Beaver becomes a Duck A limited years ago UCLA signed a linebacker named Trojan Jeremiah Now Oregon has landed a Beaver Despite missing out on Ryder Lyons the Ducks salvaged their quarterback recruiting with a commitment from Elite finalist Bryson Beaver The one-time Boise State commitment saw his recruitment explode after a stellar workout at last month s regional event in the Bay Area which punched his ticket to the finals Since then schools like Alabama Georgia and Mississippi scurried to get involved But Oregon s offer convinced him to take an official visit to Eugene and ultimately become a Duck Who s on top The top uncommitted quarterback out West is another Elite Finalist Oscar Rios Related Articles Pac- invites Texas State as critical th all-sports member Utah vs BYU Competitive imbalance in the era of unchecked NIL Cal s plan for the revenue-sharing era Will football receive the necessary endorsement Big Ten basketball Purdue Michigan Illinois lead our post-transfer portal power rankings Assessing the Pac- CBS deal Big Ten factor CBB coverage MW impact Rios who took over for Michigan State quarterback Aidan Chiles at Downey California High School is down to Arizona and UCLA The Bruins were his childhood favorite but Arizona has made a strong circumstance Rios will decide at the end of this week Another prospect set to announce is top- running back Brian Bonner from Valencia California His finalists are Penn State UCLA and Washington Expect a decision by July for the four-star And Idaho s top prospect four-star offensive tackle Kelvin Obot will choose between Utah Michigan Nebraska and Oregon Now what The NCAA is in a dead period until Sept Recruiting can take place just not in person There are no more official visits until the fall nor is off-campus recruiting permitted It s time for the coaches to sew up their classes and hit the river lake beach or wherever before they prepare for the campaign Send suggestions comments and tips confidentiality guaranteed to wilnerhotline bayareanewsgroup com or call - - Follow Huffman on the social media platform X via BrandonHuffman and promotion AveryStrongDIPG Follow Wilner on the social media platform X WilnerHotline