VITALS:

Name:  Mickey Baucus

Position: Offensive Line

Height: 6'8"

Weight: 275

Speed: Unknown

High School: Mundellin, Illinios (Mount Carmel High School)

Rivals: Three out of Five

Recruited By: Coach Bill Bedenbaugh

STRENGTHS:

Mickey Baucus is an enormous man.  His large frame leaves him open to put on serious weight in the college ranks and eat his way to a powerful offensive lineman.   Scouts, Inc. has this to say about Baucus:

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After the NCAA put down serious sanctions agains USC for violating a number of rules mainly surrounding O.J. Mayo and Reggie Bush, the rest of the nation is attempting to capitalize on USC's ill fated fortune.  It was reported earlier that five schools have contacted freshman phenom, Dillon Baxter, and asked him if he wanted to transfer to their schools.  Included in this list are Alabama, Florida, Washington, Oregon and Fresno State.  The NCAA has lifted the transfer restrictions for upperclassmen so they would not have to sit out a year.  Unfortunately, sophomores and freshmen would still have to abide by the transfer restrictions.

(Hunted!)

I would be surprised if this type of activity was not occurring for EVERY USC athlete.  They may not be getting contact from coaches or alumni regarding the sanctions but peer pressure is a bitch.  Once the hammer dropped my guess is that every teammate that had a friend in their district or other teammate commit to USC has contacted them and tried to talk them into transferring.

And, we're back!  The baseball team has just made the Fort Worth Regionals, the basketball recruiting is only 3 deep at this point, and the summer is upon us.   Over the next few months, we will be breaking down all of the 2010 football recruits here at Azdesertswarm.  The Cats put together another solid recruiting class by grabbing four 4 Star recruits, and sixteen 3 Star recruits.   Let's take a dive into the analysis with Cameron Allerheiligen. 

VITALS:

Name:  Cameron Allerheiligen

Position: Quarterback

Height: 6'3"

Weight:200

Speed: Unknown

High School: Keller High School, Keller, Texas

Rivals: Two out of Five

Recruited By: Coach Dave Nichol

STRENGTHS:

Cameron was a late addition to the Wildcats as Matt Brown decommitted from the Cats the week before signing day due to the departure of offensive coordinator Sonny Dykes to Louisiana Tech.  Matt Brown eventually committed to TCU.  Allerheiligen was a stud at his high school in Keller, Texas (DFW).  He threw 2,635 yards his senior year with 24 touchdowns and only 10 interceptions.  He was voted Dave Campbell's Texas High School Top 20 quarterback.  Allerheiligen is a rough work in progress who the Cats will have to mold over the years.   Cameron's strengths lie in the fact that he has run the spread offense for two years in the competitive metroplex region of North Texas and was very successful.

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The Cats already have verbal commits from 19 players around the country.  We'll be watching for a few big shots tomorrow including:

Corey Cooper - Safety from Maywood, Illinois

Update: He hasn't officially announced, but it looks like Cooper will be heading to Nebraska. Damn it!

Fabbians Ebbele - Offensive linemen from Chicago, Illinois

Update: Fabbians Ebbele is going to be a Wildcat. 9:44 Central. BOOM! That's 2-6.

Josh Shirley - Linebacker from Fontana, California

3:48 P.M: Shirley to UCLA.

Sani Fuimano - Defensive tackle from Hawaii

Update: Sui Fuimano is going to be a Wildcat.  One down, five to go.

Anthony Jefferson - Athlete from Los Angeles

Update: Jefferson to UCLA.

Jonathan McNight - Cornerback from Louisiana

10:23 A.M: HUGE NEWS! According to his coach, Jonathan McNight, (Joe McNight's brother) will sign with Arizona.  Check back later for the official word.  (Via Twitter)

10:27 A.M:  Jonathan McNight is a Wildcat. No more speculation. BOOM. That's 3-6.

Some of these are long shots and some are right in the mix.  The Cats already have a great class and it can only get better tomorrow. We'll be checking back in tomorrow to see how the class pans out.  Leave your thoughts on here about the class of 2010.

Arizona continues to enjoy the fruits of a winning football program by racking up 19 recruits and four 4 star recruits already.  That is one more than we had last season and we're still in the hunt for 4 star recruit Corey Cooper from Maywood, Illinois.   Cooper is a safety who possesses unbelievable size and physical attributes that look like a linebacker.  He is set to announce his decision at his high school, Proviso East High School at 9:00 on Wednesday. 

(You know you want to play with Adam Hall. You know it.  Warm weather too)

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One day after witnessing Arizona take down Cal 76-72, Los Angeles point guard Jordin Mayes commits to Arizona.  We recapped the great week in terms of Arizona recruiting by taking a look at Kadeem Jack and Jordin Mayes both being in Tucson during the Stanford and California games.  Those are some pretty good games to be at if you're a senior in high school.  Kadeem Jack had some good things to say about the Cats and their fans after his visit.  Mayes probably enjoyed watching Nic Wise light up Cal for 30 points from the PG spot.

I wonder how many dreams Mayes had on Sunday night of playing at McKale? What do you think? I think I had a dream of playing at McKale last night and I'm not even a recruit!

(McKale dreamin' all night)

A great pick-up for the Cats.  Miller is putting together a nice group to compliment his 2009 class. Congrats to him and all of the coaches working on these young guys.

Kadeem Jack had a solid visit to Arizona last week and was there to witness the great win over Stanford on Thursday.

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The Wildcats were lucky enough to enjoy a visit from standout power forward Kadeem Jack last week. Jack visited the campus and from the vibe I'm getting he really enjoyed his visit.   Jack is listed at 6'8" and is  It didn't hurt that Jack was in attendance when the Cats took down Stanford 76-68 on Thursday.  There is no better way for young high schoolers to get excited about going to college than to attend a game where your recruiting team wins and you get to see the students going wild.   It's also nice that we have students who are involved in the recruiting and know who these guys are when they visit. Jack had this to say about his visit:

"I know it was a great experience. We got to see the campus, which is nice. The fans were amazing. Some of them came up to me and said hello. They were great. The team was great. Everything was great."

Jack would be a nice compliment to Derrick Williams down low and he knows it. Jack speaking of playing with Williams:

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Arizona has had a flurry of recruiting activity over the last couple of weeks. Here's a look at where the Cats stand with some highly touted 2010 recruits as well as one that has been under the radar:

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