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The Washington State Cougars added their first defensive back to the 2021 class when Adrian Shepherd, from McKinney, Texas, announced his commitment via Twitter on Friday. He is the ninth commit in the class.
#GoCougs ⚪️ pic.twitter.com/FlY3fr3GNV
— TheReal$hep (@ADShep_) June 19, 2020
Shepherd does not yet have a composite rating, but 247Sports gave him an evaluation rating of 84, which would make him a mid-level 3-star recruit. He only holds one other FBS offer, from Louisiana, although it appears Colorado has been sniffing around.
His junior year highlight video reveals a player who is an instinctive downhill tackler:
Nick Rolovich now has 16 scholarships left to offer in his first full class. You can check out the entire class here.
Uh oh
WSU started up voluntary workouts in Pullman this week. Let’s check in on some other places that started up voluntary workouts:
NEWS: At least 30 #LSU football players have been in quarantine, sources tell @SINow.
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) June 20, 2020
Some have tested positive; others found to have contacted positives. A portion got infected at Baton Rouge nightclub outbreak.
No hospitalizations or serious illness.https://t.co/yWekg8M7ce
NEWS: @gmraynor reports that 23 -- yes, 23 -- Clemson football players have tested positive for COVID-19.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) June 19, 2020
Up from just two last week. https://t.co/nfTQXp6W6L
Kansas State, in conjunction with university and county medical officials, has announced it has paused all voluntary workouts for football student-athletes for 14 days following the most recent COVID-19 test results. A total of 14 student-athletes have tested positive for Covid.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) June 20, 2020
#Texas announces 13 players have tested positive - or are presumed positive - for COVID-19. More at https://t.co/RFQ2dWVupn pic.twitter.com/UyiYLS021G
— Chip Brown (@ChipBrown247) June 18, 2020
Houston Cougars suspend workouts after six athletes test positive for COVID-19 https://t.co/sgJax6nsk9
— College Football (@CollegeFootball) June 12, 2020
Meanwhile, in the Pac-12:
#WSU and #UW reported zero initial COVID-19 cases after testing approx. 140 combined athletes. The difference is just staggering. https://t.co/pZFO67YB2a
— Theo Lawson (@TheoLawson_SR) June 20, 2020
Whicker: UCLA Bruins and the other players know that the virus is calling the shots – Daily News
Players threatened to “refrain from booster events, recruiting events and all football-related promotional activities” unless UCLA has an independent party on the field to see that Covid-19 sanctions are being executed. They also asked for whistle-blower protection, and the ability to withdraw from the program without losing scholarships.
One thing I find interesting is that when this all started, the early speculation was that the Pac-12 would be screwed over this fall because its programs were located in states that were most restrictive in their response to the virus.
After seeing how things are turning out in the states that have been most the permissive in their return from the virus, I’m kinda starting to think there’s a pretty good chance this ends up working out to the Pac-12’s advantage. We haven’t heard any reports of any outbreaks on Pac-12 campuses.
Yet, anyway.
Marvin Cannon lands at Charlotte
Good for him.
Confirmed Washington State transfer G Marvin Cannon signing with @CharlotteMBB. He'll sit on this season and have one more to play. Averaged 3.9 points for Cougars last season.
— David Scott (@davidscott14) June 19, 2020
Links
Texas safety Adrian Shepherd becomes ninth Washington State commit | The Spokesman-Review
Nick Rolovich and Washington State hit a variety of different position groups with the first eight members of their 2021 recruiting class: quarterback, wide receiver, offensive guard, offensive tackle, linebacker, defensive end and punter.
June 19, 2020 - WSU beat writer Theo Lawson on football and basketball recruiting, schedule news and more | The Press Box, with Larry Weir
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NCAA penalties against Idaho men's basketball include fine, postseason probation | The Spokesman-Review
A two-year probation, a $5,000 fine, a two-week ban on communicating with recruits this fall and an official reprimand and censure were among penalties handed out by the NCAA on Thursday to the University of Idaho for violations in the men’s basketball program.