Could 280-pound Bass jump back in USF boat?

[Mama_Bull]

January 31, 2009

Could 280-pound Bass jump back in USF boat?

Just when you thought USF recruiting had wound down to the point where there were only four or five names left to be decided.

There's a new name -- really an old name -- that has resurfaced on the Bulls' radar. Junior college tackle Jamar Bass, who came down to USF and Illinois, said on Jan. 2 that he was enrolling this spring at Illinois. Thing is, school started there two weeks ago, and he's not enrolled in classes at Illinois, associate sports information director Cassie Arner said Saturday.

Bass, who played at Apopka High and spent this past season at Hutchinson Community College in Kansas, couldn't be reached for comment Saturday, but if Illinois isn't his choice, USF makes sense to move to the top of the list. Offensive line has been a priority in this recruiting class -- the Bulls lost four senior starters from the 2008 line --  and another junior college tackle, Carlos Savala, is among the Bulls' top commitments.

USF also should have former Jefferson and FSU tackle Daron Rose, but he still has much academic work to do before he can join the Bulls. Rose said Saturday that he still plans on being at USF this fall, but he'll have a heavy courseload this summer, with 18 credit hours needed to get his associate of arts degree from Hillsborough Community College. It's certainly within reach -- defensive end David Bedford pulled it off last summer -- but is still a major hurdle to be cleared.

Posted by Greg Auman at 9:28:38 PM on January 31, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

http://blogs.tampabay.com/usf/

[CoolBullsFan]

I would take him, we need all of the o-line we can get.

[KB]

according to Greg's blog he will be a Bull.

[Velcro]

Sweet... definitely need all the help we can on the OL.

Still want Holsey bad!

[Bull^Shark]

Yeah.. here is a link to Greg's post.

http://blogs.tampabay.com/usf/2009/02/coach-tackle-ba.html

"Junior college offensive tackle Jamar Bass, who intended to enroll last month at Illinois, will instead sign with USF on Wednesday, according to Rion Rhoades, his coach at Hutchinson Community College in Kansas.

Rhoades said that Bass had "some academic issues that didn't allow him to get in at Illinois," but is taking classes at Hutchinson this spring that will allow him to attend USF in the fall."

6-4 290 lb Jamar Bass

3 Star on Rivals

http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=80656&Sport=1

Scout only has him as a 1 Star

http://southflorida.scout.com/a.z?s=359&p=8&c=1&nid=3918452

[Mama_Bull]

One star on Scout only means that he has not yet been evaluated.

Nice to see that Justin Green is expected to make it to USF.

Rhoades mentioned another familiar name he expects to be at USF a year from now: Offensive lineman Justin Green, who committed to the Bulls a year ago but was not accepted by USF's academic committee. Green redshirted this past fall at Hutchinson, and Rhoades said he'll play this fall and should complete his associate of arts degree in time to sign with USF in 2010 and join the Bulls with three years of eligibility.

[KB]

One star on Scout only means that he has not yet been evaluated.

Nice to see that Justin Green is expected to make it to USF.

Rhoades mentioned another familiar name he expects to be at USF a year from now: Offensive lineman Justin Green, who committed to the Bulls a year ago but was not accepted by USF's academic committee. Green redshirted this past fall at Hutchinson, and Rhoades said he'll play this fall and should complete his associate of arts degree in time to sign with USF in 2010 and join the Bulls with three years of eligibility.

Good to see Green possibly coming back with 3 years to play and no hard feelings.

[Mama_Bull]

One star on Scout only means that he has not yet been evaluated.

Nice to see that Justin Green is expected to make it to USF.

Rhoades mentioned another familiar name he expects to be at USF a year from now: Offensive lineman Justin Green, who committed to the Bulls a year ago but was not accepted by USF's academic committee. Green redshirted this past fall at Hutchinson, and Rhoades said he'll play this fall and should complete his associate of arts degree in time to sign with USF in 2010 and join the Bulls with three years of eligibility.

Good to see Green possibly coming back with 3 years to play and no hard feelings.

Yeah, I thought that after he retook that Algebra class later on and STILL couldn't get in, that he would be forever done with USF.

In this year's class, Kendall Kelly's coach said there were no hard feelings about him being dropped because he hadn't yet qualified. Kelly is a beast and made All-State honors. I hope he too eventually ends up at USF.

[BULLfreak]