There are 2 sides to committing early

Chicago Sun-Times;  August 29, 1999 ;   Taylor Bell;   652 words ......school football player should make an early commitment to a college or wait until the February...Smith, who chose Michigan, made an early commitment. It wasn't a good experience. "I felt...The only positive thing about an early commitment is the kid is covered. If he is injured...

California prep star commits to Utes

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  September 10, 2005 ;   Dirk Facer Deseret Morning News;   113 words ...Utah football has picked up a ninth early commitment. Tony Smith, a 6-foot, 175-pound senior from Foothill...current high school players have also given the Utes an early commitment. They include Neli A'asa (Michigan), Whitley Fehoko...

Early commitments a growing part of recruiting game.(Knight Ridder...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  May 17, 2004 ;   Richman, Howard;   787 words ......school juniors than ever are taking the early commitment road in football. In the Kansas City...Christopher of Kearney has made an early commitment as well _ to Missouri. Christopher...commitments for the 2005 class. The early commitment used to be rare for K-State,'' Olathe...

Utes sign lineman from Michigan

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  August 3, 2005 ;   Dirk Facer Deseret Morning News;   263 words ......Big Rapids High School in Michigan, has given the Utes an early commitment. The senior-to-be, who had 67 tackles, eight sacks and...seventh current high school player to give the Utes an early commitment. Whitley Fehoko of Hawaii and Utah products Zane Taylor...

Juco lineman commits to KU for football.

Journal-World (Lawrence, Kansas);  June 4, 2007 ;     192 words ......4--Kansas University's football program landed another early commitment for its 2008 class, this time from a junior-college transfer...to coach Mark Mangino and the Jayhawks. He's the third early commitment to date. Coach Mangino told me I was the first junior-college...

Murray lineman commits to U.

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  June 16, 2006 ;   Dirk Facer Deseret Morning News;   247 words ......from Murray High, has given the University of Utah an early commitment -- choosing the Utes over BYU and Oregon. "I really like...Fork quarterback Griffin Robles in giving the Utes an early commitment. E-mail: dirk@desnews.com

Western gets commitment from Daly

Chicago Sun-Times;  May 18, 2006 ;   Len Ziehm;   207 words ......Open won't be lacking for star power this year with the early commitment Wednesday of fan favorite John Daly. Daly's entry likely...tournament director John Kaczkowski was delighted with Daly's early commitment. "John remains one of the most popular figures in all of...

Utah adds WR, its 5th early commitment

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  June 12, 2008 ;     122 words ...Utah football's recruiting efforts have landed a fifth early commitment for 2009. The latest addition is Jamal Smith, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound receiver out of Oxnard High School in California. Smith caught...

Britain's sea life.(Features)

The Mirror (London, England);  June 28, 2008 ;     47 words ......documentary on the conservation of Britain's sea life. I love seals, he said. Good, I replied, full of pride for his early commitment to the preservation of the Northumberland grey seal. They're good at bouncing balls off their noses. Oh well!

Early decisions often not the best

Chicago Sun-Times;  December 21, 2001 ;   Taylor Bell;   525 words ......Park quarterback Jerohn Fields would not have given an early commitment to Indiana or any other college. Instead, he would have...into their program. That's the best reason not to make an early commitment. Too many kids are pressured into making early decisions...

Rifkind Urges Early Commitment of U.S. Troops for Bosnia

Xinhua English Newswire;  November 22, 1995 ;     188 words ......would play a central role in implementing the peace deal, Rifkind said. However, he said, "I should emphasize that the early commitment of the substantial U.S. ground troop presence which the U.S. Administration proposed is a prerequisite for our participaton...

Colleges finally getting the point about Harrington

Chicago Sun-Times;  March 5, 1999 ;   TAYLOR BELL;   625 words ......Instead of bowing to pressure and agreeing to make an early commitment last summer, Elgin's 6-3 point guard chose to wait until...Oregon also expressed interest. But all pitched for an early commitment. Harrington said he wasn't ready. He wanted to see if he...

Wildcats land forward Sears

Chicago Sun-Times;  October 28, 1996 ;   Steve Tucker;   54 words ...Northwestern women's basketball coach Don Perrelli got his fourth early commitment when 6-3 Libertyville forward Tami Sears said she was coming to NU. Sears committed after watching the team practice Sunday in...

Howard County Articles in the Daily Paper June 19-25

The Washington Post;  June 26, 2003 ;     78 words ...The Howard County school board thought it could make an early commitment to Superintendent John O'Rourke. Last fall, the board promised in writing to renew his contract when it expires in July 2004 or...

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: RECRUITING DISH

Sporting News;  December 1, 2003 ;   Telep, Dave;   183 words ...A pair of high school teammates let the early commitment period pass without signing letters of intent. Detroit Renaissance's Malik Hairston and Joe Crawford, both of whom likely will...