Utah State outdoes itself

There were plenty of surprises in last weekend's NFL Draft, but perhaps none more so than the relative glut of Utah State Aggies who were drafted.

G Shawn Murphy and WR/KR Kevin Robinson each found NFL homes; Murphy went in the fourth round to the Dolphins and Robinson was picked up by the Chiefs in the sixth. The flying pigs in frozen hell found this particularly interesting.

The duo are the first USU players chosen in the NFL draft since Chris Cooley in the third round of the 2004 draft. Murphy and Robinson also become the first two Aggies to be picked in the same draft since 1989 when wide receiver Kendal Smith and quarterback Brent Snyder were both selected in the seventh round.

Utah State's excitement was tempered, however, when they realized that they will be minus two NFL draftees next year.

Murphy and Robinson drafted [KVNU Full Court Press]

Wither Marty Tadman?

It has been two full days since the NFL Draft, and Marty Tadman still seems to be without a team. In related news, the world is a terrible, hateful place.

In addition to the signing of Taylor Tharp and Dan Gore to free agent contracts, former Broncos Jeff Cavender and Tad Miller were invited to try-outs with NFL clubs. Tadman? Nothing. There is still time for the former Boise State safety/immortal to find work at the next level, but we would have expected him to be a hot commodity soon after the draft ended. Who would have thought that NFL GMs think differently than we do?

We've commissioned Chadd Cripe (via passive aggressive email) to get on the case and find out what is happening with Tadman. This is a matter with which Brian Murphy cannot be trusted. In the meantime, we'll do our best to plug Tadman's abilities here in the hopes that curious NFL scouts are scouring blogs for biased perspective on potential prospects.

Georgia Tech QB transferring to LaTech

Former Boise State reneger Taylor Bennett will be transferring from Georgia Tech to Louisiana Tech this season, and he will be eligible to start at quarterback for the Bulldogs.

Normally, a student-athlete transferring from one Division I-A program to another would have to sit out a year, but Louisiana Tech has a graduate-school major that Georgia Tech does not, so the NCAA approved Bennett's eligibility request on academic grounds.

Bennett once gave Boise State a verbal commitment, but he chose instead to play at Georgia Tech. In addition to his wanting a graduate degree, he also did not want anything to do with the spread option offense that new coach Paul Johnson was introducing. Apparently, Bennett prefers the staid, three-and-out offense of Louisiana Tech.

Bennett leaves Georgia Tech [ESPN.com]

Thanks to Jason Haberman for the tip.

Broncos eye QB for next year's class

Several media outlets are reporting that Boise State has offered junior QB Taysom Hill from Highland High School (Pocatello, Idaho) a scholarship.

A rising senior-to-be, Hill received an offer from Boise State, which is something in and of itself because the Broncos are notorious for not making as many early offers as other programs.

Hill has already received scholarship offers from Idaho State, Stanford, and Arizona, and he has visits set up to several other big schools. No word yet on whether or not the University of Idaho knows he exists.

Recruiting odds and ends from the weekend [Salt Lake Tribune]
Coach says Highland's Hill offered scholarship... [Idaho Sports Zone]