Oregon prep RB commits to Broncos

Oregon three-star running back Malcolm Johnson (Barlow High, Gresham, Ore.) has given his verbal commitment to Boise State. Rivals.com was first to break the story, and with follow-ups from the Idaho Statesman and Fight Fight BSU, we know it to be true.

Thanks for a heads up email from one of our loyal readers. We'll have more on Johnson tomorrow.

Let's get this 2009 recruiting class wrapped up before August!

Malcolm Johnson [Rivals.com]

Coach Pete not abandoning traditional snaps

Boise State coach Chris Petersen sat down to talk with the Statesman's Chadd Cripe, and in between long paragraphs of cryptic coachspeak, he dropped this nugget of relief:

Q: You also experimented with more shotgun snaps. Will that continue?

A: "We will do maybe more of it, but we will not be exclusive. That's not us. We don't like to be exclusive any one thing. We still feel it's important for this program to be under center."

Finally, our nightmares of shotgun snaps going over quarterbacks' heads will cease!

Coach Pete spent the rest of the interview discussing how he hoped that everyone would be in great shape this fall and come in ready to work (we think he was looking at J.P. Nisby when he said this). There was no mention of who he thought the starting quarterback would be, which comes as a surprise to no one except the Idaho Press-Tribune's Phil Dailey.

Catching up with Coach Pete [Idaho Statesman]

OBNUG Hall of Fame: Tadman inducted!

Congratulations to Marty Tadman on the induction of his Fiesta Bowl performance into the OBNUG Hall of Fame. On a similar note, thanks for nothing, whoever messed with our poll the first time.

The first inductee in the 2008 Hall of Fame class certainly had to earn his way in. After a narrow loss on his first nomination, some tears from the OBNUG staff, rumors of conspiracy, and a re-vote, Tadman's Fiesta Bowl made the cut, garnering 87% of the vote.

Tomorrow we'll have the next candidate for induction. Thanks to everyone who voted, and double thanks for voting "yes."

Monday: Links with obscurity

Story of the day:

Fresno recruits another Carr [ESPN.com]

The WAC just wasn't the same without a Carr at Fresno State.Derek Carr, younger brother of overhyped Fresno star David, will be joining the Bulldogs after high school, and opportunistic WAC defenses couldn't be happier.

Derek Carr, brother of David, the first overall player selected by the Houston Texans in the 2002 NFL draft, told us recently his older brother had a major influence on his quarterback development, which is obvious by his quick release and sound mechanics.

The elder Carr also taught little bro how to take a sack 76 times in one season.

We project Derek will blossom in the latter half of his college career like his brother and fit just as smoothly in the Bulldogs' system.

...never winning a WAC title.

Other links:

Welcome back, Drew [Fight Fight BSU]

LaTech looking at 3-star QB [Scout.com]
Is his campus visit similar to a pity date?

Yet another preseason blogger poll [cidsports]
And yet another "Fresno State in Top 25."

BSU starting a softball team [Press Tribune]
We would have preferred a second football team