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]

FOXSports.com gets Clady and Tharp confused

They do look an awful lot alike.

2008 NFL Draft pick-by-pick analysis [FOXSports.com]

An irrelevant Vandal? That seems about right

The University of Idaho can't even win when their players get drafted.

The St. Louis Rams made Vandal LB David Vobora the last pick of the NFL Draft, awarding him the title of Mr. Irrelevant. You know what they say, "Once irrelevant, always irrelevant."

Idaho's Vobora is 'Mr. Irrelevant' [Idaho Statesman]

NFL Draft recap

Here is a roundup of links from this weekend's NFL Draft.

Ryan Clady links
Deadspin can't imagine anyone wanting to leave Boise early [Deadspin.com]
Denver Post: happy to have him [Denver Post]
Brian Murphy's take: typical [Idaho Statesman]
The Scott Slant: Clady to start at left tackle [KTVB.com]
Arbiter story: full of good quotes [Arbiter Online]

Orlando Scandrick links
Cowboys' beat writer gives team a B [Dallas Morning-News]
Scandrick Q&A [Cowboys Blog]
Scandrick has no regrets about coming out [Dallas Morning-News]

Other draft links
Mel Kiper's draft grades: Broncos C+, Cowboys B+ [ESPN.com]
Utah State has two drafted; hell freezes over [KSL.com]
Brennan a Redskin: good thing Georgia doesn't play in NFC East [UH Athletics]

Tharp to the Panthers

Former BSU QB Taylor Tharp has signed with the Carolina Panthers. Take that, Vinny Testaverde!

Tharp will be the fourth quarterback on the Panthers’ roster, behind veteran Jake Delhomme, former Oregon State quarterback Matt Moore and former Northwestern quarterback Brett Basanez.

With the fragility of Delhomme, Tharp stands a good chance to be a part of the team sometime this fall, and he may already be better than the last year's Carolina back-up, David Carr.

Former BSU QB Tharp agrees to deal [Idaho Statesman]

Bold predictions for the week ahead

We sure did have a fun weekend with the NFL Draft. They should do this more often. Ryan Clady went No. 12 overall, Orlando Scandrick became a Cowboy, and the ESPN crew broke the record for most uncomfortable moments in a broadcast. The only thing missing was the Lions drafting a receiver.

Here is what we see happening in the next few days.

• Clady's new contract with the Denver Broncos will include performance incentives for touchdown catches and sweet end zone celebrations.
• Once he sees Cowboy headquarters in Dallas, Scandrick will change his MySpace mood to "off the chain."
• After no wide receivers were drafted in the first round, Vinny Perretta will have serious regrets about not turning pro after his junior year.

Breaking news! Dan Gore to the Dolphins

Photo courtesy Idaho Statesman.
Our sources have confirmed that Dan Gore has signed a free agent contract with the Miami Dolphins. That's right. We have sources.

Gore will join number one overall pick Jake Long as part of the Dolphins' youth movement along the offensive line.

Update: Here are photos from the Gore family. Congrats, Dan!


Gore with high school coach Tom Moore


Gore with parents


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