OL recruit Gifford Timothy committs to Clemson

[scottie]

From Jay Drew on Twitter:

Towering offensive lineman Gifford Timothy of Delaware, a one-time "silent" BYU football commit, has committed to play for Clemson.

[Hot Lunch]

From Jay Drew on Twitter:

Towering offensive lineman Gifford Timothy of Delaware, a one-time "silent" BYU football commit, has committed to play for Clemson.

BYU struck out big time with this kid.

[frank ryan]

BYU struck out big time with this kid.

What is the back story?

[Indy Coug]

BYU struck out big time with this kid.

LOL. Name one OL we signed that is clearly worse than him.

[Hot Lunch]

LOL. Name one OL we signed that is clearly worse than him.

LOL

[Indy Coug]

So let me get this right.... BYU's lowest rated OL commit is Jordan Black - a 3 star 69th rated lineman nationally and Gifford Timothy is a 2 star OL 112th rated nationally and we struck out "big time"?

Yeah, we really screwed the pooch on that one.

[DrumNFeather]

What is the back story?

He was a silent/soft commit, but kept his recruiting open after his commitment to the Cougars. Bronco didn't like that and pulled the offer.

Others can correct me if I have misheard.

[Indy Coug]

He was a silent/soft commit, but kept his recruiting open after his commitment to the Cougars. Bronco didn't like that and pulled the offer.

Others can correct me if I have misheard.

I the smallest nutshell, he wouldn't 100% commit and BYU had better prospects who would. Thus, they weren't going to hold a spot for him with bigger fish knocking on the door.

[Hot Lunch]

So let me get this right.... BYU's lowest rated OL commit is Jordan Black - a 3 star 69th rated lineman nationally and Gifford Timothy is a 2 star OL 112th rated nationally and we struck out "big time"?

Yeah, we really screwed the pooch on that one.

Well jackass, I am going off what I was personally told by 2 individuals that I have a ton of respect for and know a little bit more about what it takes to be an O lineman at the college level then scout.com. Take it for what it worths. From what I was told, BYU struck out on this one.

[cougjunkie]

So let me get this right.... BYU's lowest rated OL commit is Jordan Black - a 3 star 69th rated lineman nationally and Gifford Timothy is a 2 star OL 112th rated nationally and we struck out "big time"?

Yeah, we really screwed the pooch on that one.

Straight from a coaches mouth they thought this kid was a huge prospect and going to be a serious player at the next level. HL can confirm.

[Indy Coug]

Straight from a coaches mouth they thought this kid was a huge prospect and going to be a serious player at the next level. HL can confirm.

The question is whether or not he was a significantly better prospect than the commits we have for this year?

[cougjunkie]

The question is whether or not he was a significantly better prospect than the commits we have for this year?

Per this coach he was as good an O-line prospect as he has seen in quite some time. The problem was the kid has Marv Marinovich as a father.

[Hot Lunch]

The question is whether or not he was a significantly better prospect than the commits we have for this year?

From what I was told...... Yes he is. He was the #1 O lineman that they wanted and from they way they talked about the kid they made him sound like he was better than the O lineman they recruited coming out of High School over the past couple of years.

I will say this, the conversation I had took place at the end of Spring Ball before they found Tayo.

[WashingtonCoug]

So does this open up another scholarship or was this guy not counted in the total commits so far this year?

[Indy Coug]

So does this open up another scholarship or was this guy not counted in the total commits so far this year?

That spot was already filled.