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PREP FOOTBALL: Oceanside football stars getting jump on college commitments
Schwenke, Nicholas join QB Wynn in choosing destination
By JOHN MAFFEI - Staff Writer | ∞
Oceanside High is 10 weeks from playing the first football game of the 2008 season, but already three players have committed to NCAA Division I programs.
Lineman Brian Schwenke and receiver Osmond Nicholas on Monday joined a list that includes quarterback Jordan Wynn, who previously announced that he'll play at Colorado.
Schwenke, a 6-foot-3, 265-pound offensive tackle and defensive end, chose California over Stanford, Colorado and Oregon.
Osmond committed to San Diego State.
"I'm very excited," said Schwenke, who was among the key players in Oceanside's charge to a CIF Division II state championship in 2007. "The recruiting process was pretty stressful.
"It finally came down to Cal and Stanford. I want to major in engineering, and both schools have great engineering schools. In the end, I chose Cal because the football program is better right now."
Schwenke will play tackle on offense for Oceanside, but will probably move to center in college.
"That's a good position for him," Oceanside coach John Carroll said. "We need him at tackle, but he's small for a college tackle."
The 6-3, 190-pound Nicholas saw limited duty last season for the Pirates. But he was impressive last weekend at a high school passing tournament at San Diego State.
"And the Aztecs jumped on him," Carroll said. "He's a big kid with wide shoulders, and he runs well.
"San Diego State offered him on his potential, and I think that's smart on its part."
Also, Palomar College tight end Keena Kuumba has signed to play at Sacramento State in the fall, becoming the 20th Comets football player who's moving on to a four-year college. Kuumba, a 6-1, 225-pound freshman from El Camino, caught six passes for 47 yards last season after being converted from running back.
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Jake wrote on Jun 24, 2008 10:45 AM:Go Osmond! Go Aztecs!
Pirateer wrote on Jun 24, 2008 5:39 PM:Osmond did not play much last year, he must have dominated to get that ride ! Great ! Cant wait till the season starts !
OsideBeliever wrote on Jul 5, 2008 2:00 PM:If Osmond can get a scholly off his "potential" (5 catches 33 yards 1 td junior year) then anybody can get one. I believe in Oside but not Osmond, I seen the games he sparingly played in the kid needs lots of work hear tell he's no where near as atheletic as the past Oside wideouts. But SDSU has a nack for pickin up Oside WR's so I guess we'll have to see if that QB show's Osmond any love this year.
Go Pirates!!!!
Oldgranddad wrote on Jul 8, 2008 8:04 PM:Congrats to those three fine young men, they are deserving.
The class of 2008 were also winners as frosh, jv and Div. II CA state champs. Yet, not 1 went on to PAC 10 or Big 10. Too small? Bad Grades? Not enough talent? Plenty of multiple big school offers to teams they whupped (twice)throughout the county though (Mission Hills etc.). Point is kids, if you wanna see the NCAA, don't depend on OHS coaches to keep accurate stats or pimp you toward opportunity...no, get your own PR man and show up at all tournaments/camps.
Pirate Guy wrote on Jul 17, 2008 8:20 PM:Many of these kids do not have the grades to make it into college. I can not understand why they don't study. A well rounded young man can do both. I know a kid who wa soffered a scholarship and signe d but could not make the SAt score and by thinking you don't need an education it cost him like $100,000 in scholarship and worst of all an education. Now my son is a 4.00+ GPA student and starter for his high school football team. These are the guys that deserve the scholarships!!
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