Labor Day Weekend Recruiting Report

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Michael Huntley September 8, 2020 @ 10:00 AM

Carlsbad quarterback Aidan Sayin announced his commitment to the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday. Sayin also had offers from Cornell and San Diego. Prep Redzone ranked him the <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2020/07/top-5-san-diego-section-quarterbacks/">third best quarterback in the San Diego Section</a>. He completed 60 percent of his passes for 2,349 yards and 24 touchdowns last year for the 10-2 Lancers, who were ranked in the top 20 in the state according to MaxPreps. Sayin is the only quarterback in Penn’s recruiting class and is the third player from California to commit to the Ivy League school, joining [player_tooltip player_id="25180" first="Nick" last="Ostlund"] of St. Margaret’s Episcopal and [player_tooltip player_id="25163" first="Devin" last="Spencer"] of Centennial of Corona. https://twitter.com/LeftCoastAthl/status/1266213369444364288?s=20 Fresno DB lands Big Sky offer Just days after receiving his first offer from Fresno State, Edison class of 2022 defensive back Carlos Mack was offered by Northern Arizona. Mack was recruited by Lumberjacks’ defensive backs coach Jesse Thompson. He led the Tigers in tackles last season (85) and also was the co-team leader in sacks and interceptions. Despite only holding two offers at the moment, Pac 12 schools like Cal and Oregon State have shown interest in Mack. It’s important to note that Fresno State has done an excellent job recruiting local talent recently and Mack’s head coach at Edison, Cory Hall, played his college football at Fresno State. https://twitter.com/TheRealLosMack/status/1303053483667456000?s=20 Torrey Pines linebacker joins teammate at Boise State Linebacker [player_tooltip player_id="25116" first="Marco" last="Notarainni"] announced his commitment to Boise State over the weekend, joining teammate Matthew Lauter who <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2020/08/socal-recruiting-roundup-costelli-will-not-play-this-season-trio-of-san-diego-stars-commit-mickey-lands-pac-12-offer/">committed to the Broncos</a> in August. Prior to committing, Notarainni had four other offers: Columbia, New Mexico, Oregon State and Utah State. He was second on the team in tackles last season with 82, had three sacks, an interception and a forced fumble. He played particularly well in close wins against Olympian and San Marcos. Notarainni is the third linebacker in Boise State’s recruiting class, joining Jai Jones of Dallas, Texas and Rejhan Tatum of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He and Lauter are the only two players from California in the Broncos’ current recruiting class. He is also a lacrosse player at Torrey Pines. https://twitter.com/TPFB2020/status/1170391754807246849?s=20 UCLA offers St. John Bosco standout Class of 2022 linebacker from St. John Bosco, [player_tooltip player_id="25257" first="Jalen" last="Woods"], was offered by UCLA on Saturday. According to 247Sports, Woods is the 25th ranked linebacker in the class of 2022 and the 35th overall best prospect in the state. Prior to UCLA offering him, he had offers from Arizona State, Boston College, Kansas, Miami and Oregon Woods had 20 tackles, 4.5 sacks and 3 forced fumbles as a sophomore for the National Champion Braves last season. He was set to be the backup for Ohio State signee Kourt Williams last season, but he was so talented that the Bosco coaching staff created a spot for him to play. Woods will be a national prospect with well over 20 offers after his junior season. https://twitter.com/Rivals/status/1234719220224712705?s=20