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Southern California Recruiting Report (Part 1)

Southern California Recruiting Report (Part 1)
Michael Huntley
Michael Huntley March 18, 2023 @ 07:34 AM
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Preston Jernegan
Preston Jernegan 6'2" | 215 lbs | LB | 2024
CA
Savion Taylor
Savion Taylor 6'0" | 185 lbs | WR | 2025
CA
Whitaker Kruse
Whitaker Kruse 6'6" | 215 lbs | QB | 2024
CA
Tyson Ruffins
Tyson Ruffins 6'2" | 305 lbs | OL | 2023
CA
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Nevada
Tyson Ruffins

Tyson Ruffins

CA
OL
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 305
POS OL
CLASS 2023
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Tyson
Ruffins OL
Class
2023
Height
6'2"
Weight
305
HS
Long Beach Poly
|
CA
Southern California Recruiting Report (Part 1)
Long Beach Poly offensive lineman Tyson Ruffins announced his commitment to Nevada last week.He recently visited Hawaii and...
Written by Michael Huntley
Nevada
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Tyson Ruffins

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State: California
School: Long Beach Poly
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Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
Savion Taylor

Savion Taylor

CA
WR
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 185
POS WR
CLASS 2025
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Savion
Taylor WR
Class
2025
Height
6'0"
Weight
185
HS
Pacifica
|
CA
Southern California Recruiting Report (Part 1)
Pacifica (Oxnard) class of 2025 athlete Savion Taylor picked up an offer from Akron last week.Taylor caught 52...
Written by Michael Huntley
Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
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School: Pacifica
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Princeton
Preston Jernegan

Preston Jernegan

CA
LB
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 215
POS LB
CLASS 2024
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Preston
Jernegan LB
Class
2024
Height
6'2"
Weight
215
HS
St. Francis
|
CA
Southern California Recruiting Report (Part 1)
The St. Francis star was offered by Army-West Point last week.Army is the second school to offer Jernegan,...
Written by Michael Huntley
Princeton
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Preston Jernegan

State: California
School: St. Francis
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Whitaker Kruse

Whitaker Kruse

CA
QB
HEIGHT 6'6"
WEIGHT 215
POS QB
CLASS 2024
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Whitaker
Kruse QB
Class
2024
Height
6'6"
Weight
215
HS
Twelve Bridges
|
CA
Southern California Recruiting Report (Part 1)
Class of 2024 quarterback Whitaker Kruse is visiting Nevada this weekend with his teammate Nathan Crawford.rnKruse completed 61 percent...
Written by Michael Huntley
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School: Twelve Bridges
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