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RT @AJ_Jacobson BYU frosh DT Tayo Fabuluje has been released from his scholarship. He has sent the release to Oregon.

Another DT to fill the need at that position although not an immediate impact but seems like good news none the less.

So we are going to take him. Our coaches must really like him since he won't be available till 2012.

Not a terrible worst case scenario/safety net type kid if we somehow strike out w/ McReynolds, Shelton, Simmons, etc.

With his frame and a year off, he could be a great candidate to move to SDE too...

glazeduck wrote:Not a terrible worst case scenario/safety net type kid if we somehow strike out w/ McReynolds, Shelton, Simmons, etc.

With his frame and a year off, he could be a great candidate to move to SDE too...

IDK about that. According to the BYU site he's already 6'7" 317.

Phenom wrote:

glazeduck wrote:Not a terrible worst case scenario/safety net type kid if we somehow strike out w/ McReynolds, Shelton, Simmons, etc.

With his frame and a year off, he could be a great candidate to move to SDE too...

IDK about that. According to the BYU site he's already 6'7" 317.

Wow. I was going off his rivals info.

Well, if true he'll hopefully be a good run-plugger then!

Sounds good to me....a big DT cool!

At that size, 6'7" 317 he seems more like an offensive lineman. The scout BYU site says 6'6" 255, unless he's been eating a lot of pizza I'd say somewhere in the middle.

Right on. Hopefully he's closer to 6'6 250, he'd be perfect at SDE. Kinda like big Will Tukuafu.

dthomas=ddixon wrote:Right on. Hopefully he's closer to 6'6 250, he'd be perfect at SDE. Kinda like big Will Tukuafu.

While we're wishing about his attributes.

I hope he's 8' and 400lbs and runs a 4.2s 40m.

If I am wishing, it's that Coach Rad gets hold of him, and the kid turns out to be a work-out warrior.

Drop him to about 295-300, and let Coach Azz handle the motivational factor.

Good pick-up, even if he can't play until 2012. Provides some DL depth for the future.

Tidbits on Fabuluje:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/4061 ... -this-week

"Fabuluje, who is not a member of the Church of Geez Christ of Latter-Day Saints (The culture in Provo isn't for everyone), turned down scholarship offers from Nebraska, Notre Dame, Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Kansas, Kansas State, Arizona, Utah, and TCU among others, when he signed with the Cougars this past February."

"Fabuluje, who says he now checks in at 6′7″ and 280 pounds, has been hard at work preparing for his freshman season. He trains with former U.S. gold medal sprinter Jon Drummond to improve his speed and agility."

“I’m working to improve my agility and lateral quickness,” says Terry. “They (BYU) run that 3-4 defense, and we ran it at my high school. It’s important to be able to move down the line. It’s all about having quick feet and violent hands.

When his weight was around 260, Fabuluje's 40 was listed in the 4.85 range.