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Per AJ Jacobsen.

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

His profiles out of HS

http://rivals.yahoo.com/tcu/football/re ... 0Jr.-98502

http://byu.scout.com/a.z?s=338&p=8&c=1&nid=4389353

He's supposedly at about 6-6 315 now.

Sign him up!

Did he play or redshirt last year?

He isn't transferring till we say yes

Boom wrote:Did he play or redshirt last year?

I've been looking into, and haven't found any stats or signs of playing time, or any presence on any 2-deeps, so it looks like he's already redshirted.

whether he uses a redshirt or wastes a year of eligibility he'll be a sophomore when he hits the field in 2012 so I don't think it matters.

Tayo (Pronounced Tigh-oh) Fabuluje, who was born in Nigeria, but grew up in Texas (Getting to love that state!), was starting by the 3rd game of his sophomore season, as a TE, helping win a state 5-A championship. All-State in 2007, before enrolling at Oakridge Prep, where he helped win a state championship in 2010.

He is indeed listed as a RS at BYU:

http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=8751

Tidbits on Fabuluje:

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

June 14, 2010 (If the weight in this article was accurate, and his current listed weight at BYU is as well, Tayo gained 37 pounds over the summer and fall)

"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.

It would be interesting to see Dion Jordan, Tayo Fabuluje, & Taylor Hart line up together.

Does he get his hands up on pass plays?

Wonder if the coaches will take him or not? Interesting that he want's to come here when UO showed no interest in him coming out of HS.

Evidently, there was some interest... Per the BYU site:

"also recruited by Texas, Texas A&M, Arizona State, Oregon, Notre Dame, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas State, Nebraska, Ole Miss, San Diego State, TCU, Tulsa and Utah"

Could the fact Oregon fans are screaming for a big, fast DT, or the number of Texas guys showing up on the Duck roster, be influencing Tayo's choice?

Boom wrote:It would be interesting to see Dion Jordan, Tayo Fabuluje, & Taylor Hart line up together.

With Tra Carson at shooting guard? Who will play PG ?

GrandpaDuck wrote:

Boom wrote:It would be interesting to see Dion Jordan, Tayo Fabuluje, & Taylor Hart line up together.

With Tra Carson at shooting guard? Who will play PG ?

Cliff Harris has that covered

I've heard Maehl is the best bball player on the team, and at 6'1 can 360 dunk.

Sounds like a thicker version of Bair. Works for me..