When Washington State linebackers coach Jeff Choate arrived on the Port Arthur (Texas) Memorial High School campus, strong safety Darius Lemora immediately was drawn in. It didn’t take long after chatting with Choate to know that playing for the Cougars was what he wanted to do.
Lemora, a 6-foot, 180-pound safety, verbally committed to Washington State on Monday and let the majority of the public know about his decision on Tuesday. Lemora became the 15th commitment of the Cougars’ 2013 recruiting class, and he’s the fourth Texan of the class.
Lemora chose Washington State over offers from North Texas, UTEP and Texas State, in addition to interest from Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA, Texas Tech, Illinois and Missouri.
Lemora, a 6-foot, 180-pound safety, verbally committed to Washington State on Monday and let the majority of the public know about his decision on Tuesday. Lemora became the 15th commitment of the Cougars’ 2013 recruiting class, and he’s the fourth Texan of the class.
Lemora chose Washington State over offers from North Texas, UTEP and Texas State, in addition to interest from Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA, Texas Tech, Illinois and Missouri.
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