Several hours after landing ESPN 150 defensive end Kylie Fitts (Redlands, Calif./Redlands East Valley) on Tuesday night, the UCLA Bruins were back at it on Wednesday morning, earning a commitment from ESPN 150 inside linebacker Isaac Savaiinaea (Honolulu/Punahou).
The 6-foot-3, 231-pound linebacker originally committed to Stanford but backed away from his pledge to the Cardinal and eventually settled on UCLA and Texas A&M as his finalists. A late-September visit to the Aggies seemed to have them in a good position, but when recruiting coach Brian Polian left to take the head coaching position at Nevada, UCLA jumped ahead in the race for Savaiinaea.
What is the impact of Savaiinaea's decision?
The 6-foot-3, 231-pound linebacker originally committed to Stanford but backed away from his pledge to the Cardinal and eventually settled on UCLA and Texas A&M as his finalists. A late-September visit to the Aggies seemed to have them in a good position, but when recruiting coach Brian Polian left to take the head coaching position at Nevada, UCLA jumped ahead in the race for Savaiinaea.
What is the impact of Savaiinaea's decision?
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