Dec. 22

Bisi Ezekoye, WR

Silver Spring, MD

Bisi Ezekoye commits to Harvard

Senior wide receiver Bisi Ezekoye (Silver Spring, Md./Kennedy) picked Harvard at the Crab Bowl Monday night, ESPN's Mike Loveday reports.

Dec. 19

Austin Collinsworth, S

Fort Thomas, KY

Austin Collinsworth becomes first pledge for Brian Kelly at ND

New Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly has gained a commitment from Austin Collinsworth (Fort Thomas, Ky./Highlands), according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Recruited to play receiver, Collinsworth made an official visit to Harvard and had one scheduled for Oregon. He also considered Vanderbilt, Stanford and Cincinnati.

"It's definitely nice to have it over with," said Collinsworth, who rushed for 1,502 yards and 23 touchdowns this fall earning all-state recognition.

He is the son of former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver and current Sunday Night Football analyst Cris Collinsworth.

Oct. 17

Blake Barker, TE

Wellesley, MA

Four-star tight end Blake Barker drops Stanford for Harvard

Rated No. 11 among the nation's tight end prospects, Blake Barker of Buckingham Browne & Nichols (Cambridge, Mass.) has switched his Class of 2010 pledge from the Cardinal to Harvard.

Citing the combination of academics and distance in making his decision, the 6-foot-6, 240-pound Baker is now headed to the Ivy League.

ESPN's Craig Haubert said of the news, "A big recruiting story for Bean Town anyway broke as Harvard landed a talented top 15 tight end prospect in Blake Barker and was able to get him away from a BCS PAC-10 program."

"Barker will give the Harvard football staff some options in how they use him. This tall prospect will likely fit best as a tight end where he can use his size to be a nice red-zone target and with some work can also be a productive in-line blocker. While tight end may be the better fit he is also a solid defensive end prospect and possibly down the line if all else fails could be an offensive tackle. He could certainly contribute and help the Crimson offense at tight end, but his versatility will allow them to use him in the area of most need."

"Barker may not hail from a recruiting hot bed, but he is a good prospect and it was big that a FCS program like Harvard was able to keep him close to home. Stanford likely feels a sting from the loss, but will recover fine as they have recruited well at tight end. Not often does Harvard get a headline in the world of recruiting but they did today and Crimson fans are likely calling their buddies at Yale to let them know about it."

Among many others, he also has offers from Florida, Penn State, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, Purdue, Rutgers, Tennessee, Boston College, Syracuse, Virginia and Wake Forest.

Barker caught 22 passes for 450 yards and five touchdowns as a junior while also recording 12 sacks from his defensive end spot.

Jun. 25

Nick Hirschman, QB

Los Gatos, CA

Buffaloes land sleeper ESPNU 150 Watch List quarterback Nick Hirschman

ESPNU 150 Watch List quarterback Nick Hirschman of Los Gatos, Calif., has accepted a scholarship offer from Colorado for the Class of 2010. He was also offered by Harvard.

ESPN's Tom Luginbill said of the news, "Colorado may have gotten one of the bigger steals in this class as Hirschman has terrific upside for the multiple set scheme Dan Hawkins employs. He has size, arm strength, accuracy and with further development could become a powerful passer from within the pocket. This is a kid that we were a bit surprised did not get more attention than he's gotten to this point, but that is Colorado's gain now."

As a junior, Hirschman completed 119 of 192 attempts (62-percent) for 2,191 yards and 15 touchdowns.

Jul. 2

Trevor Peterson, TE

Placerville, CA

Productive pass-catcher Trevor Peterson to the Broncos

Trevor Peterson, a 6-foot-3, 219-pound tight end prospect, has committed to sign with Boise State over scholarship offers from Utah, San Diego State, UC Davis and Harvard, writes the Idaho Press-Tribune.
He said of the move, "I took an unofficial visit about three weeks ago and really like it. Peterson added, "I like what Boise State does, moving their tight ends all around."
Additionally, it appears that factors off the field played into his decision, "After talking to the coaches of those other teams, I imagined what it would be like playing for them, and I kept going back to Boise State and thinking it was the best fit. I like the outdoors stuff you can do in Boise - fly fishing, mountain biking, hiking - I love it all."
Programs such as Oregon, Oregon State, California and Washington were also showing some interest in Peterson.
Last fall, he hauled in 54 passes for 964 yards (17.9 average) and eight touchdowns lining up primarily at wide receiver.