Jan. 26

Adonis Smith, RB

San Mateo, CA

Northwestern snares rusher Adonis Smith from Pac-10 Cougars

From Junipero Serra (San Mateo, Calif.), running back Adonis Smith has chosen to play for the Big Ten Wildcats after decommitting from Washington State.

He also holds offers from Idaho, San Diego State, Utah and Army.

The 5-foot-10, 175-pound Smith ran for 1500 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior.

Jan. 21

Venric Mark, ATH

Houston, TX

Houston athlete Venric Mark decides to play at Northwestern

A 5-foot-8, 160-pound speedster, Venric Mark of St. Pius X (Houston, Texas) has committed to the Big Ten Wildcats for the Class of 2010.

Recruited as a receiver/kick returner, he was also offered by Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Iowa State, Vanderbilt, Houston, Colorado State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Miami-Ohio, North Texas, Rice, SMU and Tulsa.

Northwestern now has 17 pledges.

Jan. 15

Kain Colter, ATH

Englewood, CO

Northwestern snares Colorado athlete Kain Colter

Three-star Kain Colter, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound athlete/quarterback from Cherry Creek (Englewood, Colo.), has committed to the Wildcats for the Class of 2010.

Colter, who had recently decommitted from Stanford, also had offers from Arizona State, Nebraska, TCU, Colorado State, Air Force and Akron.

He was named All-Colorado as a senior despite the fact he missed three and a half games due to a torn labrum in his throwing shoulder. He is recovering from surgery.

As a junior, Colter passed for 1786 yards and 16 touchdowns. He also rushed for 937 yards and 15 scores.

Jan. 3

Shontrelle Johnson, RB

DeLand, FL

Cyclones snare three-star running back in Shontrelle Johnson

Head coach Paul Rhoads of Iowa State has received a Class of 2010 commitment from three-star running back Shontrelle Johnson of DeLand, Fla.

However, he told the Orlando Sentinel, "I'm committed but I'm still waiting for stuff to happen. When I went up there I liked it a lot and I'm committedm but I don't know if it's 100 percent. If Florida State offers, I'm taking it."

Johnson originally pledged to Northwestern, but decommitted in December. Among his other offers were Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, South Florida and Memphis.

He rushed for 1,606 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior. The 5-foot-9, 175-pound prospect transferred to DeLand after his junior season in which he rushed for 1,373 yards and 16 scores for Crescent City, Fla.

Johnson is the 25th pledge for the Cyclones.

Dec. 21

Pete Thomas, QB

El Cajon, CA

Three-star Cali QB Pete Thomas drops Sun Devils for Rams

Colorado State has snared Pete Thomas, a 6-foot-6, 220-pound quarterback from Valhalla (El Cajon, Calif.), for the Class of 2010.

Thomas switched his commitment from Arizona State. He decided to take a visit to Colorado State after the Sun Devils parted ways with offensive coordinator Rich Olson.

He was also recruited by Boston College, Maryland, Northwestern, North Carolina State and Harvard.

Thomas told ESPN's Greg Biggins, "Basically, when ASU let go of their offensive coordinator, Rich Olson, I decided to look at my options. Originally I was told by ASU that they would have a new coach hired within a week but then they came back and said it wouldn't be until January. I'm graduating in January so I couldn't afford to wait that long."

"I got in touch with Colorado State and they came in for a home visit. I then decided to take an official visit there this past weekend and I think it's just a perfect fit for me. They run a pro style offense that is well suited for me, I love the coaching staff, and I think I'll have a chance to get in there and play right away."

As a senior, Thomas completed 62 percent of his passes for 2,026 yards and 20 touchdowns. He passed for 3,169 yards and 28 touchdowns as a junior.