Recruiting Update: Siddoway, Quinn, and Carroll?

Cal continued to pick up steam on their recruiting trail by getting verbal commitments from a few more big prospects. And when I say big, I literally mean big.

OT Charles Siddoway
The biggest headline from the weekend for the Bears comes from their commitment from Oregon OT Charles Siddoway. And again, by big, I mean big. The 6’6 320lb Siddoway is a 4-star recruit according to Scout.com, and is regarded as the 18th best offensive tackle prospect in the country. He is also considered to be the top prospect out of the state of Oregon, and is at the top of many lists for the Northwest region.

(image via Scout.com)

Siddoway had been recruited heavily by Oregon and UCLA until both teams had halted their recruiting efforts after expressing a lack of need at the tackle position. Siddoway had also been recruited by Alabama before committing to the Bears on Thursday.

As it stands now, Cal has grabbed commitments from the top prospects in both Oregon and Washington, in Siddoway and DT Deandre Coleman, which is a reflection of the superb job that Runningback Coach Ron Gould has done in the Northwest area.

Scout has a story regarding Siddoway’s commitment here.

FB Sean Quinn
Cal also handed out a somewhat unexpected scholarship to FB Sean Quinn over the weekend, which Quinn gladly accepted. I only say unexpected because Cal has typically not handed out scholarships to FB recruits, usually only offering them to walk-ons who prove their spots on the team.


Quinn became too tempting of a prospect to pass up upon however, with the Santa Clarita native garnering interest from a number of other schools such as Hawaii and USC.

Athletically, Quinn might be the most physically gifted FB to come to the Bears in some time. The 6’0, 240 bruiser of a back is rated 3 stars by Rivals.com, and 2 stars by Scout.com, and fills a void left by departing senior FB Will Tau’ou’fou. Quinn also reportedly runs a 4.6 forty (ridiculous for a FB) and is a workhorse in the weight room.

The Bear Insider has an in-depth article here.

ATH Randall Carroll?
Finally, another interesting story follows USC Commit Randall Carroll. Carroll is rated the 7th best WR in the nation by ESPN, but his athleticism makes him a fit a multitude of positions. Carroll is the fastest prospect in the West, winning in the 100-metter (10.43) and 200-meter (20.91) in the CA state finals a year ago.

Anyhow, Carroll committed to the Trojans during his junior year, but made it clear that he was leaving his recruitment open. As it stands now, Carroll was quoted saying that his mom wasn’t high on USC and that former OC Steve Sarkisian leaving for Washington made his commitment to USC shaky right now.

Carroll apparently blew off a meeting UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel, and has visits planned with Florida and Georgia in the coming weeks, as well as another visit with the Trojans. In all this, Cal has stayed pretty high on his list.

Time will tell where he ends up. Ahem. Hopefully, it’s Cal.