• Cal, Arizona State have big weekends

  • By Greg Biggins | September 26, 2011 11:19:13 AM PDT
A pair of Pac-12 programs picked up recent commitments, including one player leaving one conference program for another.Maximo "Junior" Espitia (Salem, Ore./South Salem) committed to Oregon State back in August, but after picking up an offer from his dream school, the athlete decided to head to the Golden State."I switched my commitment to Cal," Espitia said. "It was very hard to tell the Oregon State coaches and Coach [Mike] Riley because they're such great guys but I had to follow my heart. I've always liked Cal, it's a dream school for me and once they offered me, I knew I had a tough decision to make."I thought hard about it but decided just recently that Cal was the best place for me. I'm from California and have a lot of family there. I like the team a lot and their style of play. Oregon State recruited me as an athlete to play on either side of the ball but Cal said they want me for fullback. That didn't play a factor in my decision, I just really like Cal a lot and felt this was the best fit football wise and academically."Arizona State had a huge win over USC with several top recruits in attendance, including Jamar Allah (Phoenix, Ariz./North Canyon), who decided he was ready to be a Sun Devil and committed following the game Saturday night."I wanted to keep my options open and do some official visits but I'm a Sun Devil," Allah said. "The game atmosphere was incredible, it was electric in there. I've never been to a game like that and everyone was just really hyped up after it was over."I really like ASU a lot though, it wasn't like this was just an emotional decision. They were my first big offer and have been recruiting me hard for a while now. I camped with them in the summer and really like the coaches a lot. If you're a defensive back, you have to like the way ASU plays. They let the corners play very aggressive and make plays on the ball and that's what I'm looking forward to."In addition to ASU, Colorado, Montana and Wyoming had also offered scholarships.

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