SAN ANTONIO -[/B] Head football coach Larry Coker announced the addition of four players to his program on Wednesday.
La'Kel Bass (St. Louis, Mo./Christian Brothers HS/New Mexico Military Institute/Hutchinson [Kan.] CC), Jonathan Tuiolosega (Seaside, Calif./Seaside HS/Monterey [Calif.] Peninsula JC) and Corbin White (Nettleton, Miss./Nettleton HS/Northeast Mississipi JC) all signed National Letters of Intent from the junior college ranks, while Dannon Cavil (San Antonio, Texas/Madison HS/Oklahoma) will transfer from Oklahoma. All four players will enroll at UTSA for the upcoming spring semester and participate in spring drills.
"We are excited to add these four players to our program and are looking forward to having them on campus next spring," Coker said. "This group fills several needs for us and we expect them to compete for playing time immediately."
They join Jaylon Henderson (Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood Park HS) and Clayton Woods (Dallas, Texas/Highland Park HS), who signed financial aid agreements last month to also begin attending UTSA in Spring 2015.
Below is biographical information on the four newcomers.
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La'Kel Bass, LB[/B]
6-1 · 230 · Jr.-TR[/B]
St. Louis, Mo. (Christian Brothers HS/New Mexico Military Institute/Hutchinson [Kan.] CC)[/B]
Saw action in 22 games the last two seasons for head coach Rion Rhoades appeared in all 12 contests as a sophomore and recorded a team-leading 101 tackles, including 9.5 behind the line of scrimmage, four interceptions and three fumble recoveries en route to honorable mention All-Jayhawk Conference accolades also had seven pass breakups, one sack and a forced fumble, as the Blue Dragons finished with an 11-1 overall record and No. 4 national ranking, the highest in program history accumulated 68 tackles, three TFLs and a pair of sacks in 10 games of action as a freshman in 2013.
Dannon Cavil, WR[/B]
6-4 · 215 · So.-TR[/B]
San Antonio, Texas (Madison HS/Oklahoma)[/B]
Did not play this past season at Oklahoma after redshirting in 2013 recorded 33 catches for 720 yards (21.8 avg.) and seven TDs as a prep senior missed all but one game in 2011 because of a hamstring injury caught 21 passes for 425 yards and five TDs as a sophomore at Lake Travis HS in 2010 and helped the squad win the Class 4A Division I State Championship.
Jonathan Tuiolosega, DT[/B]
6-1 · 300 · Jr.-TR[/B]
Seaside, Calif. (Seaside HS/Monterey [Calif.] Peninsula JC)[/B]
Two-year letterwinner for head coach Mike Rasmussen racked up 38 tackles as a sophomore, including 16 for loss and 8.5 sacks, and forced a fumble, recovered one fumble and blocked two kicks posted 15 stops, three TFLs, one sack and a fumble recovery as a freshman in 2013.
Corbin White, RB[/B]
5-11 · 225 · Jr.-TR[/B]
Nettleton, Miss. (Nettleton HS/Northeast Mississipi JC)[/B]
Two-year letterwinner for head coach Ricky Smither missed half of his sophomore season with a foot injury but managed to rush for 321 yards (4.1 avg.) and one touchdown on 78 carries in seven games also caught three passes for 45 yards and a score last year rushed for 551 yards (5.8 avg.) and three TDs on 95 attempts in nine contests as a freshman in 2013.
La'Kel Bass (St. Louis, Mo./Christian Brothers HS/New Mexico Military Institute/Hutchinson [Kan.] CC), Jonathan Tuiolosega (Seaside, Calif./Seaside HS/Monterey [Calif.] Peninsula JC) and Corbin White (Nettleton, Miss./Nettleton HS/Northeast Mississipi JC) all signed National Letters of Intent from the junior college ranks, while Dannon Cavil (San Antonio, Texas/Madison HS/Oklahoma) will transfer from Oklahoma. All four players will enroll at UTSA for the upcoming spring semester and participate in spring drills.
"We are excited to add these four players to our program and are looking forward to having them on campus next spring," Coker said. "This group fills several needs for us and we expect them to compete for playing time immediately."
They join Jaylon Henderson (Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood Park HS) and Clayton Woods (Dallas, Texas/Highland Park HS), who signed financial aid agreements last month to also begin attending UTSA in Spring 2015.
Below is biographical information on the four newcomers.
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La'Kel Bass, LB[/B]
6-1 · 230 · Jr.-TR[/B]
St. Louis, Mo. (Christian Brothers HS/New Mexico Military Institute/Hutchinson [Kan.] CC)[/B]
Saw action in 22 games the last two seasons for head coach Rion Rhoades appeared in all 12 contests as a sophomore and recorded a team-leading 101 tackles, including 9.5 behind the line of scrimmage, four interceptions and three fumble recoveries en route to honorable mention All-Jayhawk Conference accolades also had seven pass breakups, one sack and a forced fumble, as the Blue Dragons finished with an 11-1 overall record and No. 4 national ranking, the highest in program history accumulated 68 tackles, three TFLs and a pair of sacks in 10 games of action as a freshman in 2013.
Dannon Cavil, WR[/B]
6-4 · 215 · So.-TR[/B]
San Antonio, Texas (Madison HS/Oklahoma)[/B]
Did not play this past season at Oklahoma after redshirting in 2013 recorded 33 catches for 720 yards (21.8 avg.) and seven TDs as a prep senior missed all but one game in 2011 because of a hamstring injury caught 21 passes for 425 yards and five TDs as a sophomore at Lake Travis HS in 2010 and helped the squad win the Class 4A Division I State Championship.
Jonathan Tuiolosega, DT[/B]
6-1 · 300 · Jr.-TR[/B]
Seaside, Calif. (Seaside HS/Monterey [Calif.] Peninsula JC)[/B]
Two-year letterwinner for head coach Mike Rasmussen racked up 38 tackles as a sophomore, including 16 for loss and 8.5 sacks, and forced a fumble, recovered one fumble and blocked two kicks posted 15 stops, three TFLs, one sack and a fumble recovery as a freshman in 2013.
Corbin White, RB[/B]
5-11 · 225 · Jr.-TR[/B]
Nettleton, Miss. (Nettleton HS/Northeast Mississipi JC)[/B]
Two-year letterwinner for head coach Ricky Smither missed half of his sophomore season with a foot injury but managed to rush for 321 yards (4.1 avg.) and one touchdown on 78 carries in seven games also caught three passes for 45 yards and a score last year rushed for 551 yards (5.8 avg.) and three TDs on 95 attempts in nine contests as a freshman in 2013.
