Gary Andersen making moves in Corvallis. The Beavers just hired Utah defensive coordinator Kalani Sitake, who seems to be pretty highly regarded, for the same position at Oregon State. They also reportedly hired Utah's RB coach for the same position.

As it pertains to Stanford, this probably doesn't hurt their chances with Gabe Reid, but aside from that, there won't be too much in the way of 2015 recruiting impact. I would not be shocked if Kyle Whittingham called up Lance Anderson to inquire about his interest in the job (Lance obviously has many ties to the state of Utah and actually played for Whittingham back in the day at Utah State), but I don't think Anderson would make a lateral move.

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Stanford WR commit J.J. Arcega-Whiteside put together a solid week at the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas.

Rivals ranked him as the No. 2 player on the South Carolina team in today's game, during which Arcega-Whiteside had several long receptions and a touchdown catch.


"With his size and speed, Arcega-Whiteside is made to be a deep threat down the field. On a couple of occasions on Saturday the Stanford commit got behind the defense, first on a 49-yard reception that he pulled down after a brief juggle and second on a 29-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter. The former basketball player knows how to high point the ball and does a great job of using his size to box out defenders in 50/50 situations."

Stanford commit struggled a little bit catching the ball consistently earlier in the week, but looked very good on Wednesday. He showed an ability to get open deep, and appears to be a favorite target of Bryant's With all the work he got on Wednesday. I fully expect Arcega-Whiteside to be heavily involved in Saturday's offensive game plan."

12/16: (Arcega-Whiteside No. 6 top performer from South Carolina team): "Arcega-Whiteside may not be a burner, but he is very sure-handed. He caught a number of back-shoulder fades and curl routes. Arcega-Whiteside created separation by running good routes and using his big frame to box out defenders. His best play came on a deep route down the middle where he made an over-the-shoulder catch with a defender hanging all over him."

Arcega-Whiteside did not make Rivals' list of top performers from Monday's practice, the first of Shrine Bowl week.

Just fyi: Frank Buncom will make his college commitment on January 28th in a ceremony at his high school. He'll take his Stanford official visit next month.

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Our guy with 15! catches for 115...not a bad season.

Cardinal OLB target Kenneth Brinson committed to Army over Stanford today. Bit of a surprise, but he clearly saw the service academy path as a better one for what he wanted to accomplish.

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The four-star WR from Newhall (Calif.) Hart told me that he will "probably" have a decision made by the time he gets to the Army Bowl. So we could be talking days although a few times his decision date has been pushed back.

Sounds like he's still struggling between the two.

Well, that might change things. Reid, who picked up a Stanford offer earlier in the fall, is the younger brother of Eric Reid, who starred at LSU. Will be interesting to see his reaction to this.

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First and foremost, it's harder to project Stanford's final recruiting class now than it was at this time the last few years because there is more admissions uncertainty. There are a lot of guys who are borderline; that's reflected in the number of players currently committed (11) compared to the number of players committed at this time last year (16).

So 2015 recruiting is still very fluid and there is a lot still to be determined, especially on the defensive side of the ball.

But after touching base with a number of folks this week, here's my updated best guess recruiting class.

Feel free to ask questions below and I will respond the best I can.

Quarterback

None

Running Back

1) Cameron Scarlett
2) Bryce Love

Fullback

3) Reagan Williams
4) Houston Heimuli

Offensive Line

5) Austin Maihen
6) Jack Dreyer
7) Nick Wilson
8) Brian Chaffin

Wide Receiver

9) Trent Irwin
10) J.J. Arcega-Whiteside

Defensive Line

11) Wesley Annan
12) Ross Donelly
13) Dylan Jackson
14) Anree Saint-Amour

Linebacker

15) Gabe Reid
16) Mustafa Branch
17) Jordan Fox
18) Kenneth Brinson
19) Casey Toohill

Defensive Back

20) Arrington Farrar
21) Frank Buncom
22) Justin Reid (IF reports of an LSU offer are inaccurate)
23) Quenton Meeks OR Niko Small OR Ben Edwards OR DB committed elsewhere

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24) Jake Bailey

*Houston Heimuli and Gabe Reid will serve LDS missions prior to the beginning of their careers. Sean Barton will return from his mission and join the team next year.

So, the actual projected class size is 23.

(You'll recall David Shaw's comments about a possible 18-man class from last month. I would be a bit surprised if it was that low, but my list might be a bit of an optimistic take about guys getting into school - though it's not an unrealistic one.)

This post was edited on 12/6 9:55 PM by Andy Drukarev

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