Hauck Announces His First Rebel Signing Class

Courtesy of UNLV Athletics

LAS VEGAS – A school-record eight signees from the Las Vegas area highlight UNLV football’s first class under new head coach Bobby Hauck as a list of 20 future Rebels was announced on the initial day of the national signing period Wednesday.

“I appreciate the hard work of our staff over the last month putting this class together,” Hauck said. “They basically worked around the clock assembling this group of young men. I think we did a nice job building a quality class on such short notice. I also appreciate the help of the players and all the people around town who assisted us in our official-visit weekends.” The impressive total of locals breaks the UNLV record of five, which was set four times, including just last year.

“There’s good football in the state of Nevada, and especially Las Vegas,” Hauck said. “One of the things I said we were going to do when I took this job was try to recruit every Nevada kid that could help us win a Mountain West championship. There’s no set number of locals we’ll take each year but we’re going to evaluate them and try to get everyone we feel can fulfill that role. One of the most rewarding things I’ve experienced since coming here is the great reception we’ve received around the city, state and region from coaches and prospects.”

The group boasts 10 players who were assigned at least three stars by either Scout, Rivals or Scouts, Inc., which is the most on record for the program. In addition, no less than seven players were ranked among the nation’s top 100 at their respective positions by those same outlets.

UNLV’s class consists of student-athletes whose hometowns are spread among five states: eight from Nevada, six from California, four from Texas and one each from Washington and Colorado.

“I was pleasantly surprised at our success in the state of Texas. We took four high-quality players from down there and I’m excited about going back to Texas and recruiting in the future.”

The recruits list, which does not include five grayshirts who signed a year ago but joined the program this semester as true freshmen, features 19 high school players and just one junior-college player.

The class of 2010 is evenly balanced with nine offensive players and nine on defense, plus one special teams player and one listed as an athlete. The full breakdown is as follows: 4 DL, 3 OL, 3 DB, 2 LB, 2 RB, 2 TE, 1 QB, 1 WR and 1 PK/P and 1 ATH.

“This class covers the depth chart fairly well,” Hauck said. “I think we’ve provided some help both up front and at the skill positions on both sides of the ball.”

A complete list of UNLV’s 2010 football signees follows.

      UNLV 2010 FOOTBALL RECRUITING CLASS

      2010 HIGH SCHOOL SIGNEES
      NAME              POS       HT         WT        CL-EXP        HOMETOWN          PREVIOUS SCHOOL
      Kyle Anderson     LB        6-3        230        FR-HS        Las Vegas, NV     Silverado HS
      Taylor Barnhill   QB        6-4        215        FR-HS        Rhome, TX         Justin NW HS
      Ian Bobak         DL        6-4        250        FR-HS        Las Vegas, NV     Bishop Gorman HS
      Dionza Bradford   RB        6-0        200        FR-HS        Phelan, CA        Serrano HS
      Perry Cooper      LB        6-3        220        FR-HS        The Woodlands, TX The Woodlands HS
      Tim Cornett       RB        6-0        195        FR-HS        Galena Park, TX   North Shore HS
      Kurt Davis        WR        6-5        190        FR-HS        Bellflower, CA    Centennial HS
      Tyler Gaston      DL        6-3        260        FR-HS        N. Las Vegas, NV  Rancho HS
      Tajh Hasson       ATH       6-1        180        FR-HS        Los Angeles, CA   Cathedral HS
      Cameron Jefferson OL        6-7        260        FR-HS        Las Vegas, NV     Desert Oasis HS
      Nolan Kohorst     PK/P      6-0        165        FR-HS        Henderson, NV     Green Valley HS
      Alex Novosel      OL        6-7        275        FR-HS        Littleton, CO     Chatfield Senior HS
      Kjelby Oiland     DL        6-4        270        FR-HS        Spokane, WA       Ferris HS
      Kenneth Penny     DB        6-0        165        FR-HS        Lancaster, TX     Lancaster HS
      Brian Roth        OL        6-5        290        FR-HS        Lake Forest, CA   El Toro HS
      Jordan Sparkman   TE        6-6        220        FR-HS        San Diego, CA     Point Loma HS
      Taylor Spencer    DB        6-1        190        FR-HS        Las Vegas, NV     Bishop Gorman HS
      Desmond Tautofi   DL        6-4        275        FR-HS        Las Vegas, NV     Calvary Chapel HS
      Eric Tuiloma      DB        5-11       185        FR-HS        Las Vegas, NV     Desert Pines HS

      2010 JUNIOR COLLEGE SIGNEE
      NAME              POS       HT         WT        CL-EXP        HOMETOWN                    PREVIOUS SCHOOL
      Anthony Vidal     TE        6-5        250        JR-TR        Huntington Beach, CA        Orange Coast CC