Levi Legay Also Commits

Following up on yesterday's story about Ryan Mouton and Matagisila Lefiti committing to UH, Stephen Tsai writes that Kealakehe HS offensive lineman Levi Legay will also become a Warrior.

Until December, no Kealakehe player had ever received a UH football scholarship. Now there are two, with Legay following his best friend, running back Gabe Tuata. "I think he's more excited than I am," Legay said.

Legay, who is 6 feet 3 and 270 pounds, will play center or guard. He turned down a Stanford offer.

"(UH) is close to home," Legay said. "I feel I'm right for that school. It's a good school. The offense is great. The school is on its way up. It's a good place to play. Everyone is really close up there. The coaches are really great."

Legay, who was raised in Lakewood, Calif., moved to the Big Island four years ago after his father accepted a job in the charter-fishing industry.

Legay, who often works with his father in deep-sea fishing, once caught a 500-pound marlin.

He competes in the shot put and discus. He also plays for Kealakehe's jazz band.

Sounds like he's smart and strong. Stanford? 500 pound marlin? Jazz band? Cool. Congratulations to Levi and to UH! From the same article, Mouton's coach as well as Scout.com have high praise for him.

"I'm just so happy to be part of the Warrior family," Mouton told The Advertiser. "I thought Hawai'i had a great atmosphere, and I wanted to be a part of it."

Blinn offensive coordinator Mike Nesbitt praised Mouton as "a phenomenal athlete. He's one of the fastest players I've been around coaching-wise. He's a great corner with NFL-type skills."

Nesbitt said he timed Mouton running 40 yards in 4.28 seconds. Nesbitt said "4.31 is the slowest I've ever seen him run a 40."

Mouton, who is 5 feet 9 and 180 pounds, was named to the 2006 National Junior College Athletic Association All-America team. He was chosen the most outstanding defensive player for Blinn, which went 12-0 this season and was named JC Grid-Wire's national champion.

Scout.com gave Mouton a 4-star rating. "He'll be able to step in there and be a difference guy," said Kevin Lustgarten, publisher of JCFootball.com, which rates players for Scout.com. "He'll be an all-conference guy, if not this year, then the year after that."

Woo hoo! UH can thank Jake Patek and Coach Reinebold for showing him what UH is all about.

Mouton will be reunited with UH strong safety Jake Patek, a former Blinn linebacker. Defensive line coach Jeff Reinebold recruited both players.

"Coach Reinebold has done a good job recruiting the Texas JCs," Nesbitt said.

Dave Reardon also writes about Lefiti and Mouton and has the scoops on another possible commit.

Korey Reynolds left Hawaii yesterday, but there's a good chance he'll be back.

"Hawaii's definitely at the top of my list," the 6-foot-3, 250-pound defensive lineman said in a telephone interview from Honolulu International Airport after his recruiting visit with the UH football team.

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"I really like it here," Reynolds said about UH. "They make you feel like you're part of their family. That's the impression I get from interaction with the players.

"I'll be going back to Alabama and talk it over with my family."

Nice to hear the nice things being said about UH. Team's gonna be awesome in '07!