Wyoming doesn't make Spond's Top 3

Danny Spond from Littleton, CO decommited from Colorado back in November after witnessing the sinking ship in Boulder. In December he made a visit to Laramie.

Unfortunately Wyoming did not make the final cut as Notre Dame, Stanford and TCU are now the top options for the QB/LB. Spond plans to visit each campus later this month and should decide by the February 3rd signing period.

If Wyoming had been able to land Spond it would have been a major recruting coup for Dave Christensen and his staff. The Pokes have a solid recruiting class already but landing a big fish recruit like Spond would have made a major statement.

Good luck to Danny Spond. Can't wait to see what does on Saturdays.

Mister Jones leaves Colorado

Another Colorado Buffalo commit has flown the coop. After Danny Spond decommited from CU others speculated that prep RB Mister Jones from Littleton, CO would do the same. For two weeks Jones said he would honor his commitment to Boulder and join them in 2010.

After visiting the campus of Texas A&M this weekend, Jones decided to verbally commit to the Aggies. A four star talent Jones held offers from Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming. He never visited Laramie.

While the fact that Jones didn't come to Laramie isn't great news. Now that two star commits have decided to look elsewhere is a positive sign for the Cowboys. Only two schools (Wyoming and Air Force) made it to a bowl game this year. This is will only help when recruiting on the Front Range. Obviously momentum is on their side and the stink that is coming from Boulder and Dan Hawkins continues to grow everyday.

Danny Spond to visit UW on December 11th

Thanks to the huge mess that Dan Hawkins has created at Colorado the Pokes might have a chance to pick up a big time recruit. QB/LB Danny Spond has opened up his recruiting after deciding that Boulder is in a downward spiral.

On December 11th Spond will head up to Laramie to meet with the Coaches and checkout the facilities on campus. Listed at 6'3 233 Spond has the size and speed to be an impact player for the Cowboys right away. A bruising runner Spond never stops moving his feet and powers through tacklers. Could stay at QB or move to MLB.

According to his Scout profile Spond has interest with Arizona State, Colorado, Duke, Stanford and Wyoming. Every school except the Sun Devils have offered. While Scout has him listed as three star LB, Rivals has Spond listed as a four star QB.

A couple things that work in the Cowboys favor here. First off he has already shown interest in staying near the Front Range by committing to Colorado. Wyoming would be the next closest option to his family. Also Spond has already said that he is a fan of the spread offense run by the Cowboys. The opportunity to play early could hopefully put UW on the top of his list.

The only negative about Spond is that he suffered a major concussion in a game on October 18th where he was in and out of consciousness for two hours. Hopefully he is fully recovered as it seems like it was a pretty scary event.

ESPN video of Danny Spond.

Anyone else think that Spond looks eerily similar to Austyn Carta-Samuels?