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Coloradans, quarterbacks top Glenn's class

By Pat Rooney, Special to the Rocky

Published February 7, 2008 at 12:45 a.m.

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Wyoming coach Joe Glenn has watched plenty of game film during the years and, like all coaches, the frequent-flier miles he racks up on the recruiting trail likely is off the charts.

Yet last summer, Glenn did not have to leave campus or fire up a television to realize he was going to land a strong recruiting class in 2008.

Glenn's sixth recruiting class at Wyoming adds depth at the all-important quarterback position while also landing a few impact performers from Colorado who first caught Glenn's eye when they attended the program's team camp.

"What's fun for us is we get those kids in our team camps and you have a guy like Dylan Kildahl who tore our camp up," Glenn said, referring to a defensive end from Highland High School who already has started school. "When you can see them go against the top competition, you don't need to see all the videotape. A real plus for us was that we got a chance to see those kids live."

Kildahl was one of eight Coloradans signed by the Cowboys on Wednesday, a group highlighted by Ralston Valley tight end Brandon Ribble. An All-Colorado selection last season, Ribble is projected as an H-back, a sort of tight end/fullback hybrid in the Cowboys' offense.

Ribble boasts a unique combination of size - he is 6-foot-5 and nearly 200 pounds - and athleticism that he showed off on the basketball court Friday night with a midcourt steal and breakaway dunk against league rival Golden.

After a disappointing season by incumbent starter Karsten Sween, Glenn bolstered the quarterback position by adding highly regarded junior college transfer Dax Crum and incoming freshman Adam Berry, one of the top quarterback prospects from California.

"We wanted to kick-start the quarterback position, and I think we did that," Glenn said. "We will have some solid competition there."

Wyoming signees

Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (school)

Orlando Arnold TE 6-4 255 Richmond, Calif. (Contra Costa CC)

x-Josh Birmingham RB 5-9 177 Luther, Okla. (Luther)

x-Nick Carlson OL 6-4 235 Arlington Heights, Ill. (Prospect)

Adam Barry QB 6-1 210 Simi Valley, Calif. (Moorpark)

Eric Benson S 6-2 182 Tempe, Ariz. (Corona Del Sol)

Matt Birkeness LB 6-4 215 Littleton (Columbine)

James Caraway WR/RB 5-11 170 Topeka, Kan. (Highland Park)

Chance Crawford LB 6-3 215 Fort Collins (Fort Collins)

*Dax Cum QB 6-4 210 Phoenix (Mesa CC)

Jim Downs OL 6-7 265 Glenrock, Wyo. (Glenrock)

Ben Durbin LB 6-3 220 Gilbert, Iowa (Gilbert)

Tashaun Gipson CB 6-0 180 Dallas (Kimball)

*#Ryan Handford CB 5-9 175 Corona, Calif. (Santiago)

David James CB 5-11 175 Edmond, Okla. (Edmond Memorial)

*Dylan Kildahl DE 6-4 240 Ault (Highland)

x-Josh Leonard OL 6-4 250 Helena, Mont. (Helena)

Kyle Magnuson OL 6-6 305 Elkhart, Ind. (Concord)

Austin McCoy P/K 6-3 190 Winter Haven, Fla. (Winter Haven)

Donate Morgan WR 5-11 185 Chicago (St. Joseph's College, Ind.)

Justin Morgan WR 6-2 180 Chicago (Mount Carmel)

*Corey Orth DL 6-5 240 Buena Vista (Buena Vista)

Brandon Ribble H-B 6-5 210 Arvada (Ralston Valley)

*#Levi Salmans OL 6-7 275 Lafayette (Monarch)

Trevor Shaw DE 6-4 230 Fort Collins (Poudre)

Nick Williams OL 6-5 265 Highlands Ranch (Highlands Ranch)