Football: Rancho Verde’s Jenkins continues to play the waiting game

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Apparently, UCLA is not interested in Daniel Jenkins, because if Rick Neuheisel & Co. were, my guess is the senior from Rancho Verde would already have a scholarship offer on the table. But he doesn’t, a fact that is somewhat puzzling considering the Bruins have been keeping an eye on him for a while now.

Jenkins had nothing but good things to say about Westwood in this blog, which surfaced around these parts about a month ago. At that point, I figured it would just be a matter of time before UCLA stepped up its efforts to land an oral commitment from the 5-foot-9, 180-plus pound running back.

It should also be noted that the Bruins have been in contact with other players from the Southland, such as Marcus Darden from Dominguez and Curry Williams of Compton. Dasarte Yarnway from San Francisco, Hawaii’s Dalton Hilliard and Texas’ Kendial Lawrence are some of UCLA’s other targets.

In the meantime, Missouri and Syracuse have joined in on the Jenkins sweepstakes, according to these quotes. Other programs in the mix include Boise State, Colorado and Georgia Tech. And I can’t forget to mention that Arizona and Washington State have offered, unlike the Bruins, who could end up missing the boat.

-- Sean Ceglinsky