In-state linebacker Mustafa Branch committed to Stanford shortly after receiving an offer from David Shaw's staff. That's significant because the Huskies were showing serious interest. In fact, Branch had just attended UDub's game against Stanford as an unofficial visitor for Washington.
The fact that Branch jumped on the UDub offer so quickly is probably not good news for anyone that would seek to flip Branch, but you can bet Washington will still try to stay in touch and they may ultimately even go through with an offer. However, the linebacker class has quickly come together and it can't be considered a huge loss given those developments.
It's a bigger loss for Oregon State. Branch's only planned official, that he knew of when we spoke with him on Saturday, was to be to Corvallis. The Beavers had been recruiting him harder than anyone else.
The fact that Branch jumped on the UDub offer so quickly is probably not good news for anyone that would seek to flip Branch, but you can bet Washington will still try to stay in touch and they may ultimately even go through with an offer. However, the linebacker class has quickly come together and it can't be considered a huge loss given those developments.
It's a bigger loss for Oregon State. Branch's only planned official, that he knew of when we spoke with him on Saturday, was to be to Corvallis. The Beavers had been recruiting him harder than anyone else.
