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Oceanside\u2019s EZ Tokio (4) runs the ball against El Camino\u2019s Qayden Coleman (7) during their game at Oceanside High School on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 in Oceanside, CA. (Meg McLaughlin \/ The San Diego Union-Tribune)<\/p>\nCollege coaches changed schools, and players followed suit.<\/p>\n
Mission Hills High School quarterback Troy Huhn flipped his college commitment from Penn State and signed with Virginia Tech on Wednesday, the first day of the NCAA Division I football early signing period.<\/p>\n
Bishop\u2019s QB Cash Herrera flipped from Indiana to Boise State. Cathedral Catholic quarterback Brady Palmer went from Cal to Minnesota.<\/p>\n
And St. Augustine lefty Vincent Smith jumped from USD to Penn.<\/p>\n
But there may not have been a bigger flip Wednesday than Carlsbad linebacker Rocky Cummings jumping to Texas from Cal.<\/p>\n
\u201cI went to Texas\u2019 game against Arkansas and the atmosphere was amazing,\u201d said Cummings, a rock-solid 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds. \u201cIt was a great atmosphere. Ultimately, I want to win a championship, and we can do that at Texas.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a tough decision to leave Cal because I was treated well, but I believe I made the right decision.\u201d<\/p>\n
A three-star player, Cummings will graduate early from Carlsbad and enroll at Texas in time for spring ball.<\/p>\n
In 10 games this season, he had 33 tackles, five tackles for losses, 2 1\/2 sacks and 10 quarterback hurries.<\/p>\n
As a tight end, he had 13 catches for 236 yards and eight touchdowns.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverybody\u2019s recruiting process is different, but this guy\u2019s growth and evolution into his senior year, the length that he has, his ability to play off-the-ball linebacker and off the edge, was big for us,\u201d Texas coach Steve Sarkisian told 247Sports.com. \u201cWe\u2019re really pumped about Rocky Cummings.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cummings\u2019 Carlsbad teammate Nathan Allen, an offensive lineman, signed with Arizona; Carlsbad linebacker Chase Harris signed with Carnegie Mellon, one of the top academic schools in the nation, and quarterback Eli MacNeal signed with Cornell of the Ivy League.<\/p>\n
MacNeal, the son of Carlsbad coach Thadd MacNeal, is one of six quarterbacks to sign Wednesday. That group includes Smith, Herrera, Huhn, Palmer, Lee Norman-Lester of Helix (Southern Utah) and MacNeal. And the list doesn\u2019t include senior college prospects Quinn Roth of La Costa Canyon, Kreet Makihele of San Marcos, Trevor Taumoepeau of Mt. Carmel and Trey Arnold of Mission Bay, all of whom could sign in February in the NCAA\u2019s regular signing period.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve never seen a quarterback group this deep or this talented,\u201d said Thadd MacNeal, who has had 19 high school quarterbacks play in college.<\/p>\n
Mount Miguel led the county with seven players signing Wednesday. The list includes five-star defensive back Brandon Arrington, who is headed to Texas A&M, and defensive lineman Frank Fanua, who signed with Cal.<\/p>\n
Cathedral Catholic had five players sign, including Palmer and offensive lineman Chase Deniz, who is headed to USC.<\/p>\n
Oceanside\u2019s EZ Tokio (4) runs the ball against El Camino\u2019s Qayden Coleman (7) during their game at Oceanside High School on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 in Oceanside, CA. (Meg McLaughlin \/ The San Diego Union-Tribune)<\/p>\n
After signing in the morning at school, Palmer and teammate Honor Fa\u2019alave-Johnson, a junior who has 40 scholarship offers, went to Oceanside to support long-time friend EZ Tokio, an edge rusher who signed with Washington.<\/p>\n
\u201cLooking around, seeing my relatives and friends, I choked up a little,\u201d said Tokio, who will graduate early and enroll in college in time for spring ball. \u201cWashington reminds me of home. And they want me as a stand-up linebacker who can drop into pass coverage. Playing here. Wearing Pirates\u2019 green has been a highlight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Three players chose military academies. La Costa Canyon offensive lineman Justin Lee and Mt. Carmel receiver Atticus Enriquez are headed to the Air Force Academy, while Oceanside receiver Kymani Nua is off to West Point.<\/p>\n
Oceanside has a tradition of sending players to Army, with the list including Jordan Smith, Amadeo West, JB Hunter and Jonah Zimmerman, who is on the roster now.<\/p>\n
\u201cJonah Zimmerman and I are close,\u201d Nua said. \u201cJonah and the players we\u2019ve had play there influenced my decision. Obviously, playing at a service academy is a big decision, a big obligation. But it\u2019s the best opportunity for me and something I embrace.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Cathedral Catholic\u2019s Brady Palmer passes against Carlsbad during the CIF San Diego Section Open Division finals at Southwestern College on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Meg McLaughlin \/ The San Diego Union-Tribune)
\nSan Diego Section football players signing with four-year schools<\/p>\n
Name;High School;Pos.;College<\/p>\n
Nathan Allen;Carlsbad;OL;Arizona<\/p>\n
Brandon Arrington;Mount Miguel;DB;Texas A&M<\/p>\n
Ryan Banse; La Costa Canyon;LS;Northern Arizona<\/p>\n
Rocky Cummings;Carlsbad;LB Texas<\/p>\n
Junior Curtis;Lincoln;RB; Utah Tech<\/p>\n
Chase Deniz;Cathedral Catholic;OL;USC<\/p>\n
Carson Diehl;La Jolla;WR; San Diego State<\/p>\n
Atticus Enriquez;Mt. Carmel;WR;Air Force<\/p>\n
Sua Faleagafua;Mount Miguel;OL;San Jose State<\/p>\n
Frank Fanua;Mount Miguel;DL;Cal<\/p>\n
Jesus Garcia;Lincoln;OL; UNLV<\/p>\n
Chase Harris; Carlsbad;LB; Carnegie Mellon<\/p>\n
Coby Herman;La Costa Canyon;RB; UC Davis<\/p>\n
Cash Herrera;Bishop\u2019s;QB;Boise State<\/p>\n
Troy Huhn;Mission Hills;QB;Virginia Tech<\/p>\n
Malachi Jackson;Mount Miguel;DB;Weber State<\/p>\n
Josiah Jefferson;Mater Dei Catholic\/Southwestern College;TE;USC<\/p>\n
Justin Lee;La Costa Canyon;OL; Air Force<\/p>\n
Bronx Letuligasenoa;Cathedral Catholic;LB;San Jose State<\/p>\n
Jayden Luckett;Mater Dei Catholic\/Palomar College;OL;Texas State<\/p>\n
AJ Logan;Mount Miguel;WR;Boise State<\/p>\n
Eli MacNeal;Carlsbad;QB;Cornell<\/p>\n
Lee Norman-Lester;Helix;QB;Southern Utah<\/p>\n
Kymani Nua;Oceanside;WR;Army<\/p>\n
Brady Palmer;Cathedral Catholic;QB;Minnesota<\/p>\n
Landon Schrom;Army-Navy;WR;Idaho<\/p>\n
Cade Smith;Cathedral Catholic;LB;USD<\/p>\n
Vincent Smith;St. Augustine;QB;Penn<\/p>\n
Prince Tavizon;Lincoln;LB; Oregon<\/p>\n
EZ Tokio;Oceanside;DE;Washington<\/p>\n
Cammeron Purnell;Lincoln;DB;San Diego State<\/p>\n
Sebastian Tucker; Cathedral Catholic;TE;Davidson<\/p>\n
Parris Vernon;Mount Miguel; WR; San Jose State<\/p>\n
Dristan Williams;Mount Miguel;DL;Northern Arizona<\/p>\n
Lucas Winkler;Rancho Bernardo;OL;UC Davis<\/p>\n
JOHN MAFFEI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"College coaches changed schools, and players followed suit. Mission Hills High School quarterback Troy Huhn flipped his college…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75246,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2291,3607,154,27,29,28,37262],"class_list":["post-75245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-high-school-sports","tag-latest-headlines","tag-sports","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news","tag-top-stories-sdut"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}