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THOMPSON
Thompson was a first-team 4A All-Idaho choice as a junior and as a senior. He was a key figure in Minico’s winning back-to-back Great Basin Conference championships and a 15-5 record. During his senior season, the Spartans averaged 405 yards and 33.9 points per game. He also was a Max Preps 2012 preseason all-state offensive lineman. In signing with the Vandals, Thompson becomes the first player from Minico to sign with an FBS team in at least 20 years. Petrino sees a diamond in the rough in Thompson. “He has real good size and great strength,” Petrino said. “He might not have played at the level of some of these other players but he has the size and strength to play at this level. We just have to keep improving him.”
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TUIPULOTU
Spring 2013: Tuipulotu joined the Vandals in January 2013 and made an immediate impact on the linebacking corps. Coach Paul Petrino picked up another player at the College of San Mateo with the signing of linebacker Eric Tuipulotu. During his sophomore season, Tuipulotu (5-11, 215) had 59 total tackles (26 solo and 33 assists). In his totals were 2.5 sacks (-10 yards) and four tackles for loss (-22 yards) to go with four pass breakups. “Eric is a tough, hard-nosed guy,” Petrino said. “He just runs around and hits people, and when he hits you, you know it. He has great passion and plays the game the way everbody wants to see a Vandal play.
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“We’re so excited to have Eric on the team.” Tuipulotu is a 2010 graduate of Serra High School at Menlo Park, Calif.
Jordan
VIELMA
Fall 2013: Walked on in August. High school: 2013 graduate of Bonneville High School ... competed in football, wrestling, and track and field ... team captain as well as team MVP ... first-team all-area at linebacker ... honorable mention at defensive end and kicker. Personal: Son of Angelee and Tom Stoddard ... born Oct. 7, 1994.
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