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ISAAKO SAVAIINAEA
2013 SCHOLARSHIP NEWCOMERS (26)
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OFFENSE
Linebacker Fr. • 6-2 • 230 Honolulu, HI Punahou
HIGH SCHOOL - A four-star recruit according to scout.com and a three-star selection by rivals.com … No. 7 recruit on the scout.com West 150 list … ESPN.com’s No. 120 recruit in the nation, the No. 4 inside linebacker in the country and the No. 1 recruit in the state of Hawai’i … The No. 53 player in the nation according to scout.com and No. 3 middle linebacker … Selected to play in the Under Armour All-American Game … Listed as the No. 44 inside linebacker in the country by rivals.com and the No. 3 prospect in Hawai’i … PrepStar Top 300 All-American and the No. 8-ranked inside linebacker in the nation … SuperPrep’s No. 5-ranked linebacker nationally … Regarded as the No. 7 recruit in the CA/NV/HI region by SuperPrep … Coached by Kale Ane. PERSONAL - Full Name: Isaako Savaiinaea (sav-uh-ee-NYE-uh) … Born: June 5, 1995 … Parents: Naseli Savaiinaea and Syvette Johnston … Has a younger brother, Elijah, and three younger sisters - Isabel, Elizabeth and Hisae ... Lists his biggest thrill in sports as running a kick return back for a touchdown in high school ... Lists Chad Owens (NFL and CFL) as the athlete he admires the most ... Likes to spend his free time at the beach, swimming and listening to music.
Pos.
Name
Hometown
WR
Darren Andrews
Phillips Ranch, CA
High School
LB
Jayon Brown
Long Beach, CA
OL
Caleb Benenoch
Katy, TX
LB
Jeremy Castro
Murrieta, CA
Vista Murrieta
P
Sean Covington
Treasure Island, FL
St. Petersburg
DL
Kenenth Clark
San Bernardino, CA
Y
Thomas Duarte
Fullerton, CA
DL
Kylie Fitts
San Bernardino, CA
OL
Kenny Lacy
Phoenix, AZ
DB
Tyler Foreman
Pasadena, CA
Crespi HS
OL
John Lopez
Villa Park, CA
Lutheran HS
DB
Tahaan Goodman
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
WR
Eldridge Massington
Mesquite, TX
Bishop Amat Long Beach Poly Seven Lakes
Carter Mater Dei HS Redlands East Valley Mountain Pointe
Rancho Cucamonga West Mesquite
DEFENSE Pos.
Name
Hometown
LB
Deon Hollins, Jr.
Houston, TX
High School
OL
Poasi Moala
Moreno Valley, CA
LB
Myles Jack
Bellevue, WA
OL
Christian Morris
Memphis, TN
DB
John Johnson
Fresno, CA
WR
Jalen Ortiz
Peoria, AZ
LB
Cameron Judge
Moorpark, CA
OL
Scott Quessenberry
La Costa, CA
LB
Isaako Savaiinaea
Honolulu, HI
Punahou
OL
Alex Redmond
Cerritos, CA
Los Alamitos
DL
Eddie Vanderdoes
Auburn, CA
QB
Asiantii Woulard
Palm Bay, FL
DB
Priest Willis
Phoenix, AZ
Marshall Rancho Verde Bellevue East Central Centennial Oaks Christian La Costa Canyon
Placer HS Winter Park Marcos de Niza
IMG UCLA SPORTS NETWORK The IMG UCLA Sports Network will produce every UCLA football game, both home and away, in 2013. Game are aired locally on AM570 Fox Sports Los Angeles. Fans can also hear the games on SIRIUS and XM Satellite Radio, and on the web at www.uclabruins.com. Chris Roberts, Wayne Cook and Matt Stevens will once again be calling all the action this year.
Chris Roberts enters his 22nd year calling play by play for both football and basketball. In 2013, Roberts won the Chick Hearn Award for best play-by-play in both sports from the Southern California Sports Broadcasters Association, which also inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 2012. Roberts is the author of two books "Stadium Stories," and the UCLA "Football Vault," co-written with Bill Bennett. No announcer has called more Division-I games in the past 33 years in Los Angeles broadcasting. Matt Stevens is in his 17th year of analyzing UCLA football. He was the quarterback that engineered the win over Iowa in the '86 Rose Bowl game. His good friend and fellow QB David Norrie and Stevens led the Bruins into postseason play in 1985, with Stevens getting the nod to start on New Years Day with Norrie injured. He has been honored by the Southern California Sports Broadcasters as Best Color Commentator. He is a big part of the Bruin Game Day Show in Lot H at the Rose Bowl before every home game. Wayne Cook begins his 11th year reporting from the sidelines at every Bruin game. UCLA's quarterback in the 1995 Rose Bowl, Cook is one of the school's all-time leaders in passing completions percentage. As a former player he provides inside knowledge of the program and is one of the hosts of Bruin Game Day in Lot H at the Rose Bowl.
(L-R): WAYNE COOK, CHRIS ROBERTS, MATT STEVENS
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