Kalani Sitake and his BYU football staff wasted no time in filing their bid to host Austin Attalah, a five-star offensive lineman in the class of 2028, as his college football home.
If you’re new here and haven’t had the joy of watching Disney-Pixar’s 2008 film masterpiece, Ratatouille, five stars is extremely, very excellent. Anyone can cook. Five stars are a symbol of position for Gusteau’s, a renowned restaurant in the film’s fictional version of Paris. A seal of excellence. An immaculate record of dominance contained within the walls of a single restaurant; the pinnacle of culinary perfection. However, for a college football candidate, five stars indicate not just the player’s skills, power, and talent, but also how remarkable specialists and experts expect the athlete to grow at the next level.
According to 247 Sports’ composite rankings, Austin Attalah, the second-ranked offensive tackle in his high school class, is a very excellent offensive tackle. His offer list confirms this.
BYU football is diving for a golf ball in a Chuck E. Cheese ball pit while fielding offers from the country’s top programs and vying for Attallah’s interest with Alabama, Ohio State, Oregon, Texas, Notre Dame, Texas Tech, Penn State, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and many more.
Despite this, the successful pursuit of 4-star defensive lineman Jeremiah Williams should give the Cougars some optimism that they can outperform these institutions in recruiting, since, to be clear, they have done it before. Williams described his trip to Provo as notable for the culture instilled by head coach Kalani Sitake and his team, with both players and support personnel expressing similar sentiments of love and respect both on and off the field. If Attalah finds BYU’s family dynamic appealing (she also plays basketball and probably causes mayhem on the court), the Cougars may have a chance.
When you combine the recruiting momentum of signing Ryan Wooten, possibly BYU’s greatest corner recruit in recent memory, it’s easy to allow the tide of optimism carry you over doubt. BYU football is in a very excellent place right now.
The Cougars, who stand 6’8″ and weigh 270 pounds, are the most recent program to make an offer to Cajon High School in San Bernardino, California.
