Lance Guidry’s first full recruiting class as a head coach is perhaps the perfect reflection of the former McNeese State defensive back who is entering his second season at the helm of his alma mater.
The class, which Guidry will officially unveil at 11 a.m. Wednesday inside the Jack Doland Field House, targeted the Cowboys’ biggest deficiency last season — pass coverage and defensive backs — with a versatile group who possess the ability to play immediately.
Guidry’s press conference will be live streamed on McNeeseSports.com free of charge. The American Press will have a live tracker on its website, updating as each Cowboys commitment faxes his paperwork and is cleared by the school’s compliance office.
In now-departed defensive coordinator Tommy Restivo’s lone season, the Cowboys permitted 260 passing yards per game — the unit’s most since 2002. The staff recruited without Restivo throughout January, but are still primed to bring in a class that could solve this issue.
Though there could be more, at least 10 of McNeese’s commits either played in their high school’s defensive backfield or project as defensive backs at the collegiate level hoping to remedy the woeful pass defense McNeese exhibited throughout last season.
Guidry and his staff, of course, are prohibited by NCAA rules from speaking publicly about specific prospects until the high schoolers fax their National Letters of Intent to the school’s compliance office. More clarity on where the newest crop of Cowboys project to play will be given Wednesday.
Hanif Muhammad, a cornerback from Houston who committed to the Cowboys early in his recruiting cycle then spurned subsequent Football Bowl Subdivision offers, projects as the class’ crown jewel.
Muhammad, rated as a three-star prospect by 247sports.com, ranked No. 9 on HERO Sports’ list of the Top 35 Southland verbal commitments published earlier this week, one of four future Cowboys on the list.
Former Barbe standout Nate Briscoe (No. 35), Houston linebacker Cody Roscoe (No. 32) and De La Salle’s Quincy Cage (No. 20) also made that list.
The push continued even into Tuesday — a dead period one day before signing day. Carencro’s Kordell Williams, a hard-hitting safety, committed Tuesday afternoon on Twitter, bringing the Cowboys’ total to 15 commitments, including one early enrollee.
With addition, though, will come the inevitable subtraction. Rummel tight end David Mosley, who was rated No. 22 on that HERO Sports list while still a Cowboys commit, decommitted from McNeese on Monday night and gave his pledge to Southland foe Nicholls State.
Chase Fourcade, Nicholls’ rising sophomore starting quarterback, was Mosley’s high school teammate. The Cowboys recouped at tight end, though, securing Deer Park, Texas native Jacob Logan’s pledge Tuesday evening.
The following is a list of McNeese’s known verbal commitments as of Tuesday evening. Positions listed are from the prospects’ high school teams. Walk-on’s are not included on this list.
Hanif Muhammad (CB, Houston, TX)
Colby Richardson (DB, New Orleans, LA)
Quincy Cage (WR, New Orleans, LA)
Nate Briscoe (WR, Lake Charles, LA)
Cody Roscoe (LB, Houston, TX)
Cory McCoy (DB/RB, Leesville, LA)
Enos Lewis (OLB/SS, Hialeah, FL)
Dontay Hargrove (WR/FS, Leesville, LA)
Donovan Carter (OL, Hinds Community College)
Tyrique Gibson (DE, Ponchatoula, LA)
Camron Peterson (DE/OLB, Houston, TX)
Mac Briscoe (RB/OLB, Bellville, TX)
Garrick Gray (RB/SS, Welsh, LA)
Kordell Williams (DB, Carencro, LA)
Jacob Logan (TE, Deer Park, TX)
* Harris Tafah (DL, Navarro College)
* Tafah is an early enrollee who began classes during the spring semester
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