Jalen Ortiz - Transferring from UCLA to UW

[Wyo2dal]

https://twitter.com/The1NOnly_Ocho/stat ... 0192642048 Getting a DB with experience could be Bohls biggest get at this stage.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/pla ... alen-ortiz" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://trib.com/sports/college/wyoming/ ... be6a7.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[JimmyDimes]

Nice....the guy had a lot of P5 offers.

[Wyo2dal]

The way I see it, He wants to play and not sit and after the transfer he will probably be a starter instead of a backup.

[WYCowboy]

Doesn't he have to sit out for a year?

[J-Rod]

http://sports.yahoo.com/ucla/football/r ... tiz-108418" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Big-named recruit in high school. Article says he sits out 2015, has 2 years to play after that.

[calpoke25]

We never know how it will turn out but I like this move and hope to see a few more of them. It'd be nice to get a few shots in the arm of players who had that kind of pedigree coming out of HS.

[WilyWapiti]

I like this. With the offers we have out to a bunch of "star"-type recruits, I'm sure we'll miss on a bunch. But maybe we'll pick a few up via the transfer route down the road.

WW

[joshvanklomp]

Curt Mallory doing his magic!

[stymeman]

this is a wonderful get!!!!!!!

[WestWYOPoke]

Just talked to a couple coaches that knew him during his time at UCLA, they were impressed, said he can play a lot of positions and is "fast as poop".

[BeaverPoke]

I really like this get.

Pickups like these are the type of thing that make me eat crow when I am complaining about lack of talent at Wyo for football.

The kid has an impressive list. So obviously the question of why he transferred comes up. But then I don't think it is really an issue if Bohl was willing to pick him up.

Can't wait for him to take the field.

[WyoBrandX]

Bohl is a good recruiter. For some reason or another, he was in touch with this player, and managed to convince him to come to the dark / cold / snowy side.

He could have very easily been a bench warmer at UCLA his entire career.

[HiCountryCowboy]

I'd like to see Coffman/Ortiz become the poster boys for P5 transfers to Wyo. This is a good tactic that Bohl seems to understand and that we've seen being used by 1AA programs like NDSU and Montana. I know they have a benefit due to no "sit out" year, but we mention it all the time - why risk sitting for 4/5 years when you can play immediately? That is a tough consideration when you're 18 and certain you're the best there ever was, but with a little maturity, those that care about the game can see the light.