Jack Rolovich, the brother of former Hawaii standout quarterback Nick Rolovich, is among three mainland football prospects making official recruiting visits to UH this weekend. Rolovich’s brother, a 6-3 QB,
leaning toward UHJack Rolovich is 1 of 3 prospects
visiting UH this weekendBy Dave Reardon
dreardon@starbulletin.comThe younger Rolovich, a quarterback at San Marin High School in Novato, Calif., is leaning toward UH, his older brother said yesterday.
"From what he tells me, it's pretty much Hawaii," said Nick Rolovich, who recently signed a free-agent contract with the Denver Broncos.
Jack Rolovich is 6-foot-3 and 210 pounds. He did not compile impressive statistics at San Marin because the Wildcats mostly run the ball. He has also visited Cal.
Quarterback Taylor Tharp (Fairview High School in Denver) and running back Mike Liti (Foothill High School in Santa Ana, Calif.) are also visiting this weekend.
Tharp is a 6-2, 185-pound athlete who passed for 3,939 yards and 31 touchdowns last fall. He quarterbacked Fairview to the Colorado 5A championship game, where the Knights lost 38-10 to Columbine. Tharp is the son of Colorado athletic director Dick Tharp.
Liti is 5-11 and 205 pounds. The Orange County Register chose him as the area's offensive player of the year. He has also drawn interest from UCLA and USC.
If their visits go well, the three might make non-binding commitments to accept scholarship offers from UH tomorrow.
Record-setting quarterback Drew Tate of Baytown, Texas, does not have a visit scheduled at UH at this point. Tate has expressed strong interest in Hawaii after decommitting from Texas A&M after the Aggies' head-coaching change.
The Warriors received their first oral commitments of the year earlier this week. Farrington High School center Michael Lafaele and Kahuku High School cornerback George Perry said they will sign letters of intent to play football at UH next month. The first day they can do so is Feb. 5.
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