High school football: Andres Dewerk, Frank Poso make college choices

Los Gatos’ Andres Dewerk and Branham’s Frank Poso, who are good friends, call themselves the San Jose Tackle Bros.

Now they both can also call themselves future NCAA Division I football players. Both star offensive tackles announced on Sunday via Twitter their college commitments.

The 6-foot-7, 297-pound Dewerk, who has a three-star rating from 247Sports.com, shared that he has committed to the University of Southern California. He also seriously considered Nebraska, UCLA, Arizona, Washington State and Colorado before choosing USC.

“USC has always been a dream school of mine since I was a kid,” said Dewerk, who remembers watching USC linebackers Brian Cushing, Rey Maualuga and Clay Matthews on television when he was young. “For this to be a reality is amazing.”

Dewerk said he made his decision after attending a USC camp last Wednesday, then taking an unofficial visit to the campus.

100% Committed to USC ! #FightOn pic.twitter.com/Mr8D0Ub1vA

— Andres Dewerk (@AndresDewerk408) June 24, 2019

The 6-5, 320-pound Poso, who also has a three-star rating from 247Sports, said that he has committed to the University of Nevada.

“I’ve visited multiple times, and this weekend on my official visit it truly felt like home and the players and coaching staff were so supportive,” said Poso in a text to the Bay Area News Group.

Nevada was the first of five universities to offer Poso a scholarship, and that fact was not lost on him.

“Being my first offer really stood out to me and after this weekend, it just sealed the deal,” said Poso in a text.

Committed. #GoPack pic.twitter.com/zYKC4ewsr1

— Frank Poso (@frankposo32) June 23, 2019

Fresno State, William & Mary, Wyoming and New Mexico also offered scholarships to Poso, who worked hard to gain attention from college recruiters.

Poso had originally planned to go to many football camps this summer, but a tibia injury suffered at an Arizona State camp earlier this month altered his plans. He said in a text that he will not be competing in any other camps and that he just wanted to focus on his team and his senior season. He said that he expects to be practicing soon and ready for Branham’s opener this season.

In the tweet announcing his decision, Poso said, “First off I would like to give a huge shout out to the whole Nevada coaching staff for having me and my family out this weekend! I would also like to thank my coaches, teammates, and teachers from Branham high school for helping me become a better man. Last but not least I want to thank my family for always believing in me throughout the whole process! With that being said I would like to announce my commitment to the University of Nevada Reno! #GoPack #The Union.”

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