Beau Yap switches his commit from Baylor to UH!

HA Note: "Filling a need at rush end and prestige, the Hawai'i football team yesterday secured a commitment from The Advertiser's co-Defensive Player of the Year. Beau Yap of Kamehameha Schools notified the UH coaches of his decision to accept a Warrior scholarship offer, according to his father, Boyd Yap. Boyd Yap was a running back who led Kamehameha to the O'ahu Prep Bowl title in 1978 and Kaiser to the championship in 1979. He was named The Advertiser's Back of the Year in 1979. When Beau Yap puts his commitment in writing Wednesday, the first day recruits may sign binding national letters of intent, it will mark the first time the Warriors have had a second-generation Player of the Year."

Praising Beau Yap, Kamehameha coach David Stant said:
"He's a great player. He's very coachable. He asks you what you want, then he goes up and beyond." (HA)

HA Note: "By accepting a UH scholarship, Yap is withdrawing a verbal commitment to Baylor. He notified the Baylor coaches yesterday. Yap had visited Baylor a couple of weeks ago, then took a UH recruiting trip a week ago. He made a verbal commitment to Baylor last week. But after returning from a recruiting trip to Oregon State yesterday, Yap called the UH coaches and said he changed his mind."

About how his son will play for UH, Boyd Yap said:
"Beau is staying home. It came on all of a sudden. I think it's great for Beau. ... We're happy for him. Basically, he decided to play at home. That's great." (HA)

About how he tells his players to choose their college based on their long-range goals, Stant said:
"Choose the place where you want to live the rest of your life. I played at UH, and I'm lucky to live and work here, hopefully for the rest of my life. If you go to school here, you're kind of known in the community after you graduate. If he wants to live here the rest of his life, I'm glad he's staying home." (HA)

HA Note: "Yap is 6 feet 2 and 235 pounds. According to the Pacific Athletic Alliance, Yap is capable of running 40 yards in 4.8 seconds, bench pressing a maximum 325 pounds, and benching 185 pounds 27 times. His vertical jump is 30 inches."

About how Beau looks forward to being coached by Dave Aranda (who coached Aranda during a camp on Maui last summer) and George Lumpkin, Boyd said:
"They're both great coaches, and now he gets to play for them, and for coach Mack (Greg McMackin)." (HA)

Praising Baylor defensive coordinator Brian Norwood (a star player for Radford High School and his former UH teammate), Boyd said:
"Brian Norwood is just a first-class, genuine, very decent human being. He's just a great guy, and we wish him and Baylor all of the luck in the world. Brian comes from UH. Brian is just a great guy." (HA)

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