Dillihunt racks up two big offers

Tulare (Calif.) Tulare Union safety Edward Dillihunt impressed at the U.S. Army All-America Combine in San Antonio this past winter.

Months later, he's now impressing college coaches that have been coming by school to check him out.

"I have Washington State and Fresno State offers," Dillihunt, who is 5-foot-10 and 183 pounds, said. "Washington State was the first school to offer. I talked to the coach, it was their offensive coordinator, I think. He told me about how they run their program. They asked me if I wanted to visit, and asked me what position I would want to play there.

"I told them I'd want to play the slot, but I'll play anywhere I can get on the field."

Fresno State's offer was also exciting, Dillihunt said.

"I have been to a couple of their games," he said. "I like their facilities. I stayed there at a camp, and they have pretty nice facilities. It's always been one of my schools that I've followed. I was tempted to commit when Pat Hill offered me the scholarship, but I'm going sit back and wait things out some."

Dillihunt said Northwestern, UNLV, Cal-Poly are some of the schools that have been by school to check into him.

"I'm really excited about all the schools looking at me," he said. "The best part is getting the attention and getting looked at. It's also motivation for me to succeed even more academically. If you don't have good grades, you're not going to get looked at."

While he's listed as an athlete, Dillihunt said he would prefer to play on the offensive side of the ball.

"I can play offense and defense, but I like to play the slot," he said. "I think I can catch the ball well. I can play safety, too. I think most schools are telling me they like me as an athlete, and I'm open to playing anything the team needs me to do, but I still like making plays on offense.

"I like to score and get into the end zone."

Dillihunt helped his 4X100-meter relay team qualify for the regional meet on Wednesday by running a very solid first leg of the relay. He said track helps him stay in shape for football.