Hoping to impress Colorado
Jordan Riordan has expressed high interest in Colorado for a while now. The 5-foot-11, 178-pound safety prospect from Los Angeles (Calif.) Loyola will have a chance to impress the Buffaloes' coaches when he attends their satellite camp at the University of Redlands on June 1.
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"I have been talking with Charles Clark, one of the defensive backs coaches at Colorado, almost every day," said Riordan. "He basically told me after the camp, they are probably going to extend an offer. They didn't want to do it too soon without seeing me in-person. I understand that.
"Coach Clark has seen most of my games on film, he just wants to get some more of the coaches to see what I can do. He feels like that is the best place that we can make that happen. I will also be going up to Colorado on an unofficial visit on June 22."
Riordan will be taking that trip to Boulder in late June with his teammate Myles Bryant, a three-star cornerback recruit that already has an offer from the Buffaloes. Colorado is also after Loyola's four-star prospect, David Long.
"I'm sure David will be going up to Colorado this summer, too, because he likes Colorado," Riordan said. "All three of us want to go see the school because I have heard it is a beautiful place. I just want to get up there to see it myself."
Hawaii, Washington, Nevada, Penn and Dartmouth are among the other colleges that have shown some form of interest in Riordan. He is still waiting for his first offer.
"I have been doing a lot of research on colleges so I will have the information I need when they do offer," he said. "Washington has been talking to me a lot and that is one of the schools that would be a dream offer if they offer.
"And I really like Colorado a lot. After Myles got an offer from them, it kind of opened my eyes to them. I've grown up watching the Pac-12 Conference and there are a few guys - Devin Ross and Shay Fields - I know that have gone to Colorado."
A two-way starter for Loyola, as a wide receiver and safety, Riordan expects to play on the defensive side of the ball at the next level. He tallied more than 40 tackles and caught more than 40 balls as a junior.
"I only began playing safety my sophomore year and I feel like I have increased my skills at that position really fast compared to the offensive side of the ball," he said. "I feel like I am a great tackler. That is something I have grown to become great at."
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