Cal jumps into the recruitment of Chandler (Ariz.) Hamilton safety Genesis Smith with an offer today. The 6-foot-2 prospect already has previously released his final four of Arizona, Washington, Oregon State and Iowa State but has yet to make a decision meaning the door is open for other schools to come in and make a move. With Arizona being his lone official visit in June the thought has been that he will ultimately commit to the Wildcats, but he has not yet made that move. There had been some behind-the-scenes conversations about him being a silent commit for that program, but adding an offer from Cal certainly makes that seem less likely since the conversation tends to go in both directions when that happens this late in the process. Either way, he is someone who could fit in well with a number of programs. I do think there will be an opening for the Bears to make a move and he has four more official visits remaining that he can use during the fall. He had planned to make a decision before the start of his senior season, but that just doesn't seem likely at this stage.
I'd expect Cal to make a move for him now that it has offered. He planned to take an official visit to Washington in the summer, but that didn't happen. So far Arizona and UW have been to two top contenders in his recruitment.
