Bishop Gorman running back Biaggio Ali Walsh, the grandson of Muhammad Ali who was named Gatorade’s Nevada Player of the Year after helping lead the Gaels to their second consecutive national championship and seventh straight state title last fall, has committed to Cal.
Ali Walsh averaged 12.1 yards per carry while rushing for 2,451 yards and 33 touchdowns as a junior. He made the announcement on his Twitter account on Sunday afternoon.
I've discussed with my family and I am blessed to say I am committed to California Berkeley!! #GoBears pic.twitter.com/MYXUvLDfkz
— BIAGGIO ALI WALSH (@BiaggioAli1234) August 14, 2016
The explosive 5-foot-10, 182-pound Walsh, who was timed at 4.41 in a national scouting combine prior to his junior season, also had offers from Arizona, UNLV, Louisville, Colorado, San Diego State, Hawaii and Nevada. He garnered four stars from national recruiting expert Tom Lemming of CBS Sports.
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Steve GUIREMAND
Steve Guiremand was born in southern California and graduated from the University of Southern California in 1978. He has covered college and professional sports as well as recruiting for over 30 years for several publications including the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, The National Sports Daily, the Long Beach Press-Telegram and the Las Vegas Sun. He moved to Las Vegas in 1998 and has covered UNLV football and basketball as well as the old Las Vegas Stars triple-A baseball team. He’ll blog about UNLV sports and recruiting.
