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Before we get into this, here's a picture of Los Osos wide receiver Paul Pitts, who was one of three county players to sign with San Diego State today. The picture was submitted by his parents.

Number of signees by high school:

1 tie) Colton 3, Kaiser 3, 3 tie) Chino 2, Chino Hills 2, Etiwanda 2, Redlands 2, Upland 2, 8 tie) Los Osos 1, Redlands East Valley 1, San Gorgonio 1, Summit 1.

Kind of a down year as far as numbers, as REV - which is good for 3 guys a year - only sent Josh Armstrong to FCS Sacramento State. As you would guess, the more successful schools sent the most guys on, as every school with multiple signees went to the playoffs with all but Redlands making it to the second round. The top two schools, Colton and Kaiser, were extremely successful, with the Cats going 12-1 and the Yellowjackets winning the CIF-SS Central Division number.

Crazily enough, the JCs were fruitful this year, with Chaffey sending three to BCS schools and Victor Valley sending 1.

Number of signees by college.

1) Oregon 4 2) San Diego State 3 3 tie) Nebraska 2, Portland State 2, Sacramento State 2, UC Davis 2 7 tie) Boise State 1, Hawaii 1, Montana 1, Nevada 1, San Jose State 1, Texas A&M 1, USC 1, Utah 1, Washington State 1.

Two of the more successful programs of late built on their successes this year, as Oregon and San Diego State have each combined to sign seven county kids over the last two recruiting cycles. The Ducks were especially effective, grabbing the top two kids in the area in Summit's Devon Blackmon and Chino Hills' Ifo Ekpre-Olomu along with Colton's Rodney Hardrick and Etiwanda's Jamal Prater.

With Oregon's surge came the fall from the two LA powers, as UCLA was shutout after cleaning up in 2009 and USC only got Chaffey College's Dallas Kelley this year after grabbing three players last year. And it wasn't for lack of trying, as both schools were after Blackmon and USC made a last-ditch effort to get Chino's Quinton Pedroza, who signed with Utah after decommitting from Arizona State this morning.

San Diego State has been a force in the IE under Brady Hoke and kept San Gorgonio's Paul Rodriguez, Redlands' Jordan Smith and Pitts (pictured above) despite Hoke going to Michigan. It will be interesting to see if Rocky Long can keep up Hoke's momentum, or if the Wolverines start becoming a factor in Southern California again.

Along with the list below, here are a couple pictures of some signings, the first being San Gorgonio offensive lineman Paul Rodriguez to San Diego State. Ajzhana Cordova and Summer Mathews contributed the photo.

And here are Kaiser players (from left) Dennis Taylor, Walter Earnest and Desman Carter, who signed this morning with Portland State, UC Davis and Nevada, respectively. Kaiser coach Phil Zelaya is in the background.

And the rest of the list.

Promise Amadi, WR, Chino -- Hawaii
Josh Armstrong, DB, Redlands East Valley -- Sacramento State (FCS)
Devon Blackmon, WR, Summit -- Oregon
Desman Carter, DB, Kaiser -- Nevada
Joseph Carter, DE, Chaffey College -- Nebraska
Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, DB, Chino Hills -- Oregon
Walter Earnest, DE, Kaiser -- UC Davis (FCS)
Tyler Ervin, RB/DB, Colton -- San Jose State
Johntel Franklin, DB, Victor Valley College -- Texas A&M
Rodney Hardrick, LB, Colton -- Oregon
Nate Harris, DB, Chino Hills -- Montana (FCS)
Dallas Kelley, LB, Chaffey College -- USC
Marcus Mason, RB, Etiwanda -- Washington State
Justin Nunes, QB, Upland -- UC Davis (FCS)
Quinton Pedroza, WR, Chino -- Utah
Paul Pitts, WR, Los Osos -- San Diego State
Jamal Prater, OL, Etiwanda -- Oregon
Paul Rodriguez, OL, San Gorgonio -- San Diego State
John Siliga, DL, Redlands -- Portland State (FCS)
Jordan Smith, OL, Redlands -- San Diego State
Daimion Stafford, DB, Chaffey College -- Nebraska
Dennis Taylor, LB, Kaiser -- Portland State (FCS)
John Taylor, OL/DL, Colton -- Sacramento State (FCS)
Jake Van Ginkel, K, Upland -- Boise State

According to Rivals.com, Chino wide receiver Quinton Pedroza has switched his commitment to the University of Utah from Arizona State and has faxed in his letter of intent to the Utes. According to colleague Clay Fowler, Pedroza was mulling over a late offer from USC along with offers from Utah, where he visited two weekends ago, and Arizona State, which he committed to on Jan. 13 after a visit.

Either this blog or Fowler's blog will have the latest.

Redlands High School got an 11th-hour commitment last night when all-CIF defensive tackle John Siliga committed to Portland State. Siliga signed his letter of intent alongside Redlands teammate Jordan Smith, who signed with San Diego State, at midfield of Dodge Stadium.

"I decided last night," Siliga said. "They offered me at the beginning and have stuck by me this entire time. I wasn't sure if I wanted to go that far from home but Portland State is a great place for me."

Smith was styling for his signing, sporting a black SDSU hat with shades, a red Aztec t-shirt and black pants. After a whirlwind couple of weeks that saw Smith almost reopen his recruitment after former San Diego State coach Brady Hoke left for the Michigan coaching job, Smith was happy to finally ink with the school he's been committed to since June.

"It's such an honor to be able to play college football," Smith said. "To have your school paid for for four years is unbelievable. I can't wait to get down to San Diego State. I was a little nervous with the coach Hoke situation, but (new SDSU coach Rocky) Long talked to me on the phone, went over my options with me and now I'm excited."

County football players that will signing National Letters of Intent with Division I schools today as part of National Signing Day. Let me know if I've missed anyone.

Promise Amadi, WR, Chino -- Hawaii
Josh Armstrong, DB, Redlands East Valley -- Sacramento State (FCS)
Devon Blackmon, WR, Summit -- Oregon
Desman Carter, DB, Kaiser -- Nevada
Joseph Carter, DE, Chaffey College -- Nebraska
Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, DB, Chino Hills -- Oregon
Walter Earnest, DE, Kaiser -- UC Davis (FCS)
Tyler Ervin, RB/DB, Colton -- San Jose State
Johntel Franklin, DB, Victor Valley College -- Texas A&M
Rodney Hardrick, LB, Colton -- Oregon
Nate Harris, DB, Chino Hills -- Montana (FCS)
Dallas Kelley, LB, Chaffey College -- USC
Marcus Mason, RB, Etiwanda -- Washington State
Justin Nunes, QB, Upland -- UC Davis (FCS)
Quentin Pedroza, WR, Chino -- Arizona State
Paul Pitts, WR, Los Osos -- San Diego State
Jamal Prater, OL, Etiwanda -- Oregon
Paul Rodriguez, OL, San Gorgonio -- San Diego State
Jordan Smith, OL, Redlands -- San Diego State
Daimion Stafford, DB, Chaffey College -- Nebraska
Dennis Taylor, LB, Kaiser -- Portland State (FCS)
John Taylor, OL/DL, Colton -- Sacramento State (FCS)
Jake Van Ginkel, K, Upland -- Boise State