The Division I scholarship offers just keep on rolling in for the La Mirada football team.
Offensive lineman Anthony Cerillo is the latest to receive interest from a NCAA FBS program, getting an offer from Colorado of the Pac-12 Conference.
Cerillo is the fifth Matadore to receive a FBS offer. The others are linebacker Koa Kaleopaa, who has nine, including Cal, Arizona and Mississippi; offensive lineman Spencer Ueli Fa’atoalia, (Hawaii, Nevada); tight end Tyler Luatua, who has 18 offers, including UCLA, Notre Dame, Michigan, Alabama, Ohio State and Oklahoma, and quarterback Kevin Dillman, who has eight offers, including UCLA, Florida State, Colorado and Mississippi.
La Mirada was 8-5 last season and advanced to the CIF-Southern Section Southeast Division semifinals, losing to champion West Covina. The Matadores open the season Aug. 24 with a home game vs. area stalwart St. Paul at 7 p.m.