It seems that only Coach Rice and his staff are out there recruiting (that's obviously not true but is the impression given the WAC items we come across) and here's another one:

Per Dutch Perryman at the Rivals Arizona Varsity site, 6-foot-3 high school junior Tim Derksen has three current offers, including one from Boise State. He is the son of a basketball coach.

Here's a 2012 ESPN evaluation of the young man: "Derksen is a basketball player in every sense of the word. The slick lefty plays at a great pace at both ends of the floor and rarely makes bad decisions. He is a high-level passer in transition and rarely over handles the ball. He moves well without the ball and he always has his head up. He can knock down the 3-point shot and his release is quick. His teammate Larry Lewis (Southern Cal commit) gets most of the notoriety, but it wouldn't surprise me if Derksen turns out to be a better college player due to his savvy, approach, and skill set."

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Former Fresno Stater Brandon Webster has landed with a basketball team in El Salvador. Max Ivany has the details here. We still haven't been able to locate where his cousin, former San Jose Stater C.J. Webster, is playing.

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Back with more if we come across some additional news.

DeWayne Walker knew recruiting 24-year-old junior college All-American running back Kenny Turner would come with plenty of scrutiny.

With the 2010 WAC football season underway, the WAC previewed each team over nine days with stories, video and links to all of the pertinent information.

Idaho shut out North Dakota, 45-0, while Nevada took care of Eastern Washington on Thursday night.

Maybe we have previously posted this or someone else has located the information but Jeff Goodman's latest transfer list has former Louisiana Tech backcourter Yonas Berhe as matriculating at Minot State in North Dakota.

We knew that Mychal Ladd had affiliated himself with Washington State but didn't realize he will be a walk-on (at least for this coming season). Ladd will be reunited with point Reggie Moore -- both were teammates at Rainer Beach High in Seattle. Moore originally committed to Fresno State but decided to go elsewhere.

We still be unable to locate a new home Kofi Mensa, who had been connected to New Mexico State as a commit  He was at Mountain State Academy in West Virginia last season.

Here's what we still can't figure out regarding New Mexico State's roster. It involves a couple of the players currently in limbo.

Jason Groves recently offered his list of scholarship players here:

1. Gordo Castillo  
2. Wendell McKines 
3. Troy Gillenwater 
4. Hamidu Rahman 
5. Hernst Laroche 
6. Abdoulaye N'doye 
7. Bandja Sy 
8. Tyrone Watson 
9. BJ West 
10. Christian Kabongo 
11. Tshilidzi Nephawe 
12. Renaldo Dixon 

Will not practice with team but will be on campus and set to join team in 2011:

Remi Barry
Daniel Mullings 

So if Barry is cleared by the NCAA, he would be the 13th player -- the maximum -- on scholarship. That leaves Mullings without the financial support of a scholarship. If Mullings is cleared first, then Barry is the one in that situation. If neither is cleared, both seemingly face financial hardship.

Our supposition is based on the tuition costs incurred by out-of-state and foreign students here in California .

Plus, who is paying for their tuition and living costs at the moment, whether it be at NMSU (Las Cruces) or one of its outposts, so to speak? That's even if they are enrolled in a minimum number of units so as to limit costs.

Does the state of New Mexico offer some sort of break for out-of-staters or foreign students?

Any help would be most appreciated.

Kraig Williams, reacting to the loss of Jared Eborn's Utah State coverage, has created a new site for USU sports -- go here. Kraig also offers a Twitter account. What will be interesting is the depth of the Deseret News future Aggie coverage and the bonafides of who assumes the role.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State men's golf coach Scott Lieberwirth has been named to the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Committee. The committee's duties include rules changes, selection of regional and championship sites and at-large selections for the regional tournaments. "This is a significant committee to be a part of and I'm honored to have been selected to serve," Lieberwirth said. "I'm currently the only coach on the committee. This group of six individuals has an important job in selecting regional and championship sites for Division I men's golf, as well as considerations on rules changes and at-large selections for regional play. It will be a challenge but I'm looking forward to it." Lieberwirth and the Aggies are coming off a 2010 WAC Championship and an NCAA Regional appearance a year ago. NM State starts competition for the 2010-11 season on Sept. 19-20, at the Gene Miranda Invitational, in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Not much to report so far today but here's what we have:

6-foot-2 Jordan Baker, a 2011 Arizona prep backcourter, has an offer from Fresno State (among others) and interest from Boise State and Utah State (among others). This per Anthony Ray at Arizona Preps (a Rivals sub is required).

Here is a July 28 reports that says Boise State has actually offered.

Here is a truncated ESPN evaluation from May 2010:
Baker is an athletic scoring guard, who does the majority of his scoring off the dribble or through opportunities he has created for himself. He has a variety of dribble moves with his right, including in and out crossovers and between the legs dribble moves...

Hawai‘i, Idaho and Nevada open their seasons tonight, while five other teams get underway later this weekend.

Where, when: 7 p.m. at the Socorro Student Activities Complex. Records: Mayfield is 1-0; Montwood is 0-1. Last week: Mayfield defeated Chapin 51-8; Montwood lost to Midland Lee 42-0. Players to watch: Mayfield: DT Matt Ramondo , RB Brandon Betancourt , WR/S Devonte Minor.

With the 2010 WAC football season set to begin tonight, the WAC is previewing each team over nine days with stories, video and links to all of the pertinent information.

LAS CRUCES - The New Mexico State volleyball team swept Cal State-Bakersfield 25-13, 25-14, 25-11 in NM State's 2010 home opener on Sept. 1 at the Pan American Center. Junior Jennah DeVries manned the setter position while junior Kelsey Brennan, senior Kayleigh Giddens and senior Whitney Woods provided their usual presence up front, as the New Mexico State Aggie volleyball team leaned on their core four. The Aggies moved to 3-1 on the season, while the Roadrunners fell to 0-4. "That core four is great and they're showing pretty good leadership right now," Aggie head coach Mike Jordan said of his veteran players. "But, the new players are pretty athletic and a lot of them have a pretty good idea on how to play already. They bring enthusiasm too. They're fired up to be here, they're excited to play." Tuesday's contest wasn't much of a matchup. The Aggies never trailed, taking double-digit leads in each of the contest's three sets with Bakersfield looking overmatched from the

Commish Karl Benson has another tune he's singing today, cue up Bono and the boys:
I have climbed highest mountains
I have run through the fields
Only to be with you...

...I have spoke with the tongue of angels
I have held the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night
I was cold as a stone...
...But I still haven't found what I'm looking for...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The Aggie men's and women's cross country teams open their seasons this Saturday, Sept. 4 at the University of New Mexico's Lobo Invitational in Albuquerque. The Aggie women will begin defense of their 2009 Western Athletic Conference title when twin sisters Courtney and Camille Schultz paced the conference field across the line finishing first and second, respectfully, as freshmen. The men's team will look to improve upon its fourth-place WAC finish last year. Ian Ruybalid returns to lead the NM State men after placing eighth at the conference meet last season as a sophomore. "Our goal is to win the WAC in men's and women's cross country," head coach Orin Richburg said. "We have four of our top six girls returning from a team that won the WAC and all of our top men returning from a team that finished fourth." NM State is ranked ninth for the upcoming season in the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Mountain Region for the women's

Utah State volleyball player Liz McArthur has been named the Collegiate Volleyball Update (CVU.com) National Player of the Week it was announced Tuesday.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State Athletics Department announced today that the Aggies football team will play BYU in 2011 and 2012 in a home-and-home series. The Aggies will travel to Provo, Utah in 2011 and BYU will return the game in Las Cruces in 2012. "Obviously after losing Boise State for the 2011 and 2012 season, one of our goals was to identify a comparable school so as to get a home and away game," Athletics Director Dr. McKinley Boston said. "The scheduling alliance allows us to address that issue. I'm also excited because of the significant Mormon presence in Las Cruces and that many people will be able to come to watch a game at New Mexico State, maybe for the first time. I know BYU draws very well, both home and away. This should be a good alliance and certainly over the next couple of years we will have several conversations about additional opportunities." "BYU is just another good football team that we get a chance to compete again," head coach DeWayne

Western Athletic Conference Commissioner Karl Benson has announced the establishment of a membership committee as the league looks to expand following the 2011-12 season.

The Western Athletic Conference and Brigham Young University have entered into a scheduling agreement as announced today by WAC Commissioner Karl Benson. With BYU declaring that it will be an independent in the sport of football effective with the 2011 season, five WAC teams – Hawai‘i, Idaho, Louisiana Tech, New Mexico State and San Jose State – will provide the Cougars with five games in the 2011 season and four games in the 2012 season.

The 2010-11 WAC Women's Basketball Preview is available for download as a PDF. The preview contains information on the upcoming WAC women's basketball season with notes and conference information.