Archbishop Murphy offensive tackle Abe Lucas has been committed to WSU since August, and his high school coach Jerry Jensen said in an interview with The Seattle Times this week that Lucas feels a sense of loyalty to Washington State because the Cougars were the first school to offer him a scholarship.
However, ever since Cal hired Beau Baldwin away from Eastern Washington to become its new offensive coordinator, the Golden Bears have pursued Lucas hard. Cal offered Lucas a scholarship a week ago, and Cal offensive line coach Steve Greatwood stopped by the Lucas home this week in hopes of persuading Lucas to take an official visit to Cal this weekend.