Freedom High quarterback Dante Mayes, who resembles 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in playing style and appearance, is headed to the famous signal-caller's college as well. <\/p>\n
Mayes has orally committed to Nevada after taking a recruiting trip to Reno this past weekend, Freedom coach Kevin Hartwig said on Friday. <\/p>\n
\"He looks just like him,\" Hartwig said of the Mayes-Kaepernick comparison. <\/p>\n
Hartwig describes Mayes, who is 6-foot-2 and 175 pounds, as strong-armed and athletic but shorter than Kaepernick and lacking the tattoos. <\/p>\n
Mayes, a three-year starter, passed for 2,487 yards with 26 touchdowns as a senior, guiding the athletic Falcons to an unbeaten Bay Valley Athletic League title. He also rushed for 319 yards and three touchdowns. <\/p>\n
Nevada is headed by new coach Brian Polian, a former Stanford assistant under current 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh. Polian only announced his staff on Friday. <\/p>\n
\"It's a great fit,\" Hartwig said. \"They have a new staff, and they're going to keep the pistol zone-read stuff, which is exactly what we do. It's a great transition.\" <\/p>\n
Mayes, who carries a 3.6 grade-point average, wants to study at Nevada's medical school and has talked about wanting a career in medicine for two years, Hartwig said. <\/p>\n
The Falcons have thrived with their dynamic trio of Mayes, Darrell Daniels, a versatile Washington commit, and junior Joe Mixon, a four-star recruit by rivals.com who ran <\/p>\n
Hartwig said the school will have a signing party for Daniels and Mayes on Feb. 6. <\/p>\n
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