3/31/09

5-Star DE Ronald Powell has named USC and Florida his leaders. He is also interested in Tennessee.

Top recruits Cody Riggs, Alec Ogletree, Jeff Luc, Kendrum Malcolme, Marcus Lattimore, Allen Stripling, and Christian Jones among others will be in Tallahassee this weekend for the Seminole Spring Game.

Tennessee LB Justin Maclin has named LSU and Bama as his frontrunners.

Speaking of LSU and Bama, OG Chad Lindsay will decide between the two this Sunday. He visits Tuscaloosa on Wednesday and I'm being told he will choose Bama.

Ronald Carswell has Alabama sitting alone at the top of his list. The talented WR from Georgia will likely commit to the Tide before the end of April.

4/1/09

Duncan(SC) RB Marcus Lattimore has named LSU, Duke, UNC, South Carolina, Clemson, Tennessee, and Georgia as his seven favorites. S. Carolina will be very tough to beat here.

A couple of commitments today include: Gulfport(MS) CB Furious Bradley to Southern Miss and Allen(TX) OL Cedric Ogbuehi to Texas A&M.

DE Chance Carter has Nebraska, Notre Dame, Stanford, and Wisconsin tied at the top. Carter will likely decide his college of choice by early May.

Florida DB LaMarcus Joyner will attend the Ohio State Spring Game on April 25th. Joyner is trying to sway WR Chris Dunkley into coming along. I think Dunkley ends up going w/ his good friend to Columbus for the spring game.

Prattville(AL) S Nick Perry committed to Bama today.

4/2/09

TE Randall Telfer committed to USC.

Florida State seems to have forged ahead of Georgia into the lead for the services of RB Eduardo Clements. Watch for Miami with the 4 star RB though.

Pahokee(FL) DB Merrill Noel has Georgia as his early leader.
UPDATE: FSU just offered Noel earlier today and now leads for the fast DB.

4/3/09

Georgia ATH Blake Sims received an offer from Alabama today. He visits Tuscaloosa this weekend. Tennessee, WVU, Bama, Georgia, and Michigan are all in the mix.

JUCO DT James Carmon has Tennessee and Mississippi State out in front.

OL Juwuan James is said to have Alabama in the driver's seat. James, a light footed OL, has a HS teammate(OL Austin Shepherd) already committed to Nick Saban for '10.

QB Blake Bell has committed to Oklahoma

WR Markeith Ambles will attend the FSU Spring Game tomorrow.

WR Quinton Dunbar has de-committed from Miami and plans to look around. Miami, Bama, UCF, UF, FSU, and Michigan are all in play.

DE Brandon Burrows from Georgia has named UGA, UF, Bama, NC State, and OU as his top 5.

4/4/09

WR Darius White will attend the Texas Spring Game on Sunday. I expect him to commit to UT at some point.

Being told DT Denzel McCoy has committed to Ga. Tech. Great pickup for the Yellow Jackets.
UPDATE: McCoy to Ga, Tech is official.

RB Michael Dyer has named Auburn as his leader.

A day after getting an offer from Alabama, QB Blake Sims decided to pull the trigger and commit to the Tide.

4/5/09

Duncan(SC) RB Marcus Lattimore was in Tallahassee this weekend for the Seminole Spring Game. Lattimore really enjoyed himself and is scheduled to meet w/ Bobby Bowden today before leaving. I think this weekend will go a long way for FSU's chances of getting back toward the top of Lattimore's list.

Texas OG Chad Lindsay has pushed his announcement back to Monday.

An underrated OL from Texas, Luke Joeckel, has committed to Texas A&M.

LB Christian Jones named FSU his leader officially. I have been told by a couple people that Jones is a FSU silent.

OL Seantrel Henderson has seemed to have crossed Notre Dame off his list. I'm being told Minnesota is the school to beat at this time w/ Iowa, USC and Ohio State close behind. Also, being told Florida and Miami still have a slight chance to get into the thick of things w/ the best OL prospect in the nation.

4/6/09

LB Jeff Luc had a great visit to FSU over the weekend. The visit was so good I'm hearing it put FSU in the driver's seat for the physical LB.

OL Nick Demien seems to be favoring Missouri and Iowa at the moment. Demien is a talented tackle prospect that should expect some major offers soon that will give him something to think about.

Texas OL Chad Lindsay has committed to Bama. Chad Lindsay Interview

LB Austin Gray, from Michigan, has committed to Iowa. Nice pickup for Ferentz.

Arkansas DB Anterio Sloan committed to Nebraska over the weekend. Big pickup for the Cornhuskers if it sticks.

4/7/09

LB Justin Maclin has named LSU and Bama as his top 2 w/ Tennessee and Florida at 3/4.

DT Evan Hailes named his top 4: Bama, Tennessee, NC State, and LSU.

After a visit to Tallahassee over the weekend DB Alec Ogletree still has Miami out in front.

WR Ronald Carswell has committed to Alabama.

LB Gideon Ajagbe has committed to Florida.

Hearing that Jaylen Watkins and Gerald Christian will make their commitments to Florida public in the near future.

OL Robert Crisp has made his commitment to NC State public.

4/8/09

Tampa(FL) CB Terrence Mitchell has named FSU as his leader. Mitchell wants to take all his official visits before he decides.

LB C.J. Mosley has named a top 4 of Alabama, Tennessee, LSU, and Auburn. It should come down to Auburn/Bama. C.J. likes the depth chart at Auburn and the coaches at Bama. He is tentatively scheduled to visit Tuscaloosa on April 18th for the spring game.

CB Cody Riggs has named his seven finalists. They are Michigan, Notre Dame, UF, Wake, UGA, Wisconsin, and FSU. It will come down to FSU, UF and Notre Dame.

Being told that Kissimmee(FL) LB B.J. Butler is looking like a Georgia Bulldog.

Hearing that CB Lamarcus Joyner will stop by FSU on his way to Bama.

Michigan will have a nice group of blue chip recruits up to Ann Arbor this weekend for their spring game. Visitors include Marvin Robinson, Ricardo Miller, C.J. Olaniyan, Devin Gardner, Jerald Robinson, Dior Mathis, William Gholston, Latwan Anderson, Josh Furman, Austin White, and 2011 stud prospect DeAnthony Arnett among others. This might be the weekend that Marvin Robinson goes public with his Michigan commitment.

5 star DT Louis Nix has said he had a great time up in Tallahassee last weekend and that he got to know FSU real well.

4/9/09

ATH Lynden Trail named his final ten recently w/ Florida as his surprising leader. The other 9 are: USC, UGA, FSU, Miami, Tennessee, Michigan, USF, Bama, and South Carolina. I think Trail ends up a Hurricane.

CB LaMarcus Joyner had to cancel his trip north due to a family matter.

Newport Beach(CA) ATH Cecil Whiteside has committed to Cal.

Looks like Ohio State is coming on strong for TE C.J. Fiedorowicz.

Ohio State have offered Baltimore(MD) LB Jim Poggi.

Rumors floating around that RB Silas Redd will commit to Penn State at the spring game. Wouldn't be surprised if Khairi Fortt and/or Adrian Coxson made it official as well.

Being told that Flowery Branch(SC) QB Connor Shaw could commit to South Carolina any day.

WR Solomon Patton is really liking Florida right now and could commit to them soon.

4/10/09

Being told that Liberty(MO) WR Marcus Lucas is down to Missouri and Oklahoma. I think he ends up at Missouri.

Jaylen Watkins has officially gone public for Florida.

Florida State has offered Miami Central QB Jeffrey Godfrey. With good friend Brandon Gainer(100% FSU) as his teammate Godfrey will no doubt have something to think about. Godfrey has offers from USF, Michigan, Miami, UGA, and Tennessee.

Lots of rumblings surrounding Florida commitment Demar Dorsey opening his recruitment back up. With the public commitment of Jaylen Watkins this seems like it will happen. I'm being told Miami, Michigan, Tennessee, and FSU are all in play along w/ Florida.

4/11/09

Hearing that Texas RB Stephen Hopkins has committed to Michigan this morning.
UPDATE: Hopkins to Michigan is official.

LB/S prospect from Kissimmee(FL) Marc Deas has made his commitment to UGA public. His teammate B.J. Butler should join him soon.

UGA picked up another commitment today w/ the pledge of Top 300 member OL/DL Kolton Houston.

QB Connor Shaw has committed to South Carolina.

4/12/09

Among the visitors at Oklahoma's spring game were Demarco Cobbs, Blake Bell, Justin McCay, Corey Nelson, Tyrus Thompson, Kyle Prater, Marcus Lucas, Jackson Jeffcoat, Shaun Lewis, Xavier Grimble, and Michael Dyer. Prater, a WR from Illinois, enjoyed his visit and Oklahoma seems to have pulled even w/ Illinois and Notre Dame in the services for Prater.

Top 300 DT Cassius Marsh has committed to Cal.

RB Michael Dyer had a nice trip to Norman this weekend. Auburn and Arkansas remain the two possibilities for Dyer at this point.

Miami(FL) OL Torrian Wilson had an excellent visit to Michigan for the spring game. So well in fact that Wilson has put Michigan on top of his list of schools. From what I've heard the only way Wilson doesn't go to Miami is if the Hurricanes let him get away.

4/13/09

WR Tai-ler Jones will make his decision on Thursday between Notre Dame, UNC, Stanford, and Georgia. I'm hearing it's UGA. Also being told that Stanford is a real player in this and that Harbaugh and company have made up a lot of ground.

Top RB Lache Seastrunk and good friend Travon Reed had a great visit to Auburn over the weekend. Auburn is a real possibility for both from what I'm hearing at this stage. The duo is rumored to be a package deal. In the end, LSU will be tough to beat for both the 5 star prospects.

5 Star DT Brandon Willis has named UNC, FSU, and UGA as his favorites. UGA has made up a lot of ground on the talented Willis, but I'd be surprised if he didn't sign w/ Florida State on NSD.

Tampa(FL) OL Chaz Green has named Florida as his leader. USC, Tennessee, and FSU are the other schools in play.

4/14/09

Depending on whom I speak with, it is either Stanford or UGA for WR Tai-ler Jones. The consensus being UGA.

Huge DT Dak Smith has officially committed to USC.

Lots of rumors around that Lache Seastrunk and Trovon Reed committed while at Auburn this past weekend. I've been told that isn't true, but Auburn definitely hit a home run w/ the coveted duo.

4/15/09

5 star DB LaMarcus Joyner will be in Tallahassee today to visit Florida State. Joyner has said he can't wait and that he is very excited to meet Coach Buckley in person. UPDATE: Joyner has decided to stay overnight in Tallahassee.

Top 300 LB Tony Jefferson has named a top 5 of USC, Penn State, Oklahoma, Florida, and Georgia.

Notre Dame will have a nice array of players at their spring game this Saturday. Among them are C.J. Fiedorowicz, Nick Montana, Khairi Fortt, Cody Riggs, Chris Martin, Christian Lombard, Justin McCay, Spencer Boyd, and James Stone. The Irish could pick up anywhere from 3 to 0 commits w/ Riggs, Fiedorowicz, and Boyd being the most likely candidates.

Chesapeake(VA) QB Phillip Sims has committed to Alabama.

4/16/09

Hearing that WR Tai-ler Jones will announce for Stanford today.

Couple of Miami notes:
STA DB Brian Robinson is thought to be a heavy Cane lean and might pull the trigger pretty soon.
Another prospect that should join the Canes soon is DE Corey Lemonier.

DB LaMarcus Joyner will spend another day in Tallahassee. Joyner was originally scheduled to stay for only 4-6 hours on Wednesday.

Tai-ler Jones has committed to Stanford.

OL James Hurst has named his top 5; Miss. St., Ohio State, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. I've been told Florida is in the lead.

Looks like WR Solomon Patton(Florida lean) and LaDarius Owens will forego the LSU spring game in order to attend Alabama's spring game. Owens, an underrated LB prospect from Alabama, has Auburn and Bama as his top 2. The Tide need a good showing this weekend.

Seems like the visit to Florida State is going pretty well for LaMarcus Joyner. He now says FSU leads for his services.

4/17/09

Hearing that Cincinnati(OH) OL Matt James will commit to Notre Dame this weekend while in South Bend.

Rumors abound regarding Alabama's upcoming weekend. A couple bits:

Phillip Sims is in the ear of WR Solomon Patton and is trying to sway him to the Crimson Tide. Patton, who just last week was a heavy Gator lean, is now on the verge of committing to Alabama from what I'm hearing.

Another visitor who is headed to Tuscaloosa this weekend is WR Markieth Ambles. I've been told there is a decent chance for an Ambles commit by the end of Sunday.

Hearing that Tavadis Glenn has committed to Miami.

Marvin Robinson has made his commitment to Michigan public.

Hot15 member Risean Broussard has committed to Tennessee. Expect the DT from Louisiana to jump in a lot of rankings in the future.

Alabama will have a plethora of elite 2010 recruits in for their spring game tomorrow. Among those confirmed are Garry Peters, C.J. Moseley, William Gholston, Chris Dunkley, Jarrick Williams, Ryan Smith, De'Joshua Johnson, Nash Nance, Damien Robinson, Vincent Sanders, Eric Mack, Giovanni Benard, Juwuan James, Harrison Jones, Mack Brown, Roy Finch, DeAndrew White, Markieth Ambles, Solomon Patton, LaDarius Owens, Brandon Burrows, and Da'Rick Rogers.

Tavadis Glenn to Miami is official.

Possible commits to Alabama this weekend are TE Harrison Jones, WR Solomon Patton, WR Markieth Ambles, DE Craig Sanders, DE Wilson Love.

4/18/09

DB LaMarcus Joyner has made his way from Tallahassee to Knoxville for the Tennessee spring game.

Saint Thomas Aquinas(FL) DB Keion Payne visited FSU this past week w/ best friend LaMarcus Joyner. Payne, who only has a verbal offer from FSU at this time, said Florida St. is his #1 school. If FSU gives him a written offer I expect him to commit on the spot and that would further cement Joyner to Florida State. Payne has joined Joyner at the UT spring game.

Kind of off topic, but Duke backup PG Greg Paulus won't be going to Michigan and honestly would never have been in contention to be the QB there. I expect him to land at Syracuse if anywhere.

DE Wilson Love has committed to Alabama.

Being told that Dallas Skyline(TX) LB Corey Nelson will follow high school teammate Mike Davis to LSU.

JUCO OL Brice Schwab committed to USC today while visiting their scrimmage.

Hearing that West Palm(FL) ATH Gerald Christian couldn't make it to the UF spring game. Instead of making his commitment public in Gainesville, he will now officially commit at his HS spring jamboree.

Washington QB Jake Heaps has named a top five of Tennessee, BYU, Cal, Washington, and LSU. It Should come down to UW and BYU w/ UW being the choice. Tennessee could be the darkhorse.

West Virginia picked up a couple commitments today in LB Davion Rogers and ATH Mike Dorsey.

Colorado OL Mike Moudy has committed to Nebraska.

Olive Branch(MS) OL Shun Coleman has committed to Auburn. This will only help w/ the recruitment of Coleman's teammate Damien Robinson.

Rumors about Lache Seastrunk and Marcus Lattimore discussing going to Auburn together are flying around. Haven't heard anything about this. In fact, I've been told Lattimore is looking to be a featured back as a freshman. While Seastrunk is an Auburn possibility, I just don't see it w/ Lattimore. I think it's a 4 way race between UNC, S. Carolina, FSU, and Georgia for Lattimore.

Hearing that Delray Beach(FL) ATH James Louis committed to Florida today.

LB B.J. Butler has officially committed to Georgia.

RB Mack Brown attended the UF spring game today instead of the Bama game. The Gator coaching staff has made RB a real priority in recruiting this year and Brown is near the top of the list. It will come down to UGA or UF for Brown.

Alabama has landed ThaRinger.com's #2 player in Alabama for 2011, WR Marvin Shinn.


4/19/09

Looks like Notre Dame had a successful Saturday w/ a couple elite recruits. Kyle Prater and teammate Corey Cooper were happy w/ the visit and ND should be in the thick of things for the duo. They seemed to impress OL James Stone so much that ND now is at the top of his list. Cody Riggs, Lo Wood(who is loving ND), Spencer Boyd, Nick Montana, Justin McCay, and James Stone are all staying an extra day in South Bend.

Maryland LB Javarie Johnson, a candidate for The Hot List, has committed to Michigan.
UPDATE: Looks like Johnson's HS coach jumped the gun and Javarie hasn't officially committed to Michigan yet.

One more tidbit from the ND spring game. Stamford(CT) LB Khairi Fortt attended and a couple ND people I've spoken with seem to think they pulled even w/ Penn State after the visit. I'm hearing the exact opposite. I'm being told along w/ Silas Redd, Fortt is now seriously considering committing to PSU next weekend.

Underrated Pittsburgh(PA) LB Myles Davis has committed to Syracuse. The Orange have also added QB John Kinder.

DB LaMarcus Joyner has concluded his week of visits. Tennessee, FSU, and Alabama all got a look from the top CB in the country. Joyner was impressed by all 3 places, but says Florida State was the best. Joyner went on to name no favorites until he visits Colombus next weekend. It looks like the Buckeyes will have to hit a home run to stay at the top of his list.

Duncan(SC) RB Marcus Lattimore has named Auburn his leader after his weekend visit. Auburn is in play for all top 3 RB's in 2010 and have a good chance to land one. I can't see Lattimore being that guy though.

S/LB Luke Muncie has committed to LSU.

WR De'Joshua Johnson enjoyed his visit to Tuscaloosa so much that he put Alabama in his top 2 w/ Florida State. I wouldn't get my hopes up Bama fans; this one has been over for a while. Expect Johnson to announce for FSU in late September.

Solomon Patton, a great WR prospect from Mobile(AL), has said he doesn't want to rush into his decision and has named a top 6 of Florida, Southern Miss, Auburn, Tennessee, Alabama, and LSU. Patton went on to say he plans to announce on or near NSD, but could do it sooner if things become too much. I expect him to announce for Bama or Florida.

Underrated DE/DT Richard Ash from Pahokee(FL) has named Florida as his leader. Ash, who could play either DL position in college, just received an offer from Florida this past week. Florida, Florida State, and Miami should all get a good look w/ USC being the darkhorse.

4/20/09

Hearing that Nebraska is pretty far out in front for Keeston Terry and a commitment might not be far off.


Being told that JUCO stud WR Kenbrell Thompkins is very close to committing to UF.

Notre Dame made quite an impression on ATH Spencer Boyd. Boyd, I'm told, almost committed over the weekend. I expect Boyd to commit to ND fairly soon if he doesn't receive an offer from Miami.

Rumors floating around about a possible Kelcy Quarles de-commit from South Carolina. It seems like the talented DT is going back and forth on SC/Tennessee.

Looks like OL Matt James decided to hold off on that ND commitment after visiting an Ohio State practice.

DE Brandon Burrows has named UF, Bama, and UGA as his top three.

LB Tony Jefferson has USC in front by a wide margin and a commitment should come soon.


Baltimore(MD) LB/DB Jordan Haden has officially committed to Florida.

A prospect that is sure to rise in the national rankings is Corona(CA) DB Demetrius Wright. Wright, a 6'1 CB, has a top 2 of Arizona and Oregon w/ Tennessee as a darkhorse. If USC offers, it could get interesting.


Hot List member, RB Trajuan Briggs, has a top 2 of Cal and USC. In the end I think Briggs ends up at USC.

Hearing that LB Gerald Christian has gone public w/ his UF commitment. UPDATE: Christian to UF officially public.

It seems like Virginia Beach(VA) WR Justin Hunter had such a good time at his unofficial to LSU this past weekend that now the Tigers have surged to the top of his list. In fact, I've been told that Les Miles and company feel pretty confident a commitment isn't far off from the ultra talented prospect.

4/21/09

Ariton(AL) DE Craig Sanders, I'm told, will commit to Alabama in the near future.

Ohio State has a nice group of talent this weekend coming in. Among the visitors for the spring game are Spencer Ware, Cody Riggs, Scott McVey, Garrison Smith, Nick Montana, Mack Brown, LaMarcus Joyner, Matt James, Tyrone Williams, Andrew Norwell, Corey Brown, Dior Mathis, and 2011 stud Braxton Miller.

It looks like Penn State QB commit Paul Jones has wandering eyes. Jones, one of the top QB prospects in the country, still says he is "kind of" committed but will take a look at WVU, Pitt, and Stanford in the coming weeks. While Jones is firming up his decision, PSU looks to be in good shape w/ underrated Michigan QB Robert Bolden.

A report came out today touting Michigan as the leader for Dallas(TX) LB Corey Nelson. I haven't heard anything to this effect until now and was told last week that LSU would end up w/ Nelson.

Ft. Lauderdale(FL) DB Cody Riggs has named Notre Dame as his leader. Also hearing that Riggs has cancelled his trip to Columbus. I would expect Riggs to announce for Notre Dame and to do it pretty soon. If he doesn't, Miami, FSU, UGA, and UF all become players.

4/22/09

Garry Peters, CB from GA., has named Alabama as a way out in front leader after visiting A-Day this weekend. He should commit as soon as he can get his family on a visit to the Capstone.

I have heard a dozen different stories concerning Tavaris Barnes and whether or not he's committed to UF. I believe he has committed and it should be confirmed later today. The real question should be 'does it matter
'? I don't see Barnes ending up at UF by NSD '10.

QB Nick Montana doesn't look like he will be making his scheduled trip to the OSU spring game, but should visit in the near future. It doesn't look good for the Buckeyes right now, but things could change.

It looks like LSU transfer Phelon Jones will land at Alabama. Jones has 2 years of eligibility left and would be available starting in 2010.

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Premier TE prospect Xavier Grimble will announce his college destination on Friday. It's between USC and Oklahoma w/ USC most likely being the choice.

Website report recently about DT Jacobbi McDaniel possibly playing professional baseball instead of attending FSU. I've heard there is ZERO chance of that happening and Jacobbi will be attending FSU.

OL Mark Shuman has committed to Virginia Tech.

DT Tavaris Barnes will now hold off for a couple of weeks before he makes his decision. UF is definitely the leader at this point, but don't discount FSU. I was told he in fact did commit, but then his family intervened and asked him to take some time.

LSU has offered Hot List member QB Jesse Scroggins. The underrated QB from Lakewood(CA) will be a top 10 QB recruit before the end of the cycle.


Looks like Bamberg(SC) OL A.J. Cann will announce for South Carolina in the next couple weeks.

Update on DB Cody Riggs; I'm being told he WILL make the trek up to Columbus for the OSU spring game. In other Buckeye news, hearing that Ft. Wayne(IN) RB Rod Smith will likely make his Ohio State pledge public this weekend. Smith is one of the most underrated players in the nation.

Wow! OL James Hurst has committed to North Carolina. Great get for the Heels.

4/23/09

Looks like the nation's number one TE Xavier Grimble has committed to USC. He will announce it on Friday.

USC has offered Miami(FL) DE/TE Lynden Trail and have caused Trail to re-think his list of schools. He can say what he wants, but in the end Trail is all Miami.

Look for one of Christian Green, Jared Haggins, or Kenny Shaw to make their FSU commitment public in the near future. The 'Noles need some momentum and the coaching staff knows it.

JUCO DT Patrick Harris has committed to Tennessee. Seems like a bit of a reach from Orgeron, but he knows more than I.

Looks like Jacksonville(FL) ATH and South Carolina commit Sean Tapley is anything but committed. I'm hearing Tapley is on the verge of a change in commitment to the University of Miami.

4/24/09

Pennsylvania(PA) OL Seth Betancourt has named Boston College and Rutgers as his top 2. He will attend the BC spring game tomorrow.

Miami(FL) RB Eduardo Clements has named UGA, Miami, and FSU as his top 3. While I once thought there was no chance of Clements going anywhere other than FSU; I now feel he most likely will. The Seminole coaches are just not recruiting him at all. I'd say Miami in the end.

Penn State will be hosting a very nice group of players tomorrow. Included in the select group are Adrian Coxson, Paul Jones, Mike Hull, Josh Furman, Khairi Fortt, Dakota Royer, Sharrif Floyd, and Silas Redd. Expect a couple commits w/ Redd, Coxson, and Fortt being the most likely.

Georgia has offered San Diego(CA) RB Brennan Clay. Clay is a unique RB prospect who could also play in the slot. The talented prospect had over 1,000 yards rushing and receiving as a Junior. Michigan is said to be out in front for Clay.

4/25/09

Underrated LB Scott McVey has committed to Ohio State.

Penn State commitment QB Paul Jones has made it clear he is intent on being a Penn State Nittany Lion after his visit to Happy Valley today. Jones had somewhat opened his recruitment in the last couple weeks.

DL Ego Ferguson was at the Maryland spring game today. Ferguson seems to be wide open.

Talk out of Columbus that DB LaMarcus Joyner is loving his visit and was close to pulling the trigger for OSU. I expect to hear these same stories w/ Joyner all the way until Feb. '10.

4/26/09

Lamarcus Joyner has made it back from his Ohio State experience. Joyner enjoyed himself by all accounts saying it was his best visit yet along w/ Florida State. I'm sure this battle will last all the way until Feb. 3rd, 2010.

Hot List member Darian Stone was named QB MVP of the Athens Nike Camp.

Springville(AL) WR Jeremy Richardson has named Auburn as his leader. Chizik and his staff are doing a heck of a job.

4/27/09

LB Jim Poggi has committed to Iowa. Iowa might have one of the surprise classes this year. A top 15 class is possible if things fall their way.

WR/S prospect Ted Meline has named a top 3 of Oregon, Georgia, and Tennessee.

DL Telvin Smith has named Florida State as his leader. A commitment shouldn't be too far off for the Seminoles.

The #1 ranked player at present on this site, DE Jackson Jeffcoat said he plans to visit Georgia, Cal, Rutgers, USC, Florida, and Stanford by the end of summer. Jeffcoat has already had unofficials to Texas, LSU, and Oklahoma.

DE Allen "T.J." Stripling has named a top 5 of Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Tennessee, and Clemson. I think he ends up at UGA, although FSU and Tennessee have come on strong as of late.


USC has offered WR Kyle Prater.

4/28/09

Little bit of Florida HS football news. WR Chris Dunkley has transferred to Pahokee HS. Interesting...


ATH Ronnie Vinson has named Alabama, USC, LSU, UCLA, Tennessee, and Michigan as his leaders. Vinson, most likely a safety, will be hard to pry away from LSU.

Jacksonville(FL) DB Rashad Knight has picked up an offer from Michigan after an impressive showing at the Nike camp this past weekend. Knight, at 5'11 with 4.4 speed, is an underrated player that is sure to get more major offers. The speedy DB named Michigan his leader on the spot.

4/29/09

Portland(OR) DE Owamagbe Odighizuwa has named Stanford, USC, and Florida as his top 3. I think he wants to go to USC, but may end up at Stanford due to the USC number crunch at the DE position.

Rumors flying around today involving Tennessee.
Could a big time commit happen as soon as tonight? Some people think so w/ Kelcy Quarles at the top of their wish lists. Haven't heard anything concrete on this rumor though.

Rising DE prospect Fre'Shad Hunter has named LSU, UF, FSU, and NC State his leaders. Hearing NC State and LSU are out in front.

Hialeah(FL) DT Calvin Smith has some very impressive recent offers from
the likes of UF, Miami, Tennessee, Notre Dame, and FSU. With that said, I was told a month ago that Smith was all Illinois.

Hearing highly recruited QB Austin Hinder has Cal out in front.

Also, being told Penn State could have a couple of commitments in the near future led by Adrian Coxson and Silas Redd.

Rumors that QB Jake Heaps has silently committed to Tennessee are everywhere. I have heard nothing about this from anybody I know, but I'll keep looking into it. Washington was thought to be the other school in play.

4/30/09

Pahokee CB Merrill Noel has Wake, WVU, and Georgia as his present top 3. FSU, once in the lead for Noel, is still in play, but barely. Noel doesn't like the off-field issues in Tallahassee. In an unrelated rare bit of good news for FSU these days, Greg Reid is looking like he'll qualify.


WR Adrian Coxson has officially committed to Penn State. Nice get for Joe Paterno and staff.

Greenwell Springs(LA) ATH Drew Dileo has committed to Michigan.

Regarding yesterday's Heaps rumor of silently committing to Tennessee. I've spoken w/ a couple of Tennessee people and a west coast guy; while the UT people are pretty confident w/ where they are at w/ Heaps at this juncture, they have not heard of a commitment. One of my guys on the west coast is telling me BYU, Washington, and UT all have a shot, but in his words "No way" did Heaps already commit. If I were a Vols fan I'd want Jesse Scroggins more anyway.

Pennsylvania (PA) OL Seth Betancourt has committed to Boston College. Heck of a grab by the Eagles. Betancourt will rise in the rankings and w/ underrated QB Joe Boisture, BC is off to a great start.