RECRUITING
1) Alabama 3) Florida 11) Auburn 14) Texas A&M 16) LSU 17) Tennessee
18) South Carolina 19) Georgia 28) Vanderbilt 30) Miss State 32) Missouri
35) Arkansas 44) Ole Miss
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Still waiting on Josh Harvey-Clemons to Sign. Says grandpa won't sign papers.
Darius Philon de-commits from Alabama signs with Arkansas
Avery Young commits to Auburn over Georgia.
WR Ricardo Louis commits to Auburn over FSU.
DB Landon Collins leave La and chooses Alabama over LSU.
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2) Alabama 5) Florida 6) LSU 9) South Carolina 10) Georgia 20) Miss State
21) Texas A&M 22) Arkansas 24) Tennessee
WR Thomas Johnson commits to Texas A&M (#3 WR on ESPNU)
Alabama Loses 2nd commit....Casey Gladney to Texas Tech
WR Justin Agholor picks Lane Kiffin over Florida.
WR Quinshad Davis picks UNC over Vols.
LSU loses longtime commit LB Toshiro Davis to Texas.
#1 Alabama #2 Florida #9 Georgia #11 Texas A&M #13 LSU
#16 Tennessee #18 South Carolina #19 Auburn #28 Vanderbilt
#32 Missouri #36 Arkansas #37 Miss State #47 Ole Miss
DB Trae Elston stays in-state and signs with Ole Miss over LSU.
Top LB in country Kwon Alexander leaving state of Miss for LSU.
Beniquez Brown signs with Miss State over Ole Miss & Auburn.
DT Dalvin Tomlinson picks Tide over Georgia.
#1 recruit in country Dorial Green Beckham chooses Missouri over Arkansas.
Josh Dawson flips commitment from Vandy to Georgia.
DE Dante Fowler switches to Florida after committing to FSU.
ESPN has Alabama rated with the #1 recruiting class as of 10:30 am ET
5 Star Shaq Roland commits to Gamecocks.
Georgia 1st sign was 5 Star O-Lineman John Theus
Kentucky 1st sign was 5 star QB Patrick Towles
Biggest surpise is JUCO prospect WR Cordarrelle Patterson to Vols
Auburn gets WR Jaquay Williams over UGA
Georgia gets LB Josh Harvey Clemons over Auburn, FSU
Gamecocks get RB Mike Davis from Florida
Justin Taylor switched from Alabama to Kentucky
Ole Miss gets 5 star DE Channing Ward
Gamecocks get Chaz Elder, one of top DBs in Georgia
1) ALABAMA
2) Texas
3) FLORIDA
4) Michigan
5) LSU
6) Miami FL
7) Ohio $tate
8) Oklahoma
9) Florida $tate
10) California
11) TEXAS A&M
12) Clem$on
13) SOUTH CAROLINA
14) TENNESSEE
15) AUBURN
16) Oregon
17) Stanford
18) U$C
19) GEORGIA
20) Notre Dame
Our sources indicate that the Vanderbilt Commodores have received a verbal commit from Blake Fromang from Orlando, Florida.
Fromang is 6'8, 280 lbs and plays offensive tackle.
He had offers from a lot of schools and 2 SEC schools of Kentucky and Ole Miss.
Our sources indicate that CJ Curry from Flowery Brach, Georgia has de-committed from the Georgia Bulldogs.
Our sources indicate that the Tennessee Volunteers have received a verbal commit from Otha Peters from Covington, Louisiana. Peters is 6'1" 221 lbs and play outside linebacker.
Peters had offers from Arkansas, Ole Miss and Miss State and about 10 other offers.
Our sources indicate that Drae Bowles from Jackson Tennessee has given a verbal commit to the Tennessee Volunteers.
Bowles is 6'1, 198 lbs and considered a four star by Rivals.
He had offers from Arkansas, Auburn, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Miss State, Vandy plus other non-SEC schools.
GATORSPORTS.COM--Friday Night Lights (also known as FNL) is a one-night summer camp, or showcase, for high school football players from around the country. It was the brainchild of Urban Meyer and his inaugural staff at Florida in 2005, and it has grown into a monster.
Within a few years of its inception, FNL became the best-known on-campus summer showcase in the nation. It benefits most from being among the last camps of the summer, so as to maximize the number of elite recruits who can attend. It also benefits from the atmosphere of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at night with music blaring and videos of Gator exploits on a massive TV screen.
As the years have gone by, FNL has attracted more and more top prospects. And while there were some questions about how new Florida coach Will Muschamp would embrace and continue FNL, all signs are pointing to this year’s event being the biggest yet.
ATLANTA JOURNAL- UGA will have its biggest recruiting event of the summer with the “Dawg Night” prospect camp on Friday.
Some of the top college football prospects from the state and the Southeast region are scheduled to participate or attend the camp.
UGA, which already has 10 commitments for its 2012 class, will be trying to add a couple of more over the weekend. Last year’s “Dawg Night” produced commitments from two offensive line prospects from Florida, Zach DeBell and Nathan Theus.
At this year’s event, the most celebrated guest will be Theus’ older brother, John Theus, a 5-star OL recruit from Jacksonville, Fla. The younger Theus recently named Florida, UGA, and Texas as his finalists.
Our sources indicate that Cody Waldrop of Seffner, Florida has chosen South Carolina and will answer questions at 3 pm Thursday.
Waldrop is an offensive lineman at 6'4", 315 lbs and has offers from Georgia, LSU, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt in the SEC.
He also has offers from Fla $tate and interest from Auburn and Alabama.
Here is the latest on recruiting commits through July 12 as we approach SEC Media days:
(1) LSU Tigers 15
(2) Alabama Crimson Tide 14
(3) Auburn Tigers 10
(4) Miss State Bulldogs 9
(5) Arkansas Razorbacks 8
(6) Ole Miss Rebels 7
It has been fairly active the last few weeks for South Carolina, Kentucky and Vanderbilt.
Verbal commits for 2012 thru July 12:
(1) South Carolina 14....
(2) Florida Gators 12...
(3) Kentucky 13....
(4) Vanderbilt 12...
(5) Georgia 10...
(6) Tennessee 2...
Our sources indicate Paris Head from Buford Georgia has given a verbal commitment to the Vanderbilt Commodores. Head is 6'1", 170 lbs and plays cornerback. He received a lot of looks from top SEC programs but no offers yet.
He did receive offers from ACC programs.
Our sources indicate that Darren Lake of York Alabama has committed to the Crimson Tide. York is 6'3" 328 lbs and plays defensive tackle.
He had offers from Tennessee and interest from Auburn and Miss State.
BIG SPUR- South Carolina picked up commitment No. 8 on Monday when defensive end Darius English (Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern) went public with his commitment to South Carolina.
English is 6'6", 210 lbs and plays defensive end.
English chose the Gamecocks over offers from schools like Auburn, North Carolina, Arkansas, Michigan State, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and several others.
Our sources indicate that Josh Dawson from Tucker, Georgia has given a verbal commit to play for Vanderbilt. Dawson is 6'4", 225 lbs and plays defensive end.
He has been offered by Georgia, South Carolina and Miss State and 14 other primarily ACC schools.
Our sources indicate that the South Carolina Gamecocks have been given a verbal commit from Rico McWilliams from Hampton, Georgia. McWilliams is 6'0, 170 lbs and will probably play corner.
McWilliams had offers from Arkansas, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Miss State, Vanderbilt plus 7 other schools.
Our sources indicate that the Arkansas Razorbacks have received a verbal commit from Jeremy Sprinkle from White Hall, Arkansas. Sprinkle is 6'6", 210 lbs and plays defensive end.
Sprinkle had offers from Miss State, Louisville, Purdue and 5 others.
Our sources indicate that Cole Carter from Caledonia, Mississippi has given a verbal commit to Miss State Bulldogs. Carter is 6'6", 285 lbs and had no other offers yet.
Our sources indicate Miss State has received a verbal commit from Torrey Bell who is 6'5" 220 lbs from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Bell also received offer from Southern Miss.
Our sources indicate that Lorenzo Phillips has given a verbal commit to the Florida Gators. Phillips is 6'1" 200 lbs and is from Patterson, Louisiana.
Phillips had offers from Alabama, LSU, Tennessee, Texas A&M. Rivals recruit ranking #146.
Our sources indicate JaQuay Williams 6'3", 204 lbs from Tyrone Georgia has committed to the Auburn Tigers. Williams had narrowed his choices to Auburn and Ohio $tate.
Williams is considered #94 top recruit in the 2012 class.
Our sources indicate that TJ Yeldon from Daphne Alabama has given a verbal commit to the Auburn Tigers. Yeldon is 6'2" 205 lbs and considered the #58 best player in the country for the 2012 class.
Yeldon has offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee plus other schools.
Our sources indicate Khalid Henderson from Austell, Georgia has verbally committed to the Tennessee Volunteers.
Henderson is 6'2" 215 lbs and had offers from Middle Tennessee, Connecticut and Troy.
ATLANTA JOURNAL- Stephenson projects to have 14-17 sign D1 scholarships in 2012, which is a candidate to lead the nation. Here’s an updated list of commitments:
- RB Mike Davis (Florida)
- DT Jafar Mann (Florida)
- LB Darreon Herring (Vanderbilt)
- DL Carlos Hood (South Carolina)
- WR DeMarcus Sweat (Kentucky)
- DB Shawn Blaylock (Kentucky)
- DB Kyle Fleetwood (South Carolina)
- LB Raphael Kirby (Miami)
- DE Jarontay Jones (Virginia Tech)
- Joshua Parris (Syracuse)
ATHENS BANNER HERALD- Georgia picked up a pair of football commitments Sunday night for its defense from Jenkins County duo Jonathan Taylor and James Deloach.
Deloach is 6-4 and 275 pounds and was recruited to play end or outside linebacker for the Bulldogs. He broke his left arm in the fourth game last season.
Our sources indicate that the Georgia Bulldogs have received a verbal commit from Colin Barber from Cartersville, Georgia.
Barber is 6'2" 185 lbs and does not have any other offers yet.
Our sources indicate Travis Blanks made a terrible decision today by choosing Clem$on. At 6'1" 195 lbs playing cornerback Blank had offers from all the premier SEC Schools including Alabama, Auburn, Arkansas, LSU, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia. The commitment is only verbal so maybe he will change his mind during the Fall.
Blank is considered the #27 rated recruit for 2012. Lives in Tallahassee, Florida.
Our sources indicate that Ricky Parks has given a verbal commit to Auburn. Parks is a 6'3" 230 lb Tight End and considered the #92 rated recruit in the country.
Parks is from Hogansville, Georgia and has offers from every major southern school. In the last few days, he had narrowed his choices to Alabama, Auburn and Georgia according to our sources.
Our sources indicate that Davante Bourque from Crowley, Louisiana has de-committed from Texas A&M and committed to LSU tigers. Bourque is 6'3" 205 lbs and plays running back.
Bourque had offers from Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas A&M.
RIVALS- Coach Houston Nutt had a big grab today in getting Jaylen Walton from Memphis, Tennessee. 5'8" 164 lbs and fast running back.
Had offers from Arkansas, Auburn, Miss State and Vandy plus 9 others.
Here's a list of the current SEC commitments in the ESPNU 150:
Alabama (6)
No. 5 Eddie Williams, of Panama City, Fla., S
No. 25 Brandon Green, of Ellenwood, Ga., OT
No. 72 Dillon Lee, Buford, Ga., LB
No. 112 Reggie Ragland, of Madison, Ala., LB
No. 126 Tyler Hayes, of Thomasville, Ala., LB
No. 133 Dakota Ball, Lindale, Ga., DT
Florida (4)
No. 14 Jessamen Dunker, of Boynton Beach, Fla., OT
No. 83 Colin Thompson, of Warminster, Pa., TE
No. 106 Latroy Pittman, of Citra, Fla., WR
No. 113 Omari Phillips, of Venice, Fla., OT
LSU (3)
No. 42 Avery Johnson, of Pompano Beach, Fla., WR
No. 71 Torshiro Davis, of Shreveport, La., DE
No. 131 Ronnie Feist, Edgard, La., LB
Auburn (2)
No. 32 Ricardo Louis, of Miami Beach, Fla., ATH
No. 77 Joshua Holsey, of Fairburn, Ga., CB
Ole Miss (1)
No. 36 Isaac Gross, of Batesville, Miss., DT
South Carolina (1)
No. 59 Brock Stadnik, of Greensboro, N.C., OT
Our sources indicate that Rickey Jefferson from Destrehan, Louisiana has given a verbal commit to LSU. He is 6'0, 180 lbs and plays wide receiver.
No other offers at this time.
ESPN- The top 150 football players in the country have been identified by ESPN. We will do more analysis later but so far 5 SEC schools have received verbal commits from players on the list:
Alabama 6
Florida 4
LSU 3
Auburn 2
South Carolina 1
Our sources indicate that Casey Gladney picked up an offer from Nick Saban and gave a verbal commitment to play for the Tide.
Gladney is from Columbia, SC and is 6'1" 183 lbs and had offers from Tennessee, Kentucky and Cincinnati. Interest from SCarolina but no offer yet.
Sources indicate that Kavahra Holmes of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana has committed to LSU tigers. Holmes is 6'1" 180 lbs and a speedy wide receiver.
Had interest from Alabama and Arkansas but only other offer was TCU.
Our sources indicate Jordan Batiste from Lutcher, Louisiana made a verbal commit to Ole Miss. Batiste is 5'8" and 161 lbs and plays cornerback.
Batiste had offers from Miss State, Vanderbilt, Memphis and others.
He had interest from LSU but not offered yet.
ESPN- Wednesday marks the unveiling of the 2011 ESPNU 150 that names the nation’s top 150 recruits. Some would consider it a holiday of sorts.
How did the 2010 class fare? Marcus Lattimore (unanimous choice for National and SEC Freshman of the Year)
Michael Dyer holds freshman rushing record at Auburn.
Alabama's DeMarcus Milliner and CJ Mosely made huge impacts as freshman.
Our sources indicate that Quadry Antoine from Belle Chasse, Louisiana has committed to the Miss State Bulldogs.
Antoine plays safety and is 6'1" 210 lbs. Had interest from Alabama and LSU but no offers.
Did have offers from Arkansas, Memphis, Oregon State and others.
KNOXVILLE NEWS- Despite Fulmer’s relatively thrifty final year, UT has spent $390,757 on recruiting services since 2008.
According to a report in the Birmingham News, the University of Alabama spent $218,628 and Auburn University paid $99,082 on recruiting services 2008-2010. 2007-2009, LSU spent slightly more than $250,000, according to WBRZ-TV in Baton Rouge. The University of Georgia, according to a report in the Macon Telegraph, has paid just $37,619 since 2009.
Our sources indicate that Kyle Fleetwood has given a verbal commitment to South Carolina. Kyle is 5'11" and 200 lbs and plays safety.
He was also offered by LSU, Ole Miss, Vandy, Penn State and 9 other schools.
Cedric Jiles is MSU's third in-state commitment as well for the Class of 2012, joining Madison Central offensive lineman Devon Desper and McComb athlete Deonte Evans.
With his college recruitment behind him, he said he welcomes the challenge of playing in the SEC at the next level.
Jiles is 6'0', 180 lbs expected to play cornerback. Miss State was the only college that offered so far.
Our sources indicate another Stephenson High athlete is committing to Kentucky. Shawn Blaylock 5'11" 172 lbs will play wide receiver or cornerback.
Had offers from Arkansas State and Middle Tennessee State.
DeMarcus Sweat from Stephenson High also committed to the Wildcats.
Our sources indicate that Ricardo Louis of Miami Beach Florida has committed to the Auburn Tigers.
Louis is 6'2" 190 lbs and had offers from Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, Ole Miss.
Ohio $tate, Miami (FL), all Florida schools.
WAR EAGLE EXTRA- Auburn picked up Darius Philon, a defensive end from Pritchard, Alabama.
Sources indicate that Demarcus Sweat from Stone Mountain has committed to the Wildcats. Sweat is 6'2", 185 lbs and attends the famous Stephenson High which may send as many as 17 athletes to D1 schools.
RIVALS- Shane Callahan 6'6, 277 lbs from Parker, Colorado commited to Auburn over Big Cat Weekend.
He also had offers from Michigan, Washington, Arizona, Vanderbilt.
Our sources indicate that Offensive coordinator Jim Chaney gave a formal offer to Preston Dewey of Austin, Texas. Dewey is 6'3, 205 lbs.
Other offers include Miami (FL), Utah, Wyoming, UCLA.
Deway has had interest from Alabama, LSU, South Carolina but no offers.
ESPN- Alabama and Florida have a big lead on recruiting for 2011. The two schools have received verbal commits from 18 players on the ESPNU 150 Watch list.
Everybody else has watchlist players too except for Miss State.
See the full breakdown by team.
GATORSPORTS- When you have a successful foundation built like Florida does, you can recruit in two states and compete for a national championship.
The Gators have targeted Florida and Georgia and the talent is rich. See who they are recruiting...
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AJC- Josh Holsey, who is a candidate to be the Georgia’s No. 1 college football prospect at DB for 2012, will pick between his finalists of Auburn, UGA, LSU and Virginia Tech at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
AJC- 24 early offers for the 5'10" 180 lbs defensive back from Creekside High in Fairburn GA. Josh Holsey became an ovenight sensation when he ran a 4.31 40 yard dash....
Holsey was a childhood favorite of the Dawgs but no offer after a visit. He was said to be leaning toward Auburn. Georgia offered last week.
Announcement schedule for Tuesday 3 pm.
SOURCES: We are hearing from sources that Joshua Holsey from Fairburn, GA will make his verbal commitment on Tues at 3 pm. 5'9", 171 lb cornerback.
He has over 20 offers from all major programs. Alabama, Auburn, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Ole Miss Miss State.
Ohio State, Florida State....
THE TENNESSEAN- The Vanderbilt Commodores added three players from the state of Georgia on Thursday. All three players were on the defensive side of the ball and it gives the 2011 class a total of 6 recruits....
For details on the player, click link.
RIVALS- Vandy picks up their 3rd commit for the day with LaDarius Banks 6'2", 250 lbs defensive end from East Paulding, Georgia.
He also had offers from Illinois, Southern Miss, Troy and Cincinnati.
RIVALS- Vanderbilt picks up Stephen Weatherly 6'4", 197 lbs that could play defensive end or linebacker. From North Atlanta and also received offers from Kentucky, Ole Miss, for a total of 11 schools including ACC schools...
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AJC-- Stephenson High added one more to the Vandy commitment list when Darreon Herring 6'2" 205 lbs chose the Dores. He is the #4 player to commit to Vandy.
He also had offers from Arkansas and Kentucky and a lot of ACC schools..
TIMES FREE PRESS- Vandy got a verbal commitment from Barrett Gouger 6'5", 280 lbs offensive lineman from Chattanooga, TN.
Gouger also had offers from Memphis and Wake Forest and interest from many SEC schools. Gouger liked the family atmosphere and the chance to get a great education while playing in the SEC.
PRESS-REGISTER- One of the top players in the State of Georgia made a verbal commitment to Alabama tonight. Dillon Lee of Buford Georgia 6'4", 220 lbs picked Bama over Florida State, Georgia and USC...
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CLARION LEDGER- The Miss State defense will be greatly enhanced from the recent NCAA ruling about athletes who have graduated seeking transfers.
Brandon Maye recently graduated from Clemson but is seeking a graduate program not offered by Clemson but offered by Miss State.
6'2", 235 lbs from Mobile, Alabama. Started 33 of 35 games with the Tigers.
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AJC- Jacob Sealand commits to Vanderbilt over the weekend. The 6'2" 220 lbs linebacker is from Tucker, Georgia and had nearly 20 offers from primarily ACC schools. He was offered from S. Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas and Kentucky......more info
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NEWS SENTINEL- Corey Smith 6'0" 175 lbs from Akron Ohio committed to Tennessee but will enroll in East Mississippi Community in the Fall to resolve some academic issues.
He also had interest from Ohio State, Georgia, Penn State and Alabama.
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SCOUT- Chris Stringer 6'7" 305 lbs from Glendora Citrus Community College in California committed to Arkansas and will have 4 years to play 3....
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RIVALS-- The new Rivals 100 for the class of 2012 has been released. Lots of players from the South and a whole lot of uncommitted....
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OXFORD EAGLE- Andre Allen commits to Ole Miss. Allen is 5'9", 178 lbs from Panama City, Fla. Also offered by Troy. Ole Miss has 5 verbal commits.
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RIVALS- Florida received a verbal commitment from Colin Thompson 6'5" , 225 lbs TE from Warminster, Penn.
Thompson had offers from Alabama, S Carolina, Tenn, Boston College and Wisconsin. Thompson is 10th commitment for Fla.
GAMECOCK ANTHEM--video The twins signed as a package deal with USC. Brock Stadnick is 6'5", 285 lbs with offers from Fla, Auburn, FSU, Tenn, Clemson.
Clayton Stadnick is 6'2", 255 lbs and was offered by Virginia Tech, NC State, E. Carolina, Wake Forest
SEC SPORTS REPORT- The rich continue to get richer in the SEC. Alabama, Florida and LSU lead in verbal commitments...
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SEC SPORTS REPORT-- SEC East verbal commitments through early May:
Florida 9
Georgia 6
South Carolina 3
Tennessee 1
Vanderbilt 1
Kentucky 0
CLARION-LEDGER- Ole Miss gets a verbal commitment from CJ Beathard, 6'2" 180 lbs QB from Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, Tenn.
Interest from a number of southern schools, no other offers at this time.
SEC SPORTS REPORT- Alabama leads the pack for the 2012 commits.
Bama 11
LSU 9
Arkansas 6
Auburn 4
Ole Miss 3
Miss State 2
SEC SPORTS REPORT- 6'4" 215 Lbs Defensive End from Eastman, Georgia. Had offers from Bama, S Carolina, Florida, Miss State
NORMAN TRANSCRIPT- Oklahoma RB Donovan Roberts, 6'0 195 lbs, likes the location, team and Bobby Petrino...
AJC- Marcus Eligwe (6'3", 220 lbs Stone Mtn) surprised many by choosing FSU...
CLARION-LEDGER- Isaac Gross, Defensive Lineman, 6'4" 240 lbs had offers from Tenn, ALA, Miss State.
Temerio Strong, Linebacker, 6'1" 217 lbs had offers from LSU, Tenn, Miss State
ESPN- 6'2, 303 pounds offensive lineman, picked Ark over Miss State, Ole Miss, Memphis
