Saturday, July 25, 2009
Everyone Seems to want to Commit Early
There is definitely something to celebrate this week, as schools from across the south picked up a ton of high profile commits.
We have you covered from the latest LSU recruiting news, all the way to what has happened at Friday Night Lights football camp in Gainesville, FL.
COMMITS
- LSU has been picking up big commit after big commit. Over the last week & a half, the Tigers have loaded up on talent, size, and speed. Here is a list of what LSU has landed: 4* OT Evan Washington(6'5" 290lbs) DeSoto TX , 4* DE Jordan Allan(6'6" 266lbs) West Monroe LA , 4* OL/DT Elliot Porter(6'4" 280lbs) Waggaman LA , 4* CB Tyrann Mathieu(5'10" 175lbs) New Orleans LA , & (UR)DL Dexter Blackmon(6'2" 265lbs) Selma AL. Blackmon earned his scholarship offer at last weekends Tiger Camp.
- Texas A&M keeps racking up the talent. Pulling in a key commit out of the state of Louisiana, and getting a key LB out of the home state of Texas. 4* LB Corey Nelson made it official on July 12th. Nelson selected the Aggies over Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, LSU, UCLA, Tennessee, among a HOST of others. The Aggies also picked up a commit from Louisiana prep star and 4* ATH Jarret Fobbs. Fobbs chose the Aggies over Alabama, Ole Miss, LSU, among others. 3* CB Tony Hurd Jr., also picks the Aggs over Oklahoma, Auburn, Tennessee, among others. Rounding out the week for Texas A&M was 4* LB Shaun Lewis. Lewis chose the Aggies over LSU, Alabama, Miami, Florida, & Oklahoma.
- Georgia continues to build on their already stellar class. The Dogs added 4* DE Dexter Morant 6'7" 240lbs(Manning, SC) , 4* DT Garrison Smith 6'4" 250lbs(Atlanta, GA), 4* DE T.J. Stripling 6'6" 220lbs(Decatur, GA). UGA also loses a recruit to Florida, in RB Mack Brown.
- Auburn landed a few solid recruits on "Stars & Stripes" weekend. The Tigers hosted nearly 200 recruits in it's weekend affair, and came away with some shining stars. 3* S Demetruce McNeal gave Auburn his commitment. McNeal had offers from South Carolina & West Virginia. 4* WR Antonio Goodwin also gave Auburn his pledge. Goodwin also had offers from Alabama, Florida, Florida St., Ole Miss, Oregon, & Tennessee.
- Alabama seemed to counter everything Auburn threw at them commit wise over the past week or so. Alabama landed a stud in RB Corey Grant. Grant a 5'10" 175lb RB, who sports a 4.4 forty, chose the Crimson Tide over Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Tennessee, Georgia Tech, & Oklahoma. Another stud recruit the Crimson Tide got a verbal from was 4* TE Brian Vogler. Vogler commits to the Tide over offers from Oklahoma, Miami, Arkansas, Ohio State, South Carolina, & Clemson.
- Florida hosted Friday Night Lights this weekend. The Gators got verbals from some of the top flight talent in the nation, and also flipped one Georgia commit, to the Gators side. 4* RB Mack Brown switched his commit from Georgia to Florida late Friday evening. The Gators also landed one of the top DE's in the nation in 4* Dominique Easley 6'3" 258lbs 4.7 forty(Staten Island, NY).
Easley chose the Gators over, Georgia, Tennessee, Michigan, Penn State, UCLA, and a host of others. 3* DE Neiron Ball 6'4" 210 4.5 forty(Jackson, GA) also commits to Florida. Ball picked the Gators over Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, South Carolina, among others.
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