'09 COLLEGE FOOTBALL OFF-SEASON THREAD-recruiting/Coaching Changes/Transfers

[ThaxbyChamblis]

Originally Posted by Fear The Ibis

Looks like FSU might get Gainer and Clements next year.

Lets hope so. Lattimore isn't coming.

Yeah, I'm not getting my hopes up or anything, but he is coming up for the Spring game on his own dime, and his uncle does a lot of positive posting on an OSU message board. Could be another Brandon McGee situation where he really does like Ohio State, but was never really going to leave Florida.
Yeah, I was just talking *%%! to ya. But honestly he grew up a Nole and his favorite player of all time is Terrell Buckley. Who just happens to bean assitant this year and will be the full time DB's coach when Mickey Retires. The thing holding up Joyner is the fact that life after Mickey hasn'tbeen explained to him yet. When he comes up for the Seminole Showcase and gets everythign broken down to him. And gets to work w/ P-Dub, Cro, T-Buck, Leon,Anquan and possibly Jerry Rice (Rumored to be coming back for a second time) and Deion (Rumored to be coming down for it this year) I think it'll only be amatter of time before he commits.

With that said, anything can happen in recruiting.

 

[gobucksbc]

Originally Posted by dreClark

Yeah, I was just talking *%%! to ya. But honestly he grew up a Nole and his favorite player of all time is Terrell Buckley. Who just happens to be an assitant this year and will be the full time DB's coach when Mickey Retires. The thing holding up Joyner is the fact that life after Mickey hasn't been explained to him yet. When he comes up for the Seminole Showcase and gets everythign broken down to him. And gets to work w/ P-Dub, Cro, T-Buck, Leon, Anquan and possibly Jerry Rice (Rumored to be coming back for a second time) and Deion (Rumored to be coming down for it this year) I think it'll only be a matter of time before he commits.

With that said, anything can happen in recruiting.

Yeah, his uncle has mentioned that before...also talks about Buckley being his idol growing up.

 

[fear the ibis]

Don't get gassed on anything Joyner says. He likes telling everybody what they want to hear. He even said he would commit early to Miami at one point if itwasn't so close to home.



Hopefully he transfers to Columbus next year and plays with Jakhari though.

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

Originally Posted by Fear The Ibis

Don't get gassed on anything Joyner says.

Not getting gassed. His uncle said the same thing, no?

Hopefully he transfers to Columbus next year and plays with Jakhari though.

I thought that was already done?

Lots of talent in Texas for 2010, too...

Texas is loaded every damn year. And UT/OU got that ##$# on LOCK.

 

[gobucksbc]

Originally Posted by dreClark

I thought that was already done?

It is.

 

[N41D]

Originally Posted by dreClark

Lots of talent in Texas for 2010, too...

Texas is loaded every damn year. And UT/OU got that ##$# on LOCK.

Well, yeah...

Stoops generally gets his kids from NorthTexas though...

Mack went after those kids HEAVY though... Six or seven of the kids Texas got commits from on Junior Day were at or near the top of Oklahoma's recruitinglist...

Mack stuck it to him early...

About the only kid left in Texas they were really hot after from the jump is Connor Wood... Got Texas, Oklahoma, Bama, LSU, A&M offers, and there wererumors Pete Carroll was getting after him too... The Ags are hoping and praying that his brother and sister going to A&M and his pops wanting him to stayclose so they can attend games are huge factors for the kid... No chance.

 

[tmay407]

Though he was considered a big-time long shot, there has been an odd development with one of the players from Louisiana to receive an Aggie offer. Monroe Richwood defensive end Rashad Givens is on the early Rivals250 to Watch list. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound defender is new to the game of football and is very raw, but many colleges love his upside.

However, a strange article appeared in the Monroe News-Star a few weeks back.

Thought to be a junior, schools were aware that Givens would have some issues getting qualified. However, in a very weird twist, he is listed as a senior this year and graduated early in order to attend East Mississippi Community College. It is odd that he was a senior when schools all across the country thought he was a junior and odder still that he would graduate high school early to attend a junior college. We are trying to figure out exactly what happened here, but you can probably scratch the defender off the A&M offer list.


What the helll? How often does something like this happen?

 

[jville819]

Taiwan Easterling ruptured his Achilles and is out for at least spring. Idk anything about this injury anybody out there know how long it usually takes to comeback?

He was probably the Noles best WR going into next season

 

[gunna get it]

Achilles. 1 year. Minimum.

 

[jville819]

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

Originally Posted by GUNNA GET IT

Achilles. 1 year. Minimum.

Pretty much.

 

[gunna get it]

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[bigmike23]

lane got in trouble again on firday?

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

Watch the CB get abused by McCartney
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Pos	Nat'l Rank	Nat'l Rating	Name School, Hometown	Video	HT/ WT/ 40	Schools of Interest
QB	NR		Jake Heaps (Skyline HS) Issaquah, WA		6-2/195	BYU, California, LSU, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Washington
OT	NR		Seantrel Henderson (Cretin Derham Hall) Saint Paul, MN		6-8/301	Boston College, Florida, Iowa, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Ohio State, UCLA
DE	NR		Jackson Jeffcoat (Plano West Senior HS) Plano, TX		6-4/233/4.60	Georgia, LSU, Oklahoma, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, USC
RB	NR		Marcus Lattimore (James F Byrnes HS) Duncan, SC		6-0/207	Alabama, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina
OT	NR		Christian Lombard (Wm Fremd HS) Palatine, IL		6-5/280	Committed to Notre Dame
DE	NR		Chris Martin (Bishop O Dowd HS) Oakland, CA		6-4/222	Committed to Notre Dame
WR	NR		Justin McCay (Bishop Miege HS) Shawnee Mission, KS		6-3.5/200	Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oregon
DT	NR		Louis Nix (William M. Raines HS) Jacksonville, FL		6-3/310/5.15	Committed to Miami (Fl)
OT	NR		Andrew Norwell (Anderson HS) Cincinnati, OH		6-6/255	Committed to Ohio State
OLB	NR		Jacques Smith (Ooltewah HS) Ooltewah, TN		6-2/235	Committed to Tennessee
DT	NR		Nick Acree (King William HS) King William, VA		6-6/300/5.07	Committed to Virginia Tech
WR	NR		Markeith Ambles (Henry County HS) McDonough, GA		6-3/185/4.62	Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, North Carolina, Tennessee, USC
DE	NR		Darryl Baldwin (Solon HS) Solon, OH		6-6/245/4.70	Akron, Illinois, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, West Virginia
RB	NR		Anthony Barr (Loyola HS) Los Angeles, CA		6-4/225	Notre Dame, Stanford, UCLA, USC
WR	NR		Dillon Baxter (Mission Bay Senior HS) San Diego, CA		6-0/205/4.50	Committed to USC
QB	NR		Blake Bell (Bishop Carroll Catholic HS) Wichita, KS		6-6/215	Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Kansas State, Miami (Fl), Missouri, Oklahoma
MLB	NR		Aaron Benson (Cedar Hill HS) Cedar Hill, TX		6-0/207/4.60	Committed to Texas
OT	NR		Seth Betancourt (St. Joseph's Prep School) Philadelphia, PA		6-6.5/290	Ball State, Duke, Notre Dame, Penn State, Rutgers, Temple, Virginia
QB	NR		Terrance Broadway (Capitol Senior HS) Baton Rouge, LA		6-1/200/4.56	Alabama, Clemson, Florida State, LSU, Oregon, Texas, UCLA
RB	NR		Corey Brown (Cardinal O'Hara HS) Springfield, PA		5-11/170/4.45	Maryland, Michigan, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Tennessee, West Virginia
WR	NR		Martavis Bryant (T L Hanna HS) Anderson, SC		6-4/184/4.41	Committed to Clemson
QB	NR		Trey Burton (Venice Senior HS) Venice, FL		6-2/203/4.50	Committed to Florida
DT	NR		Todd Chandler (Miami Northwestern HS) Miami, FL		6-0/310/5.00	Committed to Miami (Fl)
RB	NR		Eduardo Clements (Booker T. Washington HS) Miami, FL		5-11/185/4.40	Florida State, Florida, Georgia, Miami (Fl)
WR	NR		Demarco Cobbs (Central HS) Tulsa, OK		6-2/200	Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tennessee, Texas
OT	NR		Robert Crisp (Chapel Hill HS) Chapel Hill, NC		6-8/290	Clemson, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee
DT	NR		Darius Cummings (Astronaut HS) Titusville, FL		6-2/245	Committed to Florida State
WR	NR		Mike Davis (Skyline HS) Dallas, TX		6-1/175/4.55	California, LSU, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Stanford, Texas Tech
RB	NR		Andre Dawson (George Washington HS) Cedar Rapids, IA		6-1/210	Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin
S	NR		A.J. Derby (Iowa City HS) Iowa City, IA		6-4/215	Cincinnati, Florida, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Stanford, Wisconsin
S	NR		Ahmad Dixon (Midway HS) Waco, TX		6-1/190/4.50	Committed to Texas
RB	NR		Michael Dyer (Little Rock Academy) Little Rock, AR		5-10/195	Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Oregon
S	NR		Matt Elam (William T. Dwyer HS) Palm Beach Gardens, FL		6-1/205/4.45	Committed to Florida
DE	NR		J.R. Ferguson (St. John's at Prospect Hall) Frederick, MD		6-4/255	Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pittsburgh, South Carolina, Tennessee
TE	NR		C.J. Fiedorowicz (Johnsburg HS) Johnsburg, IL		6-7/240	Arizona, Duke, Indiana, Iowa, LSU, Notre Dame, Wisconsin
OLB	NR		Nick Forbes (Gov Thomas Johnson HS) Frederick, MD		6-1/215/4.61	Boston College, California, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Stanford, Wake Forest, West Virginia
OLB	NR		Khairi Fortt (Stamford HS) Stamford, CT		6-2.5/221/4.57	Boston College, Maryland, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers
QB	NR		Devin Gardner (Inkster HS) Inkster, MI		6-4/196/4.63	LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Wisconsin
DE	NR		William Gholston (Southeastern HS) Detroit, MI		6-7/245	Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Miami (Fl), Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin
OLB	NR		Jordan Hicks (Lakota West HS) West Chester, OH		6-2/200	Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Texas, Alabama, Florida, LSU
QB	NR		Austin Hinder (Steamboat Springs HS) Steamboat Springs, CO		6-5/180/4.85	California, Colorado, Colorado State, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Stanford
OT	NR		Trey Hopkins (North Shore Sr HS) Galena Park, TX		6-4/260/5.00	Committed to Texas
OLB	NR		Mike Hull (Canon-Mcmillan SHS) Canonsburg, PA		6-0.5/204	Committed to Penn State
OT	NR		James Hurst (Plainfield HS) Plainfield, IN		6-5/271/5.18	Georgia, Michigan State, Mississippi State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Oregon, Tennessee
OT	NR		JaWuan James (North Gwinnett HS) Suwanee, GA		6-6/285	Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech
RB	NR		Malcolm Jones (Oaks Christian HS) Westlake Village, CA		6-0/210	Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, USC
QB	NR		Paul Jones (Sto-Rox HS) Mc Kees Rocks, PA		6-3/206/5.03	Committed to Penn State
WR	NR		Tai-ler Jones (Gainesville HS) Gainesville, GA		6-0/174	Alabama, Miami (Fl), North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, South Carolina, Tennessee
CB	NR		Lamarcus Joyner (Southwest Miami Senior HS) Miami, FL		5-8.5/162/4.34	Florida State, Ohio State, Florida, Georgia, Miami (Fl), Tennessee, West Virginia
DE	NR		Bronson Kaufusi (Timpview HS) Provo, UT		6-6/220	Committed to BYU
OT	NR		Erik Kohler (Oaks Christian HS) Westlake Village, CA		6-5/265	California, UCLA, Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, Stanford, Washington
DE	NR		Corey Lemonier (Hialeah Senior HS) Hialeah, FL		6-4/225	Florida, Illinois, Miami (Fl), Notre Dame, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia
OLB	NR		Shaun Lewis (Hightower HS) Sugar Land, TX		6-0/195/4.60	Alabama, Baylor, Houston, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Texas A&M
C	NR		Brandon Linder (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) Fort Lauderdale, FL		6-5/275/5.20	Auburn, Boston College, Florida, LSU, Miami (Fl), North Carolina, Notre Dame
WR	NR		Marcus Lucas (Liberty HS) Liberty, MO		6-4/175	Missouri, Kansas, Kansas State
WR	NR		Keiwone Malone (Mitchell Road HS) Memphis, TN		6-1/165	Committed to Alabama
C	NR		Jake Matthews (Lawrence E Elkins HS) Missouri City, TX		6-4.5/270/5.20	Baylor, Oklahoma, Stanford, Texas, Texas A&M, USC
WR	NR		Ted Meline (Booker T. Washington HS) Miami, FL		6-3/170/4.40	Alabama, Boston College, Florida, Georgia, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas Tech
WR	NR		Ricardo Miller (Dr. Phillips HS) Orlando, FL		6-2/205/4.50	Committed to Michigan
OLB	NR		J.T. Moore (Boardman HS) Youngstown, OH		6-3/216	Committed to Ohio State
RB	NR		.J. Morgan (William Howard Taft HS) Woodland Hills, CA		5-11/170/4.40	Committed to USC
OLB	NR		Alec Ogletree (Newnan HS) Newnan, GA		6-2.5/205/4.60	Miami (Fl), Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia, LSU
S	NR		Sean Parker (Nathaniel Narbonne HS) Harbor City, CA		5-10/175	Arizona State, California, Colorado, Notre Dame, Oregon, Stanford, Washington
DE	NR		Timothy Patterson (Central HS) Louisville, KY		6-4/205	Kentucky, Louisville, Tennessee
DE	NR		Ronald Powell (Rancho Verde HS) Moreno Valley, CA		6-4/250	USC
MLB	NR		Hayes Pullard (Crenshaw Senior HS) Los Angeles, CA		6-1/210	Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Stanford, UCLA, USC
WR	NR		Trovon Reed (Thibodaux HS) Thibodaux, LA		5-11.5/165/4.44	Arkansas, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi, Notre Dame, Texas
S	NR		Eric Reid (Dutchtown HS) Geismar, LA		6-3/185/4.60	Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi, Stanford, Tennessee, Tulane
WR	NR		Paul Richardson (Los Alamitos HS) Los Alamitos, CA		6-0/155	Committed to UCLA
WR	NR		Dietrich Riley (St. Francis HS) La Canada, CA		6-0/181/4.80	Arizona, Arizona State, California, Notre Dame, UCLA, USC, Washington
OT	NR		Damien Robinson (Olive Branch HS) Olive Branch, MS		6-8/330	Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Southern Miss
S	NR		Marvin Robinson (Lake Region HS) Eagle Lake, FL		6-1/194/4.61	Georgia Tech, Michigan, Ohio State, South Florida, Tennessee, UCLA, USC
OG	NR		Andrew Rodriguez (Aurora HS) Aurora, NE		6-6/300/5.50	Committed to Nebraska
DE	NR		Craig Sanders (Ariton HS) Ariton, AL		6-5/245/4.60	Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Vanderbilt
WR	NR		Kenneth Scott (Colony HS) Ontario, CA		6-2.5/186/4.60	Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Colorado State, Tennessee, UCLA, USC
RB	NR		Lache Seastrunk (Temple HS) Temple, TX		5-10/183/4.40	Auburn, Florida, LSU, Michigan, Oklahoma, Texas, USC
OT	NR		Mark Shuman (Fork Union Military Academy) Fork Union, VA		6-6/270	Duke, Rutgers, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech
QB	NR		Phillip Sims (Oscar F. Smith HS) Chesapeake, VA		6-2/215/4.70	Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, West Virginia
WR	NR		Daniel Smith (Clay HS) South Bend, IN		6-4/205	Committed to Notre Dame
RB	NR		Roderick Smith (Paul Harding HS) Fort Wayne, IN		6-2/197/4.50	Georgia, Iowa, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Purdue
WR	NR		Keeston Terry (Blue Springs HS) Blue Springs, MO		-/-	Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri
QB	NR		Peter Thomas (Valhalla HS) El Cajon, CA		6-5/200	Arizona, Boston College, LSU, Maryland, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
DE	NR		Jamel Turner (Ursuline HS) Youngstown, OH		6-2/200/4.78	Committed to Ohio State
DT	NR		George Uko (Don Antonio Lugo HS) Chino, CA		6-4/285/5.16	Nebraska, Oregon, Arizona State, California, Florida, LSU, UCLA
TE	NR		Brian Vogler (Brookstone School) Columbus, GA		6-7.5/237/4.82	Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Stanford
RB	NR		Spencer Ware (Princeton HS) Cincinnati, OH		5-10/212/4.58	Cincinnati, Illinois, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Tennessee
OT	NR		Evan Washington (De Soto HS) Desoto, TX		6-5/285/5.10	Houston, Kansas, LSU, Miami (Fl), Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech
RB	NR		Matthew Wells (Lawrence County HS) Monticello, MS		6-0/190	Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Southern Miss
DT	NR		Jeffrey Whitaker (Warner Robins HS) Warner Robins, GA		6-3/299/5.34	Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, Miami (Fl), North Carolina, Tennessee
CB	NR		Adrian White (De Soto HS) Desoto, TX		5-11/170/4.50	Texas, LSU, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Stanford, TCU, Texas A&M
RB	NR		Austin White (Stevenson HS) Livonia, MI		5-11/186	Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Wisconsin
DE	NR		Curtis White (Henry D Sheldon HS) Eugene, OR		6-5/240	Committed to Oregon
WR	NR		Darius White (Dunbar HS) Fort Worth, TX		6-4/195/4.60	Texas, Florida, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, UCLA, Texas A&M
DE	NR		Brandon Willis (James F Byrnes HS) Duncan, SC		6-4/255	California, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, North Carolina, South Carolina
DE	NR		Reggie Wilson (Haltom HS) Haltom City, TX		6-3/238/4.70	Florida State, LSU, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M
QB	NR		Connor Wood (Second Baptist School) Houston, TX		6-4/203/4.70	Iowa, LSU, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Stanford, Texas
WR	NR		Robert Woods (Junipero Serra HS) Gardena, CA		6-1/170	Arizona State, California, Colorado, Notre Dame, Stanford, UCLA, USC
QB	NR		Scotty Young (Ryan HS) Denton, TX		6-2/185/4.80	LSU, Oklahoma, SMU, Texas, Texas Tech

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

[h2]Joyner shines at Miami UA combine[/h2]
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DAVIE, Fla. -- Many of South Florida's top prospects took part in the Under Armour Combine on Sunday at the Dolphins Training Facility, includingstandout cornerback LaMarcus Joyner, who could be one ofthe best at his position in the country.

Though there were many high-end prospects at the event, Joyner was perhaps the most celebrated and impressive. The 5-foot-9, 165-pounder is explosive, fast,can change direction and is strong for his size. Joyner posted a 4.47 second 40-yard dash, but it was his final event of the day in the testing portion of thecombine and he said following his second try (that was when he got the 4.47) that he felt he could run a better time if he were not as fatigued. He had astellar l-cone time of 7 seconds. (And one note to remember, all the times are unofficial and won't be posted official until later in the week).

Joyner also was impressive during the one-on-one and seven-on-seven drills toward the end of the camp and also in the defensive back drills, where he showedquick feet and the ability to turn, run and close fast.

"I did what I do every time I come on the field, which is compete," Joyner said. "It's like they say in South Florida, you turn on thefaucet and the athletes just come pouring out. There is always someone out there to compete against. That's why I always work hard to get better."

Joyner is in the process of changing schools. He played last season at Miami Southwest and plans to transfer to another school in the area. Columbus, wherestandout running back Jakhari Gore plays, is rumored to be onedestination, but Joyner alluded to the fact that there is another school that is a possibility.

"I am still going through the process (of transferring)," he said. "I am going to another school, but it may not be Columbus. I don'twant to say what the other school is right now."

Joyner said he might take unofficial visits to Florida State, Miami, Florida, Southern California and Ohio State.
[h3]Power school is well-represented[/h3]Miami's Booker T. Washington High well known for its ability to churn out elite talent and the Tornadoes hadmultiple high-end Division I prospects test and compete.
Running back Eduardo Clements is one of the fastest running backs inthe Southeast and showed it on Sunday, posting a 40-yard dash time of 4.37. Clements has a lot of natural ability and really is one of the better prospects athis position in a jam-packed year for running backs in Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.

Clements has a stellar offer list with Miami, Georgia, Tennessee, Rutgers, South Florida and West Virginia all having offered.

Offensive lineman Jose Jose measured in at 6-2 and 350 pounds, butposted some outstanding testing times and was dominant during the one-on-one and skills portion of the camp. The big man, who is being recruited as a center,ran a 5.21 40 and bench pressed 185 pounds 27 times. He also had a vertical leap of 26 inches. Jose also reported a bench press max from his high school at 385pounds and a squat max of 565.

Jose holds offers from Florida, Georgia, Florida State, Miami, Rutgers and West Virginia.

Wide receiver Quinton Dunbar has seen his stock rise during recentweeks. The 6-3, 183-pounder displayed good hands and speed during the one-on-one and seven-on-seven portions of the event and also tested well, posting a40-yard dash time of 4.49 seconds.

Defensive end Lynden Trail is another Tornado who is gaining seriousmomentum on the recruiting trail. The 6-7, 220-pounder has a lean frame and obviously will need to get bigger and stronger when he gets to college, but he hasgood athleticism and a strong desire to compete. Trail ran the 40 in 4.6 seconds (a good time for a player his size) and posted a 35-inch vertical leap.

Athletes Jayvon Wrentz, Toddrick Roberts, Anthony Smith and Jalanie Rouland are other Booker T. Washington players with anexcellent shot at playing Division I football. They are all versatile and athletic. While they are developmental projects, they all have the potential.
[h3]Northwestern prospects shine[/h3]ESPNU 150 Watch List defensive tackle Todd Chandler (Miami, Fla./Northwestern) had an outstanding day, particularly inthe one-on-one portion of the camp. The Miami commit said that he particularly enjoyed being coached by former Cleveland Browns and Clemson standout MichaelDean Perry, who coached the defensive line at the event.
"It really could not get any better," Chandler said. "All of the coaches know what they are talking about and they showed me some things Icould improve on. It was great working with (Perry). He showed me things I did not even know and that's good because he was one of the best defensivetackles in the league."

Chandler's teammate, offensive lineman Torrian Wilson, also wasimpressive during the one-on-one portion of the event and was one of the better prospects at his position at the event.

"At first, I wasn't sure about the one-on-ones," Wilson said. "Then when I got in there and really started to get going, I pretty muchdominated everyone I went against."

The ESPNU150 Watch List prospect, who ran the 40-yard dash in 5.2 seconds on Sunday but says his goal is to get it in the 5.0 range, is a tough, athletic,cerebral offensive lineman. Wilson currently has Miami on top with Stanford in second.

ESPNU150 Watch List cornerback Khalid Marshall was also at the eventand looked solid during the drills and testing, same with Watch List running back Corvin Lamb.
[h3]Dowling makes an appearance[/h3]One of the fastest-rising prospects in Florida is safety Jonathan Dowling (Bradenton, Fla./Southeast). The 6-3, 180-pounder made the tripacross the state to Miami for the event. Dowling showed he could move during the one-on-one and seven-on-seven portion of the camp, breaking up several passes.Florida, Georgia and South Florida are among the schools that have offered Dowling.[h3]Williams impresses[/h3]Several of the coaches who worked the camp were extremely impressed with receiver Isaiah Williams (Miami, Fla./Miami Springs). The 6-2, 180-pounder did not runthe best 40 time (4.7 seconds), but the comment made was "who cares, it's not all about the 40 with this kid." Williams caught nearly everythingthat was thrown to him, has outstanding route running ability and is one of those receivers who is crafty and can get open.[h3]Look out for Grimes[/h3]Cornerback Tony Grimes (Hollywood Hills,Fla./Hollywood Hills) was impressive during the one-on-one and seven-on-seven portion of the camp, showing a good ability to close on the ball. He also saidfollowing the camp that he prides himself on being a physical corner, which was obvious with the way he was able to jam some of the receivers. Grimes ran a4.59-second 40-yard dash, which is not blazing for a cornerback, but could be one of those prospects that it does not matter with.
Oregon and Florida Atlantic are the first two schools to offer Grimes.
[h3]Dorsett is impressive[/h3]Class of 2011 receiver Phillip Dorsett (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Saint Thomas Aquinas) showed off an outstanding ability to get opendeep and make a big play during the one-on-ones. Dorsett certainly is a player that could emerge as a major Division I prospect in the next recruiting cycle.[h3]Best linebacker?[/h3]Darius Davis (Miami, Fla./Krop) was the toplinebacker prospect at the event. Davis moves well in space and can cover. Of course, with linebackers combines are a great measure of athleticism (he ran a4.4 second shuttle) but really don't tell the story with things like tackling, courage, fire and the other intangibles that go into being great at theposition. That being said, according to several observers who have watched him play since his elementary school days, those intangibles should not be a problemwhere he is concerned.[h3]Sleeper Alerts[/h3]Every recruiting cycle, there are players that come out of South Florida who emerge at different points in the process. Here are somewho may have emerged on Sunday.
David Delsoin, OT, Hollywood Sheridan Hills
The big, athletic Broward county prospect measured 6-5½ and 265 pounds. He has long arms and good feet. Delsoin is an unknown with no current scholarshipoffers, but that could change quickly provided his film checks out. Regardless, some program will take a chance on this kid. You can't coach what he'sgot.

Gilbert St. Louis, CB, Plantation
St. Louis posted a time of 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash, but it's his size and coverage ability that make him a player that should be bound for a BCSconference program. So far, Connecticut is his only scholarship offer, but expect more to roll in the near future. He was one player that many observers werebuzzing the most about at the event.

Jonathan Garcia, TE, Cape Coral Ida Baker
The 6-3, 220-pound Garcia has an excellent frame for a tight end and good hands. He tested well, with a 4.81-second 40 and a 4.4 in the shuttle. Garcia saidthat South Florida is showing him the most attention right now and he plans to make an unofficial visit up to Tampa in the next couple of weeks. West Virginiaand Northwestern also are showing interest. Expect his offer sheet to increase as more schools that need a tight end learn about him.
[h3]Notes[/h3]Offensive line prospect Jon Ragoo (Miami, Fla./MonsignorPace) is a massive offensive line prospect that has the potential to be good in college. The hometown Hurricanes have already offered the 6-6, 330-pounder. ...His teammate, ESPNU150 Watch List tight end Charles Fashaw, had a goodouting as well. It should not be too much longer before the 6-4, 220-pound Fashaw adds to his offer list, which has only Boston College on it now. If Floridaoffers, they could be tough to beat as the Gators would most likely use the tall, athletic prospect in the same role they used Cornelius Ingram and intend touse Desmond Parks from the Class of 2009. ... Receiver DeJoshua Johnson(Pahokee, Fla./Pahokee) was at the event, but did not participate in all of the testing or drills because he was nursing a hamstring injury. ... ReceiverIvan McCartney (Miramar, Fla./Miramar) had several nice catches duringthe one-on-one portion of the event. ... ESPNU150 Watch List running back Gio Bernard (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas) was quickduring the running back drills, showing why he has a long early list of offers. ... Look for quarterback Marshall Rothman (Jupiter, Fla./Jupiter Christian) tomake some college on some level very happy one day. The 5-10, 181-pounder has all of the tools to be a great one (arm, athleticism, intangibles) but his heightmay keep him under the radar for a while. Kansas is one of the teams he is interested in because the Jayhawks utilized 5-11, 200-pound Todd Reesing to reachthe Orange Bowl a couple of years ago. Georgia Southern and some other FCS schools are showing heavy interest.

 

[dacomeup]

RB Spencer Ware (Princeton HS)
Cincinnati, OH image 5-10/212/4.58 Cincinnati, Illinois, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Tennessee


My high school QB

. He is going to be nasty in college. I think he ends up at UGA or O$U.

OLB Jordan Hicks(Lakota West HS)
West Chester, OH image 6-2/200 Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Texas, Alabama, Florida, LSU


He's nasty too. Strong Texas lean right now.

 

[fear the ibis]

Originally Posted by gobucksBC

Originally Posted by dreClark

I thought that was already done?

It is.

Apparently not. Looks like he's headed to St. Thomas Aquinas now. Good for UF.

 

[gobucksbc]

Originally Posted by Fear The Ibis

Originally Posted by gobucksBC

Originally Posted by dreClark

I thought that was already done?

It is.

Apparently not. Looks like he's headed to St. Thomas Aquinas now. Good for UF.

His uncle posted that Ransom Everglades or Archbishop Curley are possible destinations, too. Something must have fallen through with Columbus b/che said a week ago that it was a done deal.

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

Originally Posted by Fear The Ibis

Originally Posted by gobucksBC

Originally Posted by dreClark

I thought that was already done?

It is.

Apparently not. Looks like he's headed to St. Thomas Aquinas now. Good for UF.

Him and Cody Riggs

Spoiler

Spoiler

Spoiler [+]

@ CB?

UGH!

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

Originally Posted by Fear The Ibis

Originally Posted by gobucksBC

Originally Posted by dreClark

I thought that was already done?

It is.

Apparently not. Looks like he's headed to St. Thomas Aquinas now. Good for UF.

Might not be so

Dre,

Right now obviously there are going to be a lot of rumors until he gets a set place or new school but nothing has been decided yet. I should have an update on the final destination as far as his new school near the end of the week.

Michael Langston
Publisher of FlaVarsity.com
EMail: [email protected]

 

[ericberry14]

EDIT: false alarm

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

You want us to see her (.)(.)'s ?

 

[ericberry14]

Originally Posted by dreClark

You want us to see her (.)(.)'s ?

nope. i changed my avy, but the new one hasnt shown up yet

 

[bigmike23]

Less than a month before the start of spring practice, Michigan quarterback Steven Threet announced he will transfer from the school.

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Threet told The Detroit News on Sunday that he has requested and received his release from the school.

"I've decided to transfer from the University of Michigan," Threet told the newspaper in a prepared statement. "I have requested andreceived my release. I do not yet know where I will continue my collegiate career and will have no further comment until that decision is made."

A redshirt freshman last fall, Threet started eight consecutive games for the Wolverines, leading the team in passing yards (1,105), completions (102) andtouchdowns (9). He was expected to compete for the starting job again this spring alongside sophomore Nick Sheridan and true freshman Tate Forcier, who enrolled lastmonth.

Freshman quarterback Denard Robinson will join the competition this summer.

Threet already has transferred once, from Georgia Tech to Michigan before the 2007 season. He sat out 2007 and competed with Sheridan for the starting joblast season.

Michigan opens spring practice March 14.

Adam Rittenberg covers the Big Ten for ESPN.com. He can be reached at [email protected]