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SEC coach supports new recruiting rules

Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen seems to be on the opposite end of the spectrum with many of his peers regarding the NCAA’s newly-adopted legislation on deregulating recruiting, particularly on the issue of unlimited phone calls and text messages to recruits. UGA athletics director Greg McGariy is one of the ...

The best thing Mack Brown and the Longhorns can do to make next year’s recruiting class a success? On-field success this fall.

Hookem.com analysis: 10 critical to-do’s for Horns’ 2014 recruiting success

With Texas’ first junior day in the books, the Longhorns have eight commitments for the class of 2014. The real work for this class has begun. What are the big issues facing the Longhorns? What needs to get done in this cycle? What do the Longhorns need to accomplish? Here ...

A top-flight group of offensive linemen that includes Richardson Lake Highlands’ Kent Perkins (76) highlights the 15-member recruiting class put together by Texas coach Mack Brown.

Grading football recruiting classes across the Big 12

It was such a topsy-turvy, uncharacteristic year in Big 12 recruiting. Consider that it was Baylor, not Texas or Oklahoma or even Texas A&M, which landed the top player in the Lone Star state. That Kansas’ Charlie Weis mirrored Kansas State’s tried-and-true recruiting strategy and signed 18 junior college players. ...

Golden: Horns no longer hold all the cards in recruiting

Mack Brown has a message for future high school recruits who de-commit from the University of Texas: Don’t let the door knob hit ya. We’re Texas, right? Or is it, Were Texas? Getting passed over for another school hasn’t happened often to the Longhorns, but this year’s events point to ...

Top juniors in Georgia

1. Deshaun Watson, QB, Gainesville, 6-foot-4, 200 pounds. Committed to Clemson, but plans visits to Georgia, Ohio State, Oregon, Auburn, Tennessee, LSU, Florida State and USC. 2. Lorenzo Carter, DE, Norcross, 6-6, 230. Compared with former Norcross standout Adrian Hubbard, who now plays at Alabama. Carter has 22 offers, including ...

Record-breaking junior quarterback DeShaun Watson, of Gainesville High School, is one of the nation’s top prospects for 2014.

Who's the next top recruit?

Gainesville High School quarterback DeShaun Watson knows his life is about to change after Wednesday’s signing day. And he’s not signing any papers. The record-breaking junior is one of the nation’s top prospects for 2014. When this week’s theatrics are finished with the high school seniors, the eyes of college ...

Nkemdiche is the consensus No. 1 high school football recruit in the nation.

Ole Miss the surprise of Signing Day

Ole Miss is New Miss. The Rebels were the sultans of signing day, surprising many by landing what was the most-talked about class Wednesday. Coach Hugh Freeze, after just one season in Oxford, Miss., secured a top-10 class powered by three five-star recruits, led by Grayson High defensive end Robert ...

Miramar High's Jermaine Grace forms the U after announcing he was signing with the University of Miami in Miramar, Florida, Wednesday, February 6, 2013. (Joe Rimkus Jr./Miami Herald/MCT)

University of Miami misses out on some big names, then plays catch-up on signing day

The University of Miami caught some big fish Wednesday. But it’s the ones who got away that Hurricanes fans may remember. Atlantic defensive tackle Keith Bryant, Centennial defensive tackle Jay-nard Bostwick, and Miami-Booker T. Washington linebacker Matthew Thomas and offensive lineman Denver Kirkland, all nationally ranked prospects, had the Hurricanes ...

Centennial defensive tackle Jay-nard Bostwick, shown at his signing ceremony, joins a talented recruiting class at Florida. (TCPalm.com photo)

Florida Gators pick up highly rated recruiting class with minimal drama

Even with the majority of Florida’s recruits holding longstanding commitments to the program, Gators coach Will Muschamp was nervous heading into Wednesday’s national signing day. “Sometimes you can sway somebody pretty easy,” he said. “You know a lot of times when you’re recruiting a young man if it’s a commitment ...

Georgia's celebrity recruits head for the border

This year’s crop of Georgia college football prospects was the most elite class ever, including No. 1 and No. 2 in the ESPN rankings. And they are all leaving. Georgia’s top five prospects in the composite rankings will head across state lines to play college football. Both Georgia Tech and ...

UGA's Richt: 'As far as I'm concerned it's the No. 1 class in America'

1. Bottom line – This was a successful recruiting year for Georgia. Never mind the late misses with some of the state’s top prospects and elite out-of-state targets. The mere fact that the Bulldogs were able to replenish their roster with 32 football players – 13 of which are already ...

Is Georgia defensive coordinator Todd Grantham pointing to Athens or New Orleans?

Don't blame Grantham for playing the game

ATHENS – In my limited (by choice) experience with national signing day, I’ve come to expect at least three story lines every year: •  The mind-boggling development: Ole Miss cleaned up this year. Nobody is sure why this happened but it can be reported not one recruit said, “I’ve always ...

Longhorns 2013 signing day

The Longhorns will be signing a relatively small class of recruits today. The expected 15-man class includes four players who enrolled at mid-term, so signatures are anticipated today from the remaining 11 commitments. As the signed letters of intent arrive, we’ll post the updates here: Our partners at Hookem.com report ...

UGA's good news after going 0 for 4 on ESPNU

  Georgia’s best recruiting news on Wednesday’s signing day happened far away from a TV set.   In front of a small group of family and friends (and viewable for anybody else in an online webcast), Davin Bellamy signed with Georgia over Tennessee at Chamblee High School.   The 6-foot-5, 240-pound ...

Q&As with the Nkemdiches

Robert Nkemdiche, rated the top high school football player by most scouting services, said he will attend Ole Miss on Wednesday, the first day of the signing period. The decision reunites Nkemdiche, who wore a white shirt, blue bowtie and red suspenders decorated with "Ole Miss" logos on Wednesday, with ...

QB flips from Georgia Tech to Arkansas

UPDATE: Arkansas announced the signing of Damon Mitchell Georgia Tech will find out sometime after 12:15 p.m. whether or not its prized QB commitment will stick with the Yellow Jackets. Damon Mitchell will pick between Arkansas, Iowa, Rutgers, and Georgia Tech, according to nj.com. The website said Mitchell will announce ...

UPDATE: Grantham won't confirm or deny NFL reports

3 p.m. NEWS UPDATE: Georgia head coach Mark Richt and his defensive coordinator Todd Grantham were each grilled about multiple reports that have Grantham interviewing for jobs with the New Orleans Saints and/or Philadelphia Eagles. “Right now I’m the defensive coordinator at the University of Georgia and I’m looking forward ...

Georgia coach Mark Richt will recruit a strong class despite loss of assistant Rodney Garner (left).

Georgia fans: Don't obsess over lost recruits (updated)

ATHENS – Good morning. Let’s try not to obsess, OK? That’s probably a little late for the people who count “stars” (“He’s got five!”) and have obsessed over the thoughts and whims of high school football players ("He flipped! ... No wait, he didn't!") from the time they were 16. ...

The Hater's take on Signing Day

It's National Signing Day, which means soon we no longer will have to suffer through the emotional ups-and-downs of a bunch of immature, self-important people seeking attention . And then there are the recruits. The Hater can't stand college football recruiting because of the special class of clowns who love ...

UGA may sign a kid who never visited

UGA could pick up a commitment on Wednesday from a kid who has never taken a  visit to the school. George Adeosun told the AJC that he will sign with either UGA or Virginia at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday. Adeosun is a 6-foot-5, 300-pound offensive lineman from Alpharetta High School. “I’m ...

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Adjusments possible for Tech offensive line

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Freshman J.J. Green comes through for Georgia

Tailback J.J. Green said he can’t say for sure how many times he has heard “you’re one play away from playing” from Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo and running backs coach Bryan McClendon.

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Yellow Jackets even found trouble during pregame

Here is a clue that your trip to sunny south Florida may not be a carefree vacation: You’re a football team, and you lose one of your starters during warm-ups.

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Dogs have resolve but they’re running out of bodies

If nothing else, Georgia has ensured at least one thing about its season. Regardless of where the rest of the schedule takes them, whether its to an SEC championship, a BCS bowl bid or a national title, there will be no claims from outsiders that this team received too many breaks and escaped health issues, no suggestions that the road to success was lined with lollipops and unicorns.

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A better Georgia Tech yields only an emphatic loss

Georgia Tech got the start it wanted and, at least for a little while, ran the option the way Paul Johnson wants it run.

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