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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Harris eliminates Georgia; Tennessee courts Reeves
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Georgia is no longer in the running to land a commitment from Jerrell Harris of Gadsden City (Ala.) High, rated the second-best weakside linebacker in the nation by Scout.com.
“I’m down to eight schools, and I’ve eliminated Georgia,” Harris said Wednesday evening. “It just seemed like the other schools are more interested in me.”
Harris will now choose between Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Southern Cal and Tennessee.
The 6-foot-3, 215-pounder was a guest of LSU during the Tigers’ victory over Florida in Baton Rouge on Saturday.
“The atmosphere was crazy and exciting,” Harris said. “The game went like I thought it would. I figured Florida would come out hard, but LSU would come out strong in the second half.”
Reeves discusses trip to Knoxville
Stone Mountain receiver Charles Reeves Jr. attended Tennessee’s 35-14 victory over Georgia in Knoxville on Saturday, then managed to hang around an extra day to spend quality time with Volunteers coach Phillip Fulmer.
“He’s a real nice guy who is down to earth,” said Reeves, who is considering scholarship offers from Auburn, Florida, Ole Miss, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia Tech. “He comes off as quiet until you start talking to him.
“He wound up letting me hold the [1998 national championship] crystal ball on Sunday.”
Reeves, who plans to return to Knoxville later this month when the Volunteers host South Carolina, claims he’s not ready to pull the trigger on a commitment.
“Tennessee is a school that I would go to, but I’m trying not to rush things,” he said. “And they’re not trying to rush me. But they keep telling me that they want me.”
Looking back on last weekend’s SEC contest, Reeves figured Tennessee would have little difficulty with Georgia.
“I wasn’t surprised,” Reeves said. “Tennessee is a better team to me.”
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