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Sunday, November 11, 2007
Tech still in the mix for Thompson; Jackets to offer Bass?
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Thomasville’s Brandon Thompson, considered the fourth-best defensive tackle in the nation by Scout.com, continues to show strong interest in five programs.
“I feel good about all the schools,” said Thompson, who is considering scholarship offers from Clemson, Georgia Tech, LSU, Ohio State and Tennessee.
The 6-foot-2, 295-pound Thompson plans to travel to Clemson on Saturday when the Tigers host Boston College.
Thompson, who visited Tech earlier this year, said he’d enjoy the opportunity to play for Jackets coach Chan Gailey.
“I’d love to play for him,” Thompson said. “He’s a real nice guy.”
Thompson, who visited Ohio State during the first weekend of Nov., didn’t appear stunned after learning that the Buckeyes lost in Columbus on Saturday to Illinois.
“Any team can lose,” he said. “I guess it was just their time to lose.”
After admitting that he’s confided in very few people over where he will play college football, Thompson refused to set a timetable on when he might commit.
He did rule out delaying his decision until signing day in February.
“Oh, it won’t be that long,” he said.
Bass visits Southern Miss
Stockbridge quarterback Tyler Bass spent the weekend on an unofficial visit to Southern Miss.
Other candidates to receive an unofficial visit from Bass include Louisville, Purdue and Western Kentucky.
“I want to see these places and see the campus first and, if I like it, go back on an official visit,” Bass said.
The 6-foot-4, 218-pound could be on the verge of receiving an offer from Georgia Tech.
“I just got an e-mail from [Georgia Tech recruiting coordinator] coach [Giff] Smith,” Bass said. “He wants me to contact him.”
Bass hinted that he might pull the trigger on a commitment to Tech, if the Jackets offer.
“Georgia Tech is a very good school academically,” Bass said. “And the thing that will weigh on my college degree is the name of the school on the diploma.
“I know a degree from Georgia Tech carries a lot of weight, not only in the United States, but around the world.
“And they have a great football team. I’ve been going to games there since I was young.”
Tennessee and Ole Miss in the lead for Reeves
Stone Mountain receiver Charles Reeves Jr. said Sunday night he will likely commit to Florida, North Carolina, Ole Miss or Tennessee.
Reeves labeled the Volunteers as his front-runner, with Ole Miss closing ground quickly.
“I’m going to the LSU-Ole Miss game [in Oxford] this weekend on an unofficial visit,” Reeves said. “My first official visit will be to Ole Miss in January.
“I want to save my official visits until after the season because I’ll get to spend more personal time with the coaches then.”
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