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Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Injury update on ND-bound Slaughter
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Tucker defensive back Jamoris Slaughter’s experience during last week’s Under Armour All-America festivities at Disney World turned sour after he suffered a small meniscus tear during practice for Saturday’s game.
“I’m doing better,” Slaughter said Wednesday evening. “I’m walking real good now. I’m going to the doctor on Monday.
“I will probably have to get a scope surgery .”
Slaughter, who committed to Notre Dame last summer, has been in touch with his future coaches in South Bend, Ind.
“I’ve talked to them and they were just like ‘go and get the surgery, get healed and do the rehab,’” he said.
Watching the all-star contest on Saturday from the sidelines was just as painful as the injury itself.
“I stayed and watched the game and it was tough,” Slaughter said. “I know a lot of the players. They felt for me. A lot of them came up and said ‘I know you want to play.’
“I told them ‘go out and do it for me.’”
Slaughter, who anticipates a full recovery from the injury in about two months, said he’s ecstatic with Notre Dame’s current recruiting class, which lost a commitment from Buford defensive lineman Omar Hunter last week.
“I’ve got a real good feeling about everybody coming in and the players already up there,” Slaughter said. “I feel we’ve got some bright things going for the future at Notre Dame.”
While Florida is viewed as the odds-on favorite to land a commitment from Hunter, rumors began to swirl on Wednesday that Georgia is making a late push for the talented lineman.
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Offers mount for Henry Co. junior
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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The scholarship offers are beginning to roll in for Henry County junior receiver Jamal Patterson.
The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Patterson has offers from Central Florida, North Carolina, Troy, Purdue and South Carolina.
He’s hoping to add offers from Georgia and Georgia Tech to his recruiting portfolio.
“I get mail from Tech and Georgia everyday,” Patterson said.
On Tech: “It’s in the city and near home,” he said. “It’d be special to have a degree from Georgia Tech. I still haven’t talked to coach [Paul] Johnson.
On Georgia: “They’ve invited me to Georgia junior day,” he said. “I love everything about Athens. I love the city, the team and the program. I know some players who have committed there and some players on the team. It would be amazing to get an offer from Georgia.”
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Tech commit Reid sets three visits
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Rashaad Reid, a cornerback from St. Augustine (Fl.) who committed to Georgia Tech in August, plans to visit Central Florida this weekend.
He’ll travel to N.C. State on Jan. 18, followed by a visit to South Florida the next weekend.
“I am still committed [to Tech], but I want to explore my other options right now,” Reid told Scout.com.
