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Monday, May 5, 2008
College recruiters roll into town to view practice at Carver
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Coaches from Georgia, Illinois, Marshall, Michigan, Ohio State and Ole Miss were on hand to get a glimpse of junior free safety Darren Myles Jr. and his teammates during opening day of spring football practice at Carver on Monday.
“That was totally abnormal,” Carver coach Darren Myles admitted, when asked about the volume of recruiters attending the first day of practice.
“But it’s not a distraction at all. In fact, I’ve always made it know [to the players] when [recruiters] are there.”
Myles, whose marquee scholarship offers are from programs such as Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Notre Dame, South Carolina and Tennessee, enjoyed a productive day at the Nike camp in Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Saturday.
“It went really well,” coach Myles said. “In fact, he was named the most valuable defensive back.
“The Nike traveling staff was impressed with his man-to-man coverage. They knew he was physical and athletic, but they didn’t realize his feet are as quick as they are.”
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Columbia’s Morrow signs with E. Carolina
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Columbia center Darrius Morrow, who last month was granted a release from his basketball scholarship at South Carolina, has signed with East Carolina.
Morrow, a 6-foot-9 center who led the Eagles to two of the last three Class AAAA titles, felt like he was a bad match for new Gamecocks coach Darrin Horn’s up-tempo style of play and asked for a release. Horn recently replaced Dave Odom, who retired.
Morrow averaged 14.5 points and 11.3 rebounds to be named second team all-state and first team all-city. Morrow also had interest from Ole Miss, Virginia Tech, UAB and Oklahoma.
“We feel he will have a huge impact for us,” said ECU assistant coach Darryl LaBarrie, a former Tucker and Georgia Tech player. “We feel he will come in right away and be our best low post player. We will run some of our offense through him.”
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