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Thursday, May 29, 2008
Stephenson LB weighing multiple offers
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Duke, Central Florida, Georgia Tech, Marshall, Mississippi State, Northwestern and Purdue are among the schools that have offered Stephenson linebacker Nigel Mitchell-Thornton.
The 6-foot-3, 220-pounder is expected to spend much of the summer displaying his talent at camps at places such as Auburn, Florida and Tennessee.
The exposure will likely lead to additional scholarship offers.
“We had about 75 schools come through this spring,” Stephenson coach Ron Gartrell said. “And I can’t recall any one of them that wasn’t impressed with Nigel.”
The Jackets’ offer to Mitchell-Thornton may have coach Paul Johnson’s first recruiting class at Tech in a bit of a quandary.
“Tech was in a situation where they were recruiting three linebackers and they were only going to take two,” Gartrell said. “The other two have committed.
“I think their offer to Nigel is still on the table, but how serious they are I don’t know.”
Tech and every other school may have to wait until February to learn where Mitchell-Thornton will sign.
“He has shown indications that he will take this thing all the way to signing day,” Gartrell said. “I don’t even know if he’s sitting on a favorite.
“At some point this summer, he’ll cut his numbers down to five or seven schools. Right now, it seems like he’s enjoying working out and training.”
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Landmark QB Bryant lags in offers thanks to baseball
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Landmark Christian junior quarterback Tanner Bryant missed spring football practice, but he had a good excuse.
Bryant is a starting shortstop and pitcher on the War Eagles region championship baseball team that is playing in the Class A championship series.
A good showing this spring on the football field might have provided a scholarship offer, but Bryant is happy about being a part of the baseball team.
Bryant doesn’t have any scholarship offers, but he said he has received interest from Georgia Tech, Alabama and Middle Tennessee State.
“I guess I did miss out on practicing, but I’m coming back this summer and working hard,” he said.
Last season, the 6-2, 177-pound Bryant passed for 1,856 yards and 22 touchdowns and rushed for 921 yards and four touchdowns and was named AJC honorable mention all-state. This spring, he is hitting .485 with 13 home runs and 45 RBIs. He’s 9-2 as a pitcher.
Bryant plans to attend football camps at Georgia Tech and Furman this summer and is deciding between Middle Tennessee and Alabama for another.
“I would like to do three camps,” he said. “It is sort of up in the air right now.”
But the Class A championship baseball series against Pacelli is not.
“I’m definitely looking forward to this weekend,” he said. “Everybody is really excited.”
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