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Sunday, August 3, 2008
Lifelong UGA fan sticking with East Carolina
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Kyle Tudor of Lakeside High of Evans is a big Georgia fan, with his parents owning season tickets for Bulldogs games.
However, when East Carolina offered a scholarship, the 6-foot-4, 215-pounder thought it was too good of an opportunity to pass on. Tudor also had serious interest from Vanderbilt, N.C. State, and Duke, among others.
Before Tudor committed to East Carolina, he went to Georgia’s prospect camp in June. However, a strained muscle in Tudor’s back limited his participation in the workouts. Georgia’s coaches were intrigued, but not enough to offer, and Tudor went ahead and picked the Pirates a few weeks later.
“If anybody else offered, I’d hear them out, hear what they had to say,” Tudor said. “But I’m going to stick with East Carolina. I really like it there and think I have a chance to help the team out early.”
Tudor played safety for Lakeside last year, but now is expected to play linebacker after a growth spurt. He projects to play linebacker in college.
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Evans DE Reuben Faloughi on Vanderbilt’s watchlist
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Evans High defensive end Reuben Faloughi is generating interest from Vanderbilt, Connecticut and Harvard, among others.
The 6-foot-4, 210-pounder attended “Dawg Night” prospect camp at Georgia last month. Faloughi said Georgia’s coaches seemed interested, especially because of his athletic potential and solid academics, but did not offer a scholarship.
“Right now, Georgia wants me to be a preferred walk-on, which I am debating,” Faloughi said. “I really like the program. I haven’t ruled out [being walk-on], but I’m checking out all my options.”
Faloughi, whose parents are from Nigeria, said he feels more confident about Vanderbilt, who said he was “high” on its recruiting board: “I just need to have a good senior season, and then I think everything will take care of itself.”
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UGA to offer Gainesville junior receiver Jones?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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The next scholarship offer to come out of Athens could contain the name of Gainesville junior Tailer Jones.
The 6-foot, 170-pound receiver said Georgia is one of a handful of schools actively recruiting him.
“I’m hearing from Georgia, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Clemson and Virginia Tech,” said Jones, who recently transferred from Roswell to Gainesville.
“And Florida has started sending me letters. And I’m hearing from Notre Dame.”
Jones, the son of former NFL player Andre Jones, believes he is on the verge of an offer from the Bulldogs.
“I’d say Georgia [is close to offering], and possibly South Carolina,” he said. “But it’s still really early for me with South Carolina. They’ll probably wait until halfway through the season to watch me play more.”
Jones was impressed with Georgia’s class of 2009 quarterback commits Aaron Murray and Zach Mettenberger during a camp he attended in Athens on July 18.
“They remove all doubt when you see them play,” he said. “They don’t miss. Everything is perfect.
“I would have either one of them as my quarterback. That would be great.”
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Tucker’s Jonathan Davis talks with Tech
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Tucker linebacker Jonathan Davis said he talked recently with Georgia Tech and liked what he heard.
The 5-foot-8, 205-pounder has offers from South Carolina, Penn State, Central Florida, Louisville, and Alabama-Birmingham. He said Tech has not offered but told him that they are interested.
“[Tech] said they could see me playing on either side of the ball,” Davis said. “They are still evaluating me. I think it’s great that they are giving me a look. I like Georgia Tech a lot.
“They are located just down the road, which would be convenient for my family to come watch me play. And if you graduate from Georgia Tech, you can’t go wrong. If you don’t make it to the NFL, you have one of the best college degrees around to fall back on.”
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Alabama LB Nico Johnson recovers from camp injury
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Andalusia (Ala.) linebacker Nico Johnson, one of the nation’s top prospects, has declared himself “100-percent healthy” for his senior season after recovering from an injury at Alabama’s football camp.
Earlier this summer, Johnson had an experience that is one of the worst nightmares for all recruits: He was injured while participating in a prospect camp. Johnson said heard his hamstring “pop” while going through drills at Alabama’s camp. He was immediately pulled from the workouts, and he observed the rest of the action from the sidelines.
Johnson said he may have rushed to get back to the field too soon, as two weeks later he re-injured his hamstring while participating with his high school team in passing league. He has spent the rest of the summer recuperating.
“My hamstring feels great,” Johnson said. “It is back to full strength and I’m ready to go for the football season.”
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