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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Florida WR Wooten to choose LSU or UGA on Friday
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Glades Central (Fla.) receiver Rantavious Wooten confirmed to the AJC this evening that he intends to announce his commitment to Georgia or LSU on Friday.
Wooten, who says he made up his mind on Monday, intends on keeping the winning program in suspense until late Thursday.
“I’m not going to have a press conference, but I’m just going to get the word out to everyone on Friday,” said Wooten, considered the 28th-best receiver in the nation by Scout.com.
“I’ll call [Georgia or LSU] Thursday night and let them know about my decision.”
Wooten on LSU: “I like the football team in general and the way they use some of their players. I like the atmosphere, the coaches and the stadium. I just like everything about it.”
Wooten on UGA: “I like Georgia pretty much the same way I like LSU.”
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Milton’s Williams big on Tennessee
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University of Tennessee commitment Toney Williams of Milton intends to watch as many Volunteers games as he can, whether in person or from home.
The Volunteers’ opener Monday at UCLA is too far to attend, but Williams said you might see him at Tennessee’s home-opener against the University of Alabama-Birmingham on Sept. 13.
“I’d like to go to at least one home game, maybe even two or three,” he said. “I just want to see them play and get a feel for the atmosphere on game day.”
Williams has saved money for the college football TV package, and if he comes up a few bucks short, he won’t be bashful about asking his mom to chip in.
An AJC Georgia 150 pick ranked 48th nationally by Rivals.com, Williams ran for 850 yards and eight touchdowns last season for Milton (6-4) and had 158 yards and a touchdown receiving. He’s undoubtedly envisioning his contribution at UT, superimposing himself on the TV screen during Monday’s opener, televised on ESPN.
“I can’t wait,” Williams said. “I’m going to watch as many games as I can.”
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Oregon Interested in Baldwin LB
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The Oregon Ducks still have an interest in Baldwin High linebacker Corico Hawkins, even though Hawkins committed to Clemson weeks ago.
“Oregon has been sending lots of mail and has called and ask numerous questions,” Baldwin head coach Jesse Hicks said. “They seem to be very interested.”
Hawkins, an AJC’s The Georgia Top 150 selectee, received nearly 30 offers, including Georgia Tech, Auburn and Florida. He made a verbal commitment to Clemson on Aug. 8.
Despite Oregon’s interest, Hicks said Hawkins “is very firm to his commitment.”
The 6-foot, 228-pound Hawkins also runs track for Baldwin. Rivals.com ranks Hawkins as the 44th best linebacker in the country.
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Georgia State’s pitch to Henry County’s Drew Little: Be the first to sign
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Georgia State plans to make Henry County quarterback Drew Little his first offer, Henry coach Mike Rozier said.
Little, selected by the AJC to The Georgia 150 list, led the Warhawks to a 10-2 record last season. He visited Georgia State coach Bill Curry and offensive coordinator John Bond, and their pitch, Little said, was to be the program’s first scholarship player.
Little, who also is considering Kentucky and South Carolina, was advised by Rozier to wait and see what other offers come.
“I could definitely see him going there,” Rozier said. “It’s an up-and-coming program, and he’d get to play in the Georgia Dome.”
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Inside The Stat; Etowah recruit Boykin talks numbers
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Rushing yards by Etowah’s Ryan Boykin, who is hoping to improve his stock and receive some top-notch scholarship offers, in the season-opener against Starr’s Mill.
Best game ever?
“The most before that I think was 117 against Sequoyah in scrimmage game. Last year, I think I had 94 against Milton.”
When you knew it was going well?
“I actually didn’t realize how well I was doing until toward the end. I looked back and I was like, ‘Wow, I guess I did pretty good.’”
Favorite run?
“The 74-yarder really pumped me up. It was in the third quarter. It was right after they had scored, and I went right up the middle. That definitely surprised me on that one. I got the ball and saw nothing but open field.”
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Position change boosts Mary Persons lineman
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Mary Persons coach Rodney Walker said lineman Jadareius Hamlin reminds him of Randy McMichael, one of his former players.
McMichael, the St. Louis Rams tight end who made All-SEC at Georgia, had only one SEC scholarship offer coming out of Peach County in 1997 but was a freshman All-American.
Hamlin has only one SEC offer now, from Mississippi State. Hamlin is a 6-foot-3, 252-pound lineman with 4.8 speed and a 31-inch vertical leap who is being recruited as a defensive tackle, a position he rarely has played in high school.
”He compares with his explosion to Randy,” Walker said. “Georgia was the only 1-A school that offered Randy, and look at the career he had. I also had [Kedric] Golston at Sandy Creek [another former Georgia player now in the NFL], and Jadareius is not as big or as powerful, but he’s got more speed.”
Hamlin also has offers from Central Florida, Middle Tennessee State, Georgia Southern and Alabama-Birmingham.
Most of those came after his performance at a camp at the University of Georgia in June, when coaches there switched him to defensive tackle. Georgia didn’t offer Hamlin then, but Walker said he won’t be surprised if that changes this fall when Hamlin proves himself more on the field.
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