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Friday, August 29, 2008
Florida WR Wooten picks LSU over Georgia
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The signs indicated that Glades Central (Fla.) receiver Rantavious Wooten was leaning toward Georgia.
But he pulled a mild surprise today by revealing that he has committed to the defending national champions.
“It’s LSU,” Wooten wrote in a text message to Scout.com.
Glades Central assistant principal Corey Brooks told Nola.com, “He said he did not sleep at all last night. He felt he would fit into the system at LSU and it would be his best shot for playing time.”
Numerous phone calls and text messages sent today and this evening from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution to the receiver rated as the 28th-best in the nation by Scout.com went unanswered.
Wooten had promised for several weeks that he would choose between Georgia and LSU on Aug. 29.
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Norcross tailback Adams focused on Maryland despite contact from other schools
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Norcross tailback D.J. Adams has five opportunities to take official visits this fall, but he’ll only need one. The Maryland commitment plans on visiting the Terrapins and only the Terrapins sometime during the season.
That doesn’t mean other schools aren’t still trying to get his attention.
“I get a lot of calls from schools all over still,” said Adams, a 5-foot-10, 212-pound back. “But it’s not as heavy. That was my goal in committing early.”
Adams built several close relationships with coaches from Clemson, Auburn and other schools. The calls still come, but the conversations have changed.
“I think they’re just checking up on me,” Adams said. “We talk, you know, just on a personal level. I like that because you do spend a lot time talking to different coaches through the process.”
Adams is a member of the AJC’s The Super Southern 100.
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Stanford scouting Warner Robins RB Wynes
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Warner Robins tailback Rashad Wynes, who committed to Alabama-Birmingham, is still being heavily recruited by Ole Miss.
Now the 6-foot-1, 210-pound Wynes is being chased hard by yet another school: Stanford.
The Cardinal, which are having emerging presence in Georgia, are scouting Wynes but have yet to make an offer. The California school has three Georgia commitments in its 2009 class, most notably Henry County wide receiver Jamal Patterson. He picked Stanford among nearly 50 scholarship offers.
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Jarvis Jones mulls over Saturday games
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Jarvis Jones, arguably the state’s top prospect, said it will be a last-minute decision on which college game he attends on Saturday.
The linebacker from Carver of Columbus says he might go with some of his friends to watch Clemson-Alabama at the Georgia Dome. Or he might go watch Florida play Hawaii. “Or I may just stay here, because my brother is supposed to be coming home.”
The 6-foot-4, 220-pound linebacker has narrowed down to seven schools: Miami, Florida, Georgia, Clemson, Texas, LSU, and Southern Cal. Jones said he is finishing up his paperwork with the NCAA Clearinghouse before scheduling any official visits.
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Tulsa-bound Brodsky of Milton set for senior season
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His schedule won’t permit him to attend next weekend’s Tulsa/UAB contest in Birmingham, but Milton deep-snapper Michael Brodsky says he’ll definitely make it to at least one Tulsa home game this season.
Brodsky, who committed to the Golden Hurricane in July, is considered one of the nation’s premier long snappers.
He remains solid with Tulsa, though he continues to hear from other programs.
Many of those schools have offered a preferred walk-on status. His offer from Tulsa is a full scholarship.
“Georgia Tech is interested and so is South Carolina,” Brodsky said. “Georgia Tech brought me in way back in the beginning of the summer.
“And I’ve heard from Miami (Ohio), Houston, Middle Tennessee State and Georgia Southern. But I’m definitely staying with Tulsa.”
Milton opens the season tonight against Chattahoochee, which is led by Wake Forest-bound quarterback Brendan Cross.
“I’m good friends with Brendan,” said Brodsky, who will enroll at Tulsa next summer. “His dad [former NFL player Randy Cross] taught me how to snap the ball.”
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