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Friday, November 14, 2008
Florida charging hard after Auburn recruit Brandon Jacobs
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Florida is aggressively pursuing Parvkview tailback Brandon Jacobs, who has committed to Auburn.
While Jacobs said he remains loyal to Auburn, he is listening to other schools until the Tigers name a new offensive coordinator. Jacobs was recently offered by Florida.
“I’ve been talking with [Florida] lately, and it won’t hurt to talk with them,” Jacobs said. “I’m still 100 percent with Auburn.”
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Peachtree Ridge LB Kevin Minter set for December visit to LSU
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Peachtree Ridge linebacker Kevin Minter is set to make an official visit to LSU in December. Minter, an AJC The Georgia 150 prospect, said how early he visits the Baton Rogue campus depends on how far the Lions advance in the Class AAAAA playoffs, which begin Friday.
The 6-2, 240-pound Minter plans on graduating from Peachtree Ridge and enrolling at LSU in January.
“I talked to coach [Bradley Dale] Peveto,” Minter said. “He’s excited for me to get there in January.”
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Milton teammate expects Toney Williams to stay with Tennessee
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Milton long snapper Michael Brodsky, who verbally committed in July with the University of Tulsa, expects Eagles running back Toney Williams will remain committed to Tennessee, despite Volunteers coach Phillip Fulmer’s decision to step down at the end of the season.
“Me knowing Toney, I don’t think he’s going to fall away from Tennessee,” said Brodsky, who played in Milton’s feeder program with Williams before varsity. “He’s a very loyal person. He’s been talking about playing at Tennessee for years now. He loves the campus, and I don’t think he’d change his mind because of the coach [leaving].”
Williams, a member of the AJC’s The Georgia 150, has insisted he’ll honor the commitment he made to the Vols in April. He has, however, restarted talks with other schools, including Georgia and Georgia Tech.
“Our coaches have taught us to pick the school and the environment, not just the coach,” Brodsky said. “Nowadays, coaches move around so much. You can’t pick a college just because of the coach.”
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Mary Persons DE Jadareius Hamlin hoping for Georgia Tech offer
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Mary Persons defensive end Jadareius Hamlin said he talks to Georgia Tech assistant coach Buzz Preston every other week but admits the recruiting process can get somewhat frustrating when they don’t offer.
“It would be real exciting if they did,” Hamlin said. “But it can get frustrating.”
Hamlin, a 6-foot-3, 248-pound member of the AJC’s The Georgia 150, said Preston calls him to see how his season is going, how they like his film and how they enjoy watching him play.
“They tried to get me to the Tech-FSU game, but I didn’t have a chance to make it,” he said. “He calls me just about every other week.”
Hamlin said Georgia showed an interest earlier in the year, but he doesn’t think that is going to pan out.
“I have a better chance with Tech than UGA,” he said. “Georgia wanted me to play defense, but Tech said I could go either way.”
Hamlin currently has about 10 offers, including Mississippi State, UAB and Western Kentucky. He has an official visit scheduled to Western Kentucky on Nov. 22.
Hamlin plays defensive end and offensive tackle for Mary Persons. He said he is primarily being recruited as an offensive lineman.
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Norcross RB D.J. Adams plans out trips to Maryland
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Norcross tailback D.J. Adams won’t take his official visit to Maryland until next month, but he plans to go up for the Terrapins’ conference clash with Florida State on Nov. 22.
Adams, who has been to College Park twice, is looking forward to the game between the conference front-runners, both of which have two losses. He’ll travel with his parents, sister and a cousin. The night game will be televised by ESPN.
“The campus is going to be live and I’m ready to see how that looks and to participate in that,” said Adams, who has more than 1,200 yards and 13 touchdowns this season.
Adams will return to Maryland on Dec. 12 for his official visit. Maryland likes to hold their official visits after the season, Adams said, so that recruits can hang out with the players and “get the campus experience.”
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Recruiting Inside the Stat: Newnan safety Alec Ogletree
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4 — Blocked kicks this season by Newnan junior safety Alec Ogletree, who received offers from LSU and Arkansas last month to bring his total to 15. Ogletree, who has spearheaded the Cougars’ streak of four straight shutouts, talked about the Newnan defense with staff writer Jay Stone.
— On one that stands out: “I would have to say the Riverdale game. It was a field goal. I picked it up and returned it for a couple of yards. We were down and we needed a big play.”
— On what allows him to block kicks: “I just work at it in practice against our offense. I come from the outside … just get a good jump on the ball.“
— On how the shutouts have happened: “The last game I think was the best game we’ve played, against East Coweta. We stopped them on the goal line. They were like on the inch line. We’ve been getting a lot of turnovers. “
— On the scoreboard zeroes: “We call them goose egg. This Sunday coach [Robert] Herring gave us a plastic goose egg on the defense. He’s always kidding about getting the shutouts.”
— On whether he expected to be this good: I don’t know if I thought we’d be great, but I knew we would be pretty good because we didn’t lose anybody on defense.”
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State’s No. 1 prospect Branden Smith packing for Alabama visit
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When you’re the No. 1 football prospect in Georgia, then there are always rumors and speculation following you around.
The lastest rumors have UGA and Florida as the frontrunners for Booker T. Washington defensive back Branden Smith, who is ranked as the state’s No. 1 prospect by the AJC and Rivals.
However, Smith claims to have no favorites out of his four finalists of UGA, Florida, Florida State and Alabama. And Smith certainly doesn’t add fuel to the UGA-Florida rumors when he speaks about his impending official visit to Alabama this weekend.
“I really like [Alabama coach Nick Saban],” Smith said. “He told me he thought I could be a ‘franchise player’ for his program. And he’s one of the best football coaches around. So when someone like that says something like that, you have to listen.”
Smith will announce his college decision on national TV from the Under Armour All-American Bowl on January 4. He has already been on an official visit to Florida, and will go to UGA on Dec. 12.
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Florida Gators to offer two Centennial players
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Two players from Centennial, offensive lineman David Yankey and defensive end Euclid Cummings, are expected to get offers from No. 3 Florida on Saturday.
“Urban Meyer just likes to meet the player in person before they officially offer, but they’ve already let us know what is going to happen,” Centennial coach Jeff Measor said.
The 6-5, 250-pound Yankey is one of the state’s top juniors, with early offers from Duke and South Carolina. The 6-3, 230-pound Cummings is a senior deciding between Georgia Tech and North Carolina, among others.
“Euclid was surprised and excited to hear about Florida,” Measor said. “Florida recently decided that it needed more depth along the defensive front, and Euclid is now one of their targets.”
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Basketball: Georgia Tech, UGA offer three Milton sophomores
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Seemingly every college basketball coach has at least one thing in common nowadays. They know how to get to Milton High School.
The reason behind that is the Eagles happen to have three of the nation’s top sophomores in 6-foot-7 Julian Royal, 6-3 Dai-Jon Parker and 6-2 Shannon Scott. As a result, Milton coach David Boyd’s phone is constantly ringing.
“Texas wants all three. (North Carolina) loves all three but only has one scholarship available for 2011. Georgia has offered all three, Auburn all three, Virginia Tech all three,” said Boyd.
“Georgia Tech guarantees scholarships if they commit, Tennessee loves all three, Cincinnati has offered all three. Florida loves all three but will not have three scholarships available.”
Kansas, Memphis, Kentucky and Southern Cal are among the other suitors.
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Alexander OL Mitchell readies for career at Kentucky
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Louisville has been courting Alexander’s Kevin Mitchell. But the 6-foot-7, 291-pound offensive tackle has made it clear that he’s bound for Kentucky.
“Yeah, Louisville is kind of on and off,” Mitchell said. “But I’ve told them I’m solid with Kentucky. They’ve backed off lately.”
Mitchell, who attended the Cats narrow loss to Georgia in Lexington on Saturday, said there are many reasons he plans to sign with Kentucky in February.
“It’s the coaches, the people, the players and everything about the town,” he said.
Mitchell plans to enroll at Kentucky in June. He’s uncertain if he’ll redshirt next season.
“They said they’ll see when I get up there,” Mitchell said. “After practicing [next summer], they’ll talk to me about it.
“They’ll probably redshirt me and, if they do, that’s perfectly fine.”
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